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Posts Tagged ‘WPA History’

The Rise: Affordable Housing for Formerly Incarcerated People in Brownsville, Brooklyn 

By Women's Prison Association | February 4, 2025

The Women’s Prison Association (WPA) has a long history of driving change to positively impact individuals, families, and communities affected by incarceration. WPA continues this critical work through The Rise,…

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Mothers, Infants, and Imprisonment: A National Look at Prison Nurseries and Community-Based Alternatives

By Women's Prison Association | October 21, 2024

Published in May of 2009 by Women’s Prison Association & Home In this report, WPA highlights two different responses to women who give birth while incarcerated: prison nurseries and community-based…

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Founded in 1845, WPA is the nation’s first organization dedicated to serving women and gender-diverse individuals impacted by incarceration and injustice. Rooted in New York City, WPA utilizes a gender-responsive, trauma-informed model of support by providing justice-impacted women and their families with the essential services needed to remain in their communities, heal, and thrive. WPA ultimately strives to make incarceration for women obsolete. 

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