Documentary "Jacinta" Portrays Honest Incarceration of Women
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- Feb 26
- 2 min
GOODWorks Stories Featured in The Journal of Women and Criminal Justice
In a piece titled, "Women Supporting Women, By Women and For Women," a message from GOODWorks, Inc. Executive Director and Founder...
- Jan 14
- 1 min
Connecticut lawmakers want an investigation after report of COVID outbreak at Danbury prison
Repost from wshu Public Radio By Davis Dunavin More than half the women at a federal prison in Danbury tested positive for COVID-19, but...
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
Women in Prison: A Curated Collection of Links
Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you...
- Nov 29, 2021
- 5 min
Data show decrease in prison sex abuse reports, but survivors say fear and ambivalence persist
by W. TANNER BRYANT AND JODIE MOZDZER GIL - Reposted from CT Mirror For eight months in 1995, LaResse Harvey says, she was held as a sex...
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Kudos!
So proud of our very own Tiffany Minakhom for her incredible passion and hard-work standing up for her community and what she believes...
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Juneteenth
A quote from CNN, "... After being celebrated for 155 years by (as of this year) 45 states, Washington DC, and communities across the...
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
Get Screened! Women’s Wellness Day at Hartford Hospital
The Connecticut Department of Health wants you to stay healthy and get screened with the Connecticut Early Detection and Protection...
- Jun 4, 2021
- 1 min
How drug convictions can impact student loans
Did you know the drug convictions can impact what kind of financial aid you qualify for? We thought this article by Bankrate by Dori Zinn...
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Action Alert: #ClemencyWorksCT
Goodworks is proud to support this effort, and we urge those in our community to sign the petition! Learn more here or read on below:...
- May 21, 2021
- 1 min
Clean Slate Bill Clears the Senate!
The Clean Slate Bill has officially passed in the Senate and will now go on to the House! We are so excited to see how far this bill has...
- May 14, 2021
- 1 min
Re-entry Event
The team at GoodWorks loved attending this informational online event! Looking forward to many more.
- Mar 12, 2021
- 1 min
3 men freed from prison after murder case falls apart 24 years later
Three men are enjoying life outside of prison after a judge overturned their convictions — 24 years after they were placed behind bars....
- Mar 5, 2021
- 1 min
Housing Trend: Tiny Homes
The Chandler Street Tiny Home Village has opened in North Hollywood. The village, which has 40 homes and 75 beds for people experiencing...
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
York CI COVID Numbers
As of February 11, 2021 York CI has had 248 inmates test positive for the COVID-19 Virus. Within the entirety of the Connecticut...
- Feb 19, 2021
- 1 min
Job Alert: Prison Project Coordinator
Quinnipiac University seeks applications for a Prison Project Coordinator to work with the QU Prison Project. This is a grant-funded, two...
- Feb 1, 2021
- 3 min
Mentee of the Month
GOODWorks Inc. is extremely excited to announce the commencement of a new project entitled ‘Mentee of the Month’! Through this...
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Amid COVID and calls for systemic change, Angel Quiros takes the lead at the DOC
If Angel Quiros, nominated to lead the state’s Department of Correction, gets the job, he’ll have a personal stake in the way...
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
Covid in the United States: Latest Map and Case Count
Covid in the U.S.: Latest Map and Case Count