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Can Trees Help Reduce Incarceration?

There are few scenes quite as serene and peaceful as an expanse of green grass, shaded by a stately oak tree. The bucolic imagery has the ability to calm and comfort, transporting people from their everyday struggles, if only for a few fleeting moments.

By Steve Rempe
September 27, 2016
Communities | crime | Flint | Green Space | Michigan | New Jersey | Ohio | Trees | vacant lots | Youngstown

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