Search results
Mass incarceration may worsen gun violence in Black communities, study finds
Medical Xpress· 7 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· 23 hours 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· 23 hours agoI heard the word "Juneteenth" for the first time when I was 28 years old. The year was 2020, and the...
Guantánamo Bay Has Shattered the Illusion of a 'Fair' Justice System
Current Affairs· 4 hours agoAs a person born in 1999, I first conceived of myself as an “American” right at the frothing heights...
In Florida, teens caught with guns get a second chance to turn their lives around
NPR· 1 day ago“It kept me on my toes.” There are similar programs in Hennepin County, MN and Savannah, GA, both launched with the help of the Vera Institute of Justice. “Incarceration is ...
Mauree Turner Is Looking Beyond the Ballot Box
them via Yahoo News· 3 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· 3 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 ...
