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Mass incarceration may worsen gun violence in Black communities, study finds
Medical Xpress· 15 hours agoBlack and other minorities are overrepresented among firearm homicide victims. In a new study,...
Group making gains on recommendations to reduce mass incarceration
Maryland Matters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe goal is to complete a rough draft of recommendations by August and then a final report by...
Incarcerated Women Are Dehumanized and Overlooked, Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Says
Teen Vogue via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBlack trans women are particularly at risk of criminalization and incarceration: A 2015 survey found...
15 Juneteenth Movies That Gave Me Deeper Appreciation of Black History & Culture
PureWow via AOL· 1 day agoI heard the word "Juneteenth" for the first time when I was 28 years old. The year was 2020, and the...
In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around
WLRN Miami· 2 days agoDamari was scared. There’s a lot of crime in his Tampa neighborhood, and men hanging around the bus...
Guantánamo Bay Has Shattered the Illusion of a 'Fair' Justice System
Current Affairs· 12 hours agoAs a person born in 1999, I first conceived of myself as an “American” right at the frothing heights...
Mauree Turner Is Looking Beyond the Ballot Box
them via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAfter college, Turner applied to the ACLU’s Smart Justice 50-State Blueprints project, which works to end mass incarceration, and “just kind of hit the...
UC workers strike blends traditional labor stoppage with pro-Palestinian fervor
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoA typical union strike has a few common, core requests: better pay, robust benefits and safe working conditions. The current academic worker strikes at UCLA, UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz certainly ...