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Juneteenth and the American Criminal Justice System

Julie Truschel June 19, 2024

For over two centuries in America, millions of African Americans were subjected to brutal conditions under the institution of slavery. Even after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring all slaves free, many remained in bondage. It wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and announced the end of slavery in Texas, that the last enslaved African Americans were

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🌟 Exciting Announcement: SAW Project Signs Partnership Agreement with the ICPA!

Julie Truschel June 3, 2024

The Supervision Around the World (SAW) Project is delighted to announce the signing of a partnership agreement with the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA). This agreement was signed in The Hague, Netherlands during the 6th World Congress on Probation and Parole, and represents a significant step forward in our shared mission to promote excellence, innovation, and best practices in the field of corrections. At the heart of the SAW

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David Byrne as Role Model

Julie Truschel December 7, 2020

David Byrne has become my role model.  Why?  Because along with creating the coolest music and musical performance EVER (in my humble opinion), he has created an amazing website for sharing ideas to improve our world called Reasons to Be Cheerful. His tagline?  “Because the world is full of better ways.”  In his own words: “I thought to myself, “If somebody else figures something out, if it has been tested, proven

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