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Announcing Legal Action Center’s new blog
LAC is launching a new blog Legal Action Center recently updated the design and content of our website and continues to build our presence on social media. As part of our website overhaul and upgraded...
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To Disclose or not to Disclose? Seven Things to Know About Medical Forms and HIV
If you are a person living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) or a physician treating PLWHAs, you may face a dilemma when completing medical forms – the type required for employment, school, camp, guardianship, and...
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Glenn E. Martin: The Epiphany of My Advocacy Life
My journey as a national criminal justice reform advocate launched at the Legal Action Center (LAC) almost 15 years ago, so I couldn’t feel more privileged to not only continue to partner with them...
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Champions in the Treatment Community: Jim & Sue Cusack of Villa Veritas
Legal Action Center has an updated website, and we continue to build our presence on social media. As part of our upgraded presence on the web, we recently launched a new LAC blog to highlight our work...
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Beyond “Ban the Box”: Four Steps to Build on Fair Chance Hiring
Ban the Box, also referred to as fair chance hiring, is catching on as more and more jurisdictions adopt legislation applying to public agencies, private companies, or both. But is Banning the Box...
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In Memoriam: Jacqueline Berrien, Former EEOC Chairwoman
It is with great admiration and solemn gratitude that I write today in remembrance of Jacqueline Berrien. The former chairwoman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and associate...
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Public opinion favors criminal justice and drug policy reform, making now the...
Voters support a Presidential candidate who calls for more investments to fight addiction. Introduction Two emerging hot-button issues of the 2016 Presidential campaign are addressing the growing...
View ArticleWhen Coming Home Means Being Shut Out: Expanding Reentry to All Types of...
Every day, 1,885 individuals return home to their communities from prison, but for those who were convicted of what are defined as violent or sex offenses, this transition is harder to come by. Our...
View ArticleRx for Drug Courts: Allow Effective Addiction Medication
LAC’s New Report on “Medication Assisted Treatment in Drug Courts: Recommended Strategies” Can Help Courts Save Lives The opioid epidemic kills 78 Americans every day. To address this crisis, President...
View ArticleMoving On Is Not Always Easy
August 8, 2018. When thinking about the criminal justice system, it’s easy to forget that there is more to it than just people being incarcerated. There is the forgotten half of the system as well –...
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