Shelter from Harm 2

Shelter from Harm 2

0 Staff and Survivors 0 + Findings Project Background When survivors of domestic violence seek support services in New York City, they are often asked to describe their past trauma multiple times as staff work to understand the case and assess eligibility. While frontline staff and caseworkers treat domestic-violence (DV) cases with care and sensitivity, […]

Investigating Links Between Opioids & Jail

Two PPL team members sit around a table in the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections with three incarcerated individuals. One person takes notes as they talk to each other.

0 Interviews with justice-involved people 0 Interviews with community-based practitioners Project Background Louisville’s jail facilities had a capacity of nearly 1,800 people, but in 2015 they were over capacity by nearly 25% — a surge driven by arrests related to the opioid epidemic. Because of crowding, people arrested for nonviolent offenses were being housed with […]

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