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Is Johnny Pippins who is a scholar on the 'prison to school pipeline.' Read more at https://teapawt.org/t.co/IYuvixG6EQ

 Cedar Rapids, IA
Joined June 2022
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📊 Almost 80% of voters support the #SaferSupervisionAct, and I’m one of them. We need a federal supervision system that strengthens public safety, cuts waste, and helps people rebuild with stability. Read the poll:sholink.to/SaferSupervisionP… @REFORM #SaferSupervisionAct
New Polling Shows Americans Agree: It’s Time for the Safer Supervision Act

New Polling Shows Americans Agree: It’s Time for the Safer Supervision Act

New polling reveals 79% of Americans, including Trump and Harris voters, support the Safer Supervision Act to reform federal supervision and enhance public safety.

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Is R-Value Insulation Good For Soundproofing? R13 vs R15 soundproofcentral.com/best-r…

Is R-Value Insulation Good For Soundproofing? R13 vs R15

The best R-value for soundproofing is R49, which works best for places like ceilings and attics. Other R-values you can consider for soundproofing include R38, R30, R21, R15, and R13. Each of these...

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Thanks to @GovPritzker I just finished up my first semester of the PhD program in criminology @uiowa
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The ultimate test of your knowledge is your ability to convey it to another.
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I love how when I search for stock images of a "pay phone", all that comes up are cartoons of cell phones with $$ apps on them.
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This is who I am! You are mistaken if you thought that I struck this match for illumination, no, I am about to burn the so-called DOC down.
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Wanted all and @GovPritzker to know that the beginning has begun.
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When Leon woke up this morning he had no idea he would be coming home today. After 60 years in prison, his life sentence was commuted by the governor.
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Just because someone has a run~in with the law... does Not give us the right to starve them, treat them as slaves & throw them in a dungeon for decades on end. #MassIncarceratedLivesMatter #endMassIncarceration #JusticeForJon #NotForgotten ♡
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Every day people do something they shouldn’t and end up hurt or hurting someone else. It’s an accident but it changed someone’s life. Those who survive an accident thank God for a second chance. When do those inside get that second chance? – at Hueytown, AL
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Our current board is a complete and total waste of tax payers money. They are being paid a good salary to do absolutely nothing. They aren’t looking at recidivism rates, education, rehabilitation, nothing. They are making sure they let the ones out who will be right back. – at Hueytown, AL
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After 23 years in prison, Corey received his second chance. He hasn’t stopped smiling yet.
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After 40 years in prison, Carey received his freedom after his life sentence was commuted by the governor. There are many others worthy of redemption waiting on their opportunity for a second chance.
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I'm excited to share this painting by Alvin Smith: “The 1994 crime bill…initiated the Pell-stripping swing of the pendulum. I envisioned the center aisle of the House of Rep. s floor as the pendulum once again swings into the year 2023 with the return of Pell.” @EmpowermentAve
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Exactly this!! 👇👇
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My college roommate's mom sent me a link to a story on my beat written by my former intern. Three questions about what's next for prison education for @chronicle by @emmahhall1, a former fellow with @calmatters @collegebeatCA. chronicle.com/article/prison…

Prison Education Just Got a Whole Lot Bigger. Here Are 3 Key Questions About What’s Next.

Hundreds of thousands of incarcerated students became eligible for Pell Grants on July 1. Experts point colleges toward a set of best practices.

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More of this! Bringing college to incarcerated folks benefits everyone.
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Earning a degree, and a sense of freedom. For the very first time, incarcerated students enrolled with the Yale Prison Education Initiative and @UNewHaven graduated with associate degrees. Learn more: bit.ly/3CTwMvE #Yale @YPEIdwighthall 📷: Karen Pearson
Photo of graduates Maurice Blackwell and Marcus Harvin embracing during the June 9 ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of graduates Maurice Blackwell and Marcus Harvin embracing during the June 9 ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

Photo of Alpha Jalloh, one of the graduates of an associate degree program run by the Yale Prison Education Initiative and the University of New Haven, receiving his degree during a ceremony June 9. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of Alpha Jalloh, one of the graduates of an associate degree program run by the Yale Prison Education Initiative and the University of New Haven, receiving his degree during a ceremony June 9. Photo by Karen Pearson

Photo of several members of the Yale faculty wearing caps and gowns who have taught in the YPEI program took part in the commencement. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of several members of the Yale faculty wearing caps and gowns who have taught in the YPEI program took part in the commencement. Photo by Karen Pearson

Photo of graduates, including Evan Holmes, wearing their caps and gowns during the ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

ALT Photo of graduates, including Evan Holmes, wearing their caps and gowns during the ceremony. Photo by Karen Pearson

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Its the 4th of July...let's celebrate the BIRTH OF A NATION...yeah, that's what I meant, yet I am hopeful...
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Released from prison with unresolved dental and medical issuses/no physical. Co-pays and uninsured portion of the bills are rolling in and I am already overwhelmed.#ChangeTheSystem
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