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Marc — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:07:13 +0000

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Article on MTAP funding..

Marc — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:50:21 +0000

-Article this morning in the Missoula Independent on MTAP grant funding loss and its affect on programs in the State. They talked to both Ed and Case, and many others involved in HIV-HCV outreach work around the State. Here you … Continue reading →

Have info on Montana prison system mental health treatment??

Casey — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:14:53 +0000

Matt Brown of the Associated Press in Billings is investigating the treatment of people who live with mental illness in the State Prison. Please contact Mr. Brown if you have information that would be helpful. His phone number is (406) 896-1528 and email is:mbrown AT apDOTorg. Continue reading →

womens resistance at perryville…

Marc — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:19:51 +0000

This comes from Jon's Jail Journal - the post for January 3, 2010. I'm giving you the lead and linking you back there for the rest, because if you haven't checked out his blog, you need to now. It's a blogspot for bloggers from jails and prisons with special focus on TentCity and Arapio. Anyone who can get copies of this blog post inside, send them. Women's resistance is worth making the extra effort to pay attention to. We need to figure out how to support them, which starts with letting them know we hear them...

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Major Civil Liberties Policy Advances For D.C….

Marc — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 21:07:22 +0000

President Obama, on December 15th, signed into law the Fiscal Year 2010 Omnibus Appropriations bill, legislation that includes several positive civil liberties provisions for the District of Columbia including removal of a ban on financial aid for low-income women to receive abortions, expanded benefits for domestic partnerships and an end to D.C.’s discriminatory school voucher program.

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Harm Reduction Coalition Training Calendar is Available Online-

Marc — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:01:52 +0000

This fall, The Institute at Harm Reduction Coalition is bringing you a training calendar with the majority of trainings examining issues related to incarceration, law, and criminal justice.This training calendar covers wide-ranging topics within the framework of criminal justice, from how the criminal justice system affects women and girls to the impacts of the Rockefeller Drug Law reforms on service providers. You can learn about clients' rights in the street, as well as law enforcement and syringe access programs.

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Harm Reduction Training in Missoula

Casey — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:01:15 +0000

~from David Herrera, of the Montana Harm Reduction Task Force Here’s a flyer for the upcoming Montana Harm Reduction Task Force Outreach Worker Training scheduled for Saturday, October 24th in Missoula. We’re hoping to have outreach workers and providers that are … Continue reading →

No Place To Call Home …Lost but NOT Forgotten.

Marc — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:32:43 +0000

"…I liked the way they referred to themselves as family and looked out for each other and checked in with each other when it was time to leave. We had heard of this group of kids and their amazing story about a week before we actually met them. I had no idea we were about to meet some other pretty amazing people on this trip as well."

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