Kara Dansky

Kara Dansky is Senior Counsel at the ACLU Center for Justice.

This City Came Up With a Simple Solution to Homelessness: Housing

This City Came Up With a Simple Solution to Homelessness: Housing This City Came Up With a Simple Solution to Homelessness: Housing

Salt Lake City’s Housing First initiative has reduced chronic homelessness by 72 percent. Now other cities are giving it a try.

Oct 23, 2014 / Kara Dansky

Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse

Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse Jail Time Is a Terrible Way to Treat Substance Abuse

By facilitating access to treatment and services, Seattle’s drug-enforcement program actually helps those suffering from substance abuse, while revolutionizing criminal justice.

Oct 16, 2014 / Kara Dansky

A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell A Mental Health Crisis Shouldn’t End in a Jail Cell

Nearly $9 billion per year is spent locking up people struggling with mental illness.

Oct 9, 2014 / Kara Dansky

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