Gratitude from the founders of the uncuffed project
To the Wonderful Supporters of The Uncuffed Project! We want to take a moment at the beginning of 2024 to thank our many supporters and...
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Uncuffed Writer
Dec 15, 20233 min
Seeking redemption: A death row inmate’s journey into L.A. County’s largest psych ward
Armstrong knew he risked a reprimand for not following orders. At any moment, the deputies would storm the unit. He knew they saw Ray as...
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Uncuffed Writer
Sep 15, 20234 min
In America's Prisons, Suicide Risk Rises Along With Temperatures
Punishing heat is a fact of life inside America’s prisons without air conditioning, and it is taking a serious toll on prisoners' mental...
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Uncuffed Writer
Sep 7, 20231 min
Words Matter: Using Humanizing Language
Today, there are approximately two million people incarcerated in the United States’ jail and prison system. People with criminal justice...
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Uncuffed Writer
Jul 26, 20235 min
Can We Normalize Homelessness?
When Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass campaigned last year on reining in homelessness, she laid out bold proposals with a budget of hundreds...
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Uncuffed Writer
Jul 18, 20233 min
2023 Trends in Criminal Justice
The criminal justice system is evolving rapidly, and 2023 is likely to be a year of significant change. From a greater focus on...
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Damon L. Cooke
May 10, 20231 min
Know the people doing the good work ... Homeboy Industries
“We work with the population that nobody desires to work with, and it’s a principle of this place that we stand with them” - FATHER GREG...
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Damon L. Cooke
Mar 29, 20235 min
At this California prison, ‘we are no longer prisoners. We are professionals’
Before the graduates strode in to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance,” their prison blues peeking out from under their gowns, ...
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Damon L. Cooke
Mar 22, 20238 min
As the Pandemic Swept America, Deaths in Prisons Rose Nearly 50 Percent
The first comprehensive data on prison fatalities in the Covid era sheds new light on where and why prisoners were especially...
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Damon L. Cooke
Jan 26, 20233 min
Past offenders get a second chance under groundbreaking California record seal law
If the goal is to make California safer, the state took a major step in the right direction last month after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed...
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Damon L. Cooke
Jan 16, 20232 min
U.S. Criminal Justice System:An Overview of one man's story
Damon Cooke has worked as a paralegal, a master computer programmer, the founder of an award-winning Toastmasters leadership team, a...
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Damon L. Cooke
Jan 6, 20234 min
Mentally ill prisoners in California are three times likelier to get shuffled around
“Disrupting someone’s routine who’s severely mentally ill is additional stress and strain and can worsen mental health symptoms.”...
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Uncuffed Writer
Nov 15, 20224 min
The Uncuffed Project Partners with Google to Help People Impacted by Incarceration
In June, Google announced an initiative to help people impacted by incarceration gain digital skills through strategic partnerships and...
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Uncuffed Writer
Nov 11, 20212 min
Recidivism of Felony Offenders in California
California has undertaken numerous corrections reforms in the past decade. This would include public safety realignment in 2011 and...
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Uncuffed Writer
Nov 11, 20212 min
Why the Criminal Justice System Needs a Reform
Millions of Americans are incarcerated in overcrowded, violent, and inhumane prisons that do not provide adequate treatment, education...
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Uncuffed Writer
Nov 11, 20213 min
What Makes the Uncuffed Project Successful
Building a high-performing, successful nonprofit is never easy. Sustaining one is even harder, especially in the new “normal” of a complex..
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