The First 72+ @First72Plus
We envision a world where prior incarceration is not a barrier to secure housing, employment, and community acceptance. first72plus.org New Orleans, LA Joined April 2015-
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Thank you for your visit @RepTroyCarter and @RepJeffries. We are grateful for politicians like you for uplifting the importance of reentry support in which legal and social barriers do not hinder citizens from success. We have a long way to go, but together we are stronger!
I toured @First72Plus, one of the most successful re-entry programs in the U.S., with @RepJeffries. We NEED #ReEntry methods that create productive citizens for themselves, their families, & the community at large. I will continue working to secure them for #LA02.
This Friday, August 4th from 4:00-6:00pm, @BaldwinBooks will be hosting a book talk with @keithellison on his new memoir, Break the Wheel. This is a ticketed event, so make sure to RSVP with the link below before seats fill up! RSVP Here: bit.ly/3qbk097
TODAY AT 12 PM CST! Join our Co-Executive Pastor Tyrone Smith and Policy Analyst Chloe Dinman in their radio discussion with host Andreanecia Morris from @GNOHA for the #PutHousingFirst Radio Show LIVE at bit.ly/PHFRadio
Join us at our 9 Steps graduation THIS Sunday! Click the pictures to learn more about our weekly Wednesday class:
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Join us and @NOWCRJ, @nola_voices, @FairHousingLA, @UbuntuNola, @NolaAbortionFnd, and @First72Plus this Saturday as we celebrate FREEDOM and UNITY. June 17th, 12 PM - 5 PM Bayou Rd. Outside of Whiskey & Sticks! #Juneteenth2023
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NEW REPORT: The # of people in prison & jail doesn’t even begin to capture the reach of the criminal justice system in the US. We provide a more complete picture by including the # of people under probation/parole - systems that often replicate prison conditions in the community.
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Watch this short film about Calvin Duncan’s decades long fight to get the Supreme Court to end racist laws that allow Black jurors to be silenced. He won. And then we got to work with him to ensure people actually got free. Produced this film:
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Yutico Briley's story highlights the devastating issues with our criminal justice system. We support the reform of this system and the fight for justice through partnerships with @First72Plus and @InnocenceProjNO. nytimes.com/2021/06/30/mag…
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Thank you @RoyceDuplessis for supporting our fight to fully end criminalization of misdemeanor possession of cannabis in #nola! The legislation goes before the @NOLACityCouncil Criminal Justice Committee Tuesday at 2pm!
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On to the Gov's desk! @MattWillard97's #FairChance bill will open doors for 1000s of Louisianans. Gratitude to the formerly incarcerated organizers who led this fight & to our partners @FIPVOTENOLA @JacLouisiana @First72Plus @PowerCoEJ @LIUNA Local 99 & @ACLUofLouisiana #lalege
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If you caught our post yesterday and guessed A, zero, then you’d be right! So happy to see another reentry org achieving such great success. Just goes to show how powerful reentry programs can be for individuals as well as their communities. Change is possible!
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#NOLA reporter @katyreckdahl shows 1) why safe & stable housing is essential for #reentry after prison 2) how formerly incarcerated people @First72Plus know what’s needed & how to provide. #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs @washingtonpost washingtonpost.com/national/refor…
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Automated record-clearing policies would give millions of people the #CleanSlate they deserve. @FIPVOTENOLA @StepUpLA @First72Plus @RightOnCrime @sisterheartsLA
@AnthonyNBC12 @CWatkinsWDSU Here ya go! wdsu.com/article/from-a…
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TONIGHT AT 5: This New Orleans husband & father was set to die in prison after being sentenced to life without parole, but now he’s in a cap and gown! His story of making it after spending 16 years at Angola...to earning a master’s degree from @SUNOKnights! @wdsu #Classof2021
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MORE: Troy Delone received his Bachelor’s Degree in Christian Ministry while at Angola. This was in 2013. @wdsu
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We are honored to work with @First72Plus as a funding partner! We are humbled by the tremendous work they do and honored to be a small part of it. Today's #ThankfulThursday is also a #ThrowbackThursday to their groundbreaking a few weeks ago. bit.ly/3olDdzC
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