#1622: Women’s Prison Choir & Homeless Female Veterans Find Refuge

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#1622: Women’s Prison Choir & Homeless Female Veterans Find Refuge | 51%

Aug 21 2020 | 00:27:29

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On this week’s 51%, we hear about a women’s prison choir. We also hear how homeless female veterans are finding refuge. According to the American Civil Liberties Union, nearly six in every 10 women incarcerated in U.S. state prisons are survivors of physical or sexual violence. Prison often compounds the trauma. Amanda Weber had this […]

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