Grantee Partner
Prisoners Illegally Shackled While Giving Birth
Huff Post Live featuring Hour Children mothers discussing their experiences of being shackled, interviewed by Tamar Kraft-Stoler from the Correctional Association of New York. http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/female-new-york-prisoners-shackle-inmates/54e76ac502a7606b6300048d
Local
De Blasio to Seek Donations for Nonprofit to Promote His Policy Goals
Mayor Bill de Blasio is ramping up a political campaign to promote his housing and education priorities, with an eye toward amassing a financial war chest that can compete with well-financed opponents. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/11/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-is-quietly-soliciting-donations-for-future-policy-battles.html?ref=nyregion&_r=1
Probe faults city homeless system as inherited problems multiply
New York City’s homeless population is not only at record levels, but conditions in city-run, taxpayer-funded shelters are filthy, unhealthy and dangerous, according to a report released this morning by the city Department of Investigation. http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2015/03/8563912/probe-faults-city-homeless-system-inherited-problems-multiply
National
Solitary confinement is terrible for youth – and some places are trying to get rid of it
Solitary confinement is terrible for adults and much worse for children. http://www.vox.com/2015/3/3/8134915/juvenile-solitary-confinement
2 Police Officers Shot in Ferguson ‘Ambush’ Are Released From Hospital
The 2 police officers who were shot here early Thursday were victims of “an ambush,” the St. Louis County police chief said, hours after gunfire rang out in front of the police station, throwing into panic what had been a largely peaceful protest. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/13/us/ferguson-police.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news
Here’s How to Fix Food in America
How do you even begin to address a system that produces 30 million tons of food waste each year? Fortune talked to a few experts. Here’s what they said. http://fortune.com/2015/03/11/food-waste-america-tedxmanhattan/
How Far American women have come in the last 20 years – and how far they’re still behind
At the U.N. this year, world leaders put out a message: we could a lot more to help women. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/03/11/how-the-u-s-treats-women-in-six-charts/
Ellen Pao, Kleiner Perkins and Silicon Valley’s Most Important Trial
Ellen pao says she was harassed, ignored, and shunned by her firm. They say she’s resentful and has a ‘female chip on her shoulder.’ http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/11/ellen-pao-kleiner-perkins-and-silicon-valley-s-most-important-trial.html
International
Ebola Deaths Top 10,000
More than 10,000 people have died from Ebola in West Africa, according to new numbers released Thursday. http://time.com/3742986/ebola-deaths-10000/
Opinion
Op-Ed: UWS Straining Under Homeless Shelters
A resident takes issue with our story on the impact—or lack thereof—of shelters and supportive housing facilities on neighborhood quality of life. http://citylimits.org/2015/03/12/op-ed-uws-straining-under-homeless-shelters/
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