October 7, 2024
State corrections officials want to improve child visitation practices at Vermont's men's prisons. They're working with the nonprofit Chicago Beyond to overhaul current practices and prioritize the mental health of kids and their incarcerated parents.
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September 26, 2024
Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia writes about how sustainable change in correctional systems requires breaking hierarchical barriers and fostering collaboration among all parties involved.
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September 19, 2024
Chicago Beyond, a national philanthropic organization that addresses systemic inequity by backing solutions led by people closest to the issues, is wor
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December 22, 2023
In this new NPR piece for All Things Considered, the voice of our Managing Director of Justice Initiatives, Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, brings light to the impo
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May 2, 2023
Hey I'm Listening Dr. Nneka Tapia Jones speaks to the relationship between trauma and incarceration with Dr. Joan on the Hey I'm Listening podcast
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October 13, 2022
The Daily Herald published an op-ed from Chicago Beyond’s Managing Director of Justice Initiatives, Dr, Nneka Jones Tapia, to share how control and punis
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September 8, 2022
Moving from trauma to healing Our Managing Director of Justice Initiatives, Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, spoke with June Leffler of 1A Remaking America on the
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September 6, 2022
Pre-trial decisions and safety "Decarceration makes us safer-with or without the context of a pandemic." - Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia The decision whether to r
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June 15, 2022
Capital B News Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia was interviewed for a piece on the increasing numbers in incarceration across the United States. Reform advocates say
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June 2, 2022
On May 24, 2022, Chicago Beyond hosted a virtual conversation with national leaders in criminal legal reform on instilling safety within corrections. Our c
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May 19, 2022
WTTW Chicago Tonight Chicago Beyond’s Managing Director of Justice Initiatives, Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia, joined WTTW’s Chicago Tonight to discuss Do I Ha
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May 19, 2022
WBEZ Reset Chicago Beyond’s Dr. Nneka Jones Tapia and Ronald Simpson-Bey, Executive Vice President of JustLeadershipUSA, discussed Do I Have the Right t
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