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Anthony Papa

New York
As seen in: Drug Policy Alliance, LinkedIn, The New York Times, Color Research & Application, HuffPost, New York Daily News, Taylor & Francis Online, The Hill, Salon, Audible Blog, RawStory and
Artist/activist/writer-author of This Side of Freedom & 15 to Life goo.gl/r8LGaN

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Anthony Papa is manager of media and artist relations. He is an artist, writer, freedom fighter, noted advocate against the war on drugs and co-founder of the Mothers of the New York Disappeared. Papa’s stinging opinion pieces about the drug war have appeared in news sources across the country. He is a frequent public speaker and college lecturer on his art and criminal justice issues.
On 12/31/16 Papa received a pardon from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and became the first person in NYS history to receiv…

Anthony Papa’s Journalist Portfolio

What My Pardon From Governor Andrew Cuomo Means To Me

What My Pardon From Governor Andrew Cuomo Means To Me

On Dec. 30, 2016 I received a call from Governor Andrew Cuomo's office informing me that I was just granted a…

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DPAs Tony Papa on CNN Talking About Obama and his 46 Clemencies

DPAs Tony Papa on CNN Talking About Obama and his 46 Clemencies

Drug Policy Alliance's Anthony Papa, Manager of Media Relations and author of 15 to Life talks about Presiden…

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Another Voice: Freed prisoners should regain the right to vote - The Buffalo News

Another Voice: Freed prisoners should regain the right to vote - The Buffalo News

By Anthony Papa The ability to vote is of great importance and should be enjoyed by every citizen. Until you …

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Regaining life after prison a burden with new struggles

Regaining life after prison a burden with new struggles

Recently, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision Acting Commissioner Anthony Annucci accepte…

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Violence in Prison

Violence in Prison

" Brutal Price Paid for Guard's Injury, Inmates Say " (front page, Nov. 15) brought back bad memories of my 1…

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Violence in Prison

Violence in Prison

" Brutal Price Paid for Guard's Injury, Inmates Say " (front page, Nov. 15) brought back bad memories of my 1…

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Gaps in Mental Health Care–Seeking Among Health Care Providers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, September 2022–May 2023

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By Anthony Papa
| CDC Featured Podcasts
Results Among 2603 surveyed healthcare workers, 667 (25.6%) reported levels of mental distress severe enough to meet diagnostic criteria for a mental disorder, but only 526 (20.3%) of respondents reported seeking mental health care (226 [43.0%] of these reported diagnostic levels of symptoms) (Table 1). Of providers who reported diagnostic levels of mental distress, 20.1% reported not needing care.
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15 to Life

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By Anthony Papa, John Grisham, Scott Pratt, Brian Banks
| Audible Blog
"This tension-filled memoir by a prisoner turned activist and artist may seem familiar after Jennifer Gonnerman's NBA-nominated Life on the Outside, but unlike Gonnerman, Papa describes excessive imprisonment under harsh drug laws with the grim certainty of firsthand experience. In 1984, he rashly agreed, for $500, to deliver a package containing four and a half ounces of cocaine for a gambling acquaintance. It turned out to be a sting, and Papa was convicted and sentenced to 15 years to life.
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An evaluation of common risk factors for prolonged grief disorder using the international classification of diseases-11 criteria

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By Jonathan Singer, Elisabeth McLean, Julie Kahler, Anthony Papa
| Taylor & Francis Online
Abstract Objectives: Inclusion of Prolonged Grief Disorder (PGD) in the ICD-11 warrants examination of risk factors using diagnostic criteria as there is a paucity of research that has examined risk factors of PGD using the diagnostic criteria. This study examines if the identified risk factors for prolonged grief predict PGD using the diagnostic criteria across three samples.
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