Getting a college degree is hard. Getting a college degree from Northwestern is very hard. And getting a college degree from Northwestern University while you’re incarcerated at a place like Stateville Correctional Center is nothing short of heroic

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Come listen to Brittany Hailer and Cameron tomorrow night at Stay Gold Books.

New sidewalks coming for streets in Larimer and the Hill District - Pittsburgh Union Progress unionprogress.com/2024/03/30/new…

ICYMI yesterday, we've been working on the case of the execution of Lorenzo Savage for months.

Lorenzo Savage was tried and convicted within six weeks of Elsie Barthel’s death. He was executed just four months later. He was likely innocent.

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Independent journalism is vital. There is no way this happens without the tireless work of Brittany Hailer Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and Pittsburgh Independent

Amachi Pittsburgh combats the symptoms of parental incarceration with a volunteer mentor program. Mentors and mentees say the relationships formed often last for years. Read the full story:

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ICYMI, our series of letters between a teacher and former student trying to bridge the space built by incarceration. In three parts. Part 3:

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ICYMI, our series of letters between a teacher and former student trying to bridge the space built by incarceration. In three parts. Part 2:

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ICYMI, our series of letters between a teacher and former student trying to bridge the space built by incarceration. In three parts. Part 1:

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Part 2 of our juvenile justice project that takes a look at trying to maintain one relationship between an incarcerated young man and his former teacher.

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Don’t miss this three-part series, a correspondence between a teacher and his former student who is now in prison. The two met in a creative writing class for juveniles at the Allegheny County Jail.

Don't miss this three part series. We are so proud to publish this. This two met when Glover was housed at the ACJ as a juvenile and Bennett taught there. They have maintained correspondence over the years.

Part of our juvenile justice project -- letters between a teacher and his former student keep a young man connected from inside.

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Almost 3 years ago, Brittany & I started talking with Todd Robinson. We reported on it over 2 years ago. He's been held in the ACJ as a *pretrial detainee* for nearly 7 years.
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Tomorrow, the first episode of a podcast investigating the death of Jamie Stickle drops. 22 years after the fact, Jamie's friends and family are still looking for answers.

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As a Girl In Prison, I Experienced Degrading Health Care. I received my first Pap smear shortly after being incarcerated as a teenager. It was excruciating — and a sign of worse things to come.

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