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Alternatives to the Criminal Justice System: Mediation, Restorative Justice
Resolving conflicts between offenders and victims with restorative rather than punitive measures allows the offender...
Ann Georgescu
Ann Georgescu has spent three decades exploring journalism, commercial art, yoga, and hairdressing. She has a feel for the unusual angle in everyday events and loves sharing her impressions through written and visual storytelling.
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Expanded HOPE: Juvenile Offenders Write Poetry to Cope with Incarceration
In writer Ann Georgescu’s third article on HOPE, she looks at how one of the...
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The Fate of Children in the Opioid Crisis
With the opioid crisis having profound effects on so much of our community, some of...
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Courage to Change Houses People with Substance Use Disorder
Last year, a local housing program for people with substance use disorder was created by...
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Alma Eikerman’s Legacy Still Inspires Metalsmiths, Jewelry Designers
Emerging from the 1940s New York art scene, Alma Eikerman served as a professor at...
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More HOPE for Youth in School-to-Prison Pipeline
HOPE, a program started by IU professor Theresa Ochoa, is designed to help youths in...
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Former Foster Child Says CASA Had Huge Impact on His Success
When children enter the legal system due to neglect or abuse, they often confront an...
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Mentorship Program Tries to Break School-to-Prison Pipeline for Juvenile Girls
IU Professor Theresa Ochoa developed HOPE, a mentorship program at the Madison Juvenile Correctional Facility,...
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With Local Base, ‘Driftless’ Magazine Is a Journey Through the Midwest
Writer Ann Georgescu reviews Driftless magazine, calling it a “collaborative work of art in ink...
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From Wild Fowl to Feathered Friends, Chickens Have a Rich History with Humans
In what writer Ann Georgescu calls “an epic tale of success and survival,” the globetrotting...
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Impressions, Memories of a Bloomington Winterscape
As we post this photo gallery by writer/photographer Ann Georgescu, we may be having sunny...
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Calliope’s Call: Art Song Season to Premiere in Bloomington
Mezzo-soprano Megan Roth describes art song as “poetry or prose set to music by a...