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Venus Core with her children Raven, Phoenix and Radu Jr. Photo: Anna Bradley-Smith for BK Reader.
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Why This Brownsville Single Mother is ‘Mom’ to Many More Than Her Own

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 9, 2020January 28, 2021

Venus Core is a compassionate mother, not just to her three children, but to the many adolescents she has supported over the years through homelessness and incarceration. Core, who was born in East New York and lives in Brownsville, has devoted much of her life to working with young people caught up in the criminal […]

Justin Cohen is running for State Assembly in the 56th district. Photo: Justin Cohen.
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Justin Cohen Wants to Tackle Racial Injustice, Defund Jails and Create Jobs in Brooklyn’s 56th Assembly District

by Anna Bradley-Smith May 7, 2020January 28, 2021
Legislators discussed recent strides in criminal justice reform including re-entry and job training, eliminating cash bail, the Fair Chance Act and more.
Posted inFeatured News Archive

State of Criminal Justice in Focus at Congressional Black Caucus Panel in Brownsville

by Kindra Cooper June 5, 2019January 28, 2021
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Bushwick Multimedia Project ‘Die Jim Crow’ Gives Voice to the Incarcerated

by Matthew Allan December 21, 2018January 28, 2021
Children of Promise NYC, BK Reader
Posted inBedford Stuyvesant

Bed-Stuy Org Gives Kids with Incarcerated Parents Hope

by Alex Williamson November 30, 2018January 28, 2021
young offenders, ex-youth offenders, criminal justice, Hakeem Jeffries, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Representative Trey Gowdy, Trey Gowdy, judicial discretion, misdemeanor possession,
Posted inFeatured News Archive, Policy & Government

One First Step Closer to Prison Reform? House Passes Brooklyn Rep. Jeffries’s Bill

by Andrea Leonhardt May 30, 2018January 28, 2021
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