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Louisiana teachers' union concerned about educators' future; Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case; court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility; landmark NE agreement takes a proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks.

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Speaker Johnson accuses demonstrating students of getting support from Hamas. TikTok says it'll challenge the ban. And the Supreme Court dives into the gray area between abortion and pregnancy healthcare, and into former President Trump's broad immunity claims.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

Nuevos datos de CA: programas sociales reducen la delincuencia

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024   

Los programas destinados a reducir las posibilidades de que alguien termine nuevamente tras las rejas están funcionando, según un nuevo análisis de datos del estado de California. Un nuevo informe encuentra que las personas que participaron en un programa social financiado por la Propuesta 47 tenían una tasa de reincidencia del 15,3%, en comparación con el 35 al 45% de las personas tradicionalmente encarceladas por el Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Linda Penner preside el Board of State and Community Corrections de California, que elaboró el informe.

"Estos resultados indican que la Proposición 47 está dando los resultados que los votantes querían: comunidades más seguras donde las personas que cometen delitos menores son dirigidas a servicios de vivienda, empleo, salud mental y uso de sustancias en lugar de presión," explicó Penner.

La Proposición 47 elevó el umbral para que un robo califique como delito grave, lo que redujo el número de personas que van a la cárcel. Le ha ahorrado al estado $800 millones en costos de encarcelamiento desde su aprobación en 2014, dinero que se reinvirtió en programas sociales que ayudan a recuperarse a las personas involucradas en la justicia.

Saun Hough trabaja con SHIELDS For Families Inc., una organización de servicios sociales sin fines de lucro en el centro sur de Los Ángeles. Él aplaude la atención prestada a la prevención del delito.

"Cuando eres capaz de abordar esos problemas, estas atacando algunas de las causas fundamentales del crimen y evitas que las personas sientan que no tienen otra opción que volver a delinquir o cometer delitos. Realmente ayudas a abordar las cuestiones que les llevaron a tomar esas decisiones en un principio," indicó además Hough.

El análisis también encontró que el 60% de las personas sin hogar que logran superar el programa terminan encontrando un lugar estable para vivir.



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