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An Update on our Founder's Healing Journey
Thank you to everyone who has generously donated so far to help Sue Ellen Allen on her healing journey. We couldn’t have made it this far without you! We still need your support as she continues to heal at home. Click here or on the button below to donate.

Here is an update from Sue Ellen to you:

One day I’m living my normal life and the next I’m in ICU! My only experience with the ICU is the one on Grey’s Anatomy. Finally whisked to the Acute Care floor, then the rehab hospital where I can learn to breathe again and rebuild my strength from living on beds for three weeks. A week in rehab with an oxygen tube, coaching in occupational therapy so I can navigate my house safely and physical therapy exercises so easy a kitten could do, but I can’t breathe when I do them.

Take Action: Tell congressional leaders to protect currently and formerly incarcerated individuals
As Congress plans the next COVID-19 response bill, it is clear they are not prioritizing people who are currently or formerly incarcerated.  Use this form to help urge lawmakers to ensure COVID-19 response legislation includes provisions to Americans who are currently incarcerated, or who are returning home from prison and are looking for work and stable housing. 

As Climate Change Burns Arizona, State Has More Imprisoned Firefighters Than Employees
As three historic wildfires burned through over 384,300 acres of Arizona in June, the state deployed nearly 200 firefighters to bring the blazes — which were visible on NASA and NOAA satellites in orbit 23,000 miles above — under control. 

'They’re scared': A look inside the COVID-19 crisis in Arizona prisons
As COVID-19 began to spread across the Southwest in March, lawyers representing incarcerated Arizonans reported “unsanitary conditions,” “inadequate medical staffing and treatment” and a “failure to take strong and sensible precautionary measures” in state prisons.

Decarceration and Crime During COVID-19
While no jail system has gone far enough, county jails and state prison systems across the U.S. have taken differing levels of action, allowing for a unique opportunity to explore the relationship between decarceration and crime in the community.

Boiling Point: Race And Policing Long Connected In Arizona
In the five-part series, KJZZ examines policing in Arizona, from the Wild West to the current day, exploring the complex intersection between race and policing, the culture of law enforcement, the impact of modern technology — and what lies ahead. 

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