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Jeanine Valrie Logan standing in front of a building that will be the Chicago South Side Birth Center

July 15, 2024

Chicago Tribune: Some have called the South Side a birthing ‘desert.’ A nurse midwife is working to change that.

July 15, 2024

By Lisa Schencke Jeanine Valrie Logan sat in traffic for nearly two hours while she was in labor with her third child. Logan was determined to have her dau

Black Maternal Health Chicago Southside Birth Center Jeanine Valrie Logan

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December 22, 2023
NPR All Things Considered: Jails are embracing video-only visits, but some experts say screens aren’t enough
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
The Relationship Between Trauma and Incarceration
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
Holistic Safety Strategies Will Improve Jail Conditions for Everybody
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
Why Suicide is the Leading Cause of Death in Jails and What We Can Do About It
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
What if the Question of Pretrial Safety Was Two-Sided?
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
The Land of the Free Leads the World in Incarceration – Why?
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
Replay Video: Do I Have the Right to Feel Safe? Instilling Safety in Corrections
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
Former Cook County Jail Warden Advocates for More Holistic Criminal Justice System
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
Chicago Beyond’s Vision for Holistic Safety in Corrections
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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May 4, 2022
Chicago Beyond Launches Do I Have the Right to Feel Safe?
A Vision for Holistic Safety in Corrections, a resource for correctional administrators to empower people with lived experience and reform the criminal leg
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October 11, 2021
For Steve Gates, Violence Prevention is Personal
Chicago Skooled Growing up on Chicago's South Side, Chicago Beyond’s Innovation Manager, Steve Gates, found his life closely touched by violence. In th
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October 1, 2021
Riker’s Island In Crisis
Our Founder & CEO Liz Doizer spoke with Zerlina Maxwell of The Choice on MSNBC about the latest push to close the correctional facility. Watch it on The C
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