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Civil Survival Members Address State Supreme Court Justices About Legal Financial Obligation Reform
On Wednesday, June 6, Civil Survival Executive Director Tarra Simmons led a discussion about Legal Financial Obligations before before a panel of State Supreme Court Justices at Seattle University. The Symposium, entitled Legal Financial Obligations...
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Civil Survival Members Attend Screening of FITE Night Documentary About the Importance of Higher Education for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Civil Survival Board Member Chris Beasley was joined by many members to view the documentary film From Incarceration to Education, or FITE. The film details the stories of four students who attend UC Berkeley as part of the Underground Scholars Initiative...
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Grandmother Alice Johnson Receives Commuted Sentence
President Trump today commuted the life sentence of Alice Johnson, a 63 year- old grandmother who had served 21 years on a non-violent drug conviction. The move followed a visit from the reality television star Kim Kardashian. Ms. Johnson’s release...
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Terrance Turner Talks About the Power of Second Chances in an Inspiring Video Interview
SoulPancake, a positive, shareable media company, recently interviewed Civil Survival Co-Chair, Terrance Turner, about his experience with Gateways. Gateways is an education program that allows incarcerated youth to take classes alongside college students....
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Tarra Simmons Testifies before Congressional Committee about the Transformative Power of Civil Legal Aid
Civil Survival Executive Director Tarra Simmons recently testified at a Congressional Briefing about the importance of Civil Legal Aid in removing barriers to opportunity for justice-involved individuals. Ms. Simmons described how her abusive upbringing...
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Civil Survival Book Club: Through the Eyes of the Judged
Through the Eyes of the Judged (Autobiographical Sketches by Incarcerated Young Men) by Simeon Terry, Ben Peters, Chang, Saechao, Johnathan Smith, Terrance Turner, Tuan Dang, Floyd Gonzalez, and John Paul This book explores the life journeys of eight young...
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