Fact of the Week: Low-Income Programs Got Less Than Half the Average Increase of Other Non-Defense Programs in FY16
Leo Nguyen,
January 28, 2016
While the FY16 omnibus spending bill included funding beyond the harsh sequestration caps and included gains for some important human needs programs, programs serving low-income Americans overall fared considerably worse than others. According to new research by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, low-income discretionary programs (those funded by...
Important First Steps to End Solitary Confinement for Youth in Federal Prisons
Marcy Mistrett,
January 28, 2016
This post was originally published on the Campaign for Youth Justice’s blog on January 26. In a historic moment Monday, President Obama used his executive authority to end the use of solitary confinement for youth in the federal prison system. This action is incredibly important to the numerous youth who...
Bipartisan Idea to Lift Millions Out of Poverty
Deborah Weinstein,
January 22, 2016
[Editor’s Note: This piece was co-written by Deborah Weinstein, CHN’s executive director, and Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life. With many thanks to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the National Women’s Law Center for their excellent work on this issue, which the authors drew upon heavily. This originally appeared in The...
Fact of the Week: Roughly 25 Percent of Demand for Emergency Food Assistance and Shelter Went Unmet in U.S. Cities
Leo Nguyen,
January 21, 2016
A survey of select cities across the U.S. showed that roughly a quarter of individuals and families who needed emergency food and shelter were turned away because of a lack of available resources. The Hunger and Homelessness Survey from the United States Conference of Mayors, released in late December, presented the...
On Sentencing Reform, Bipartisanship Isn’t Dead
Leo Nguyen,
January 14, 2016
Within the first minute and a half of his final State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama called out the need for criminal justice reform. And with good reason. Nearly 1 in 100 American adults is incarcerated. America’s prison population has increased by 500 percent over the past...
