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New York’s Parole System Is Broken
Anthony Dixon, director of community engagement for Parole Prep NY, speaks in…
Jan 19, 2022
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Listen to People Who Are Incarcerated
Photo by Jeanette Spicer.
Clyde Meikle was a founding mentor of the…
Jan 12, 2022
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Bans on Holiday Cards and $30 Phone Calls—the Isolation of Prison
The way the United States separates people who are incarcerated from loved…
Dec 21, 2021
NEWS
States Shouldn’t Be Using COVID Relief Money to Build More Prisons
Across the country, states are leveraging federal dollars from the American…
Dec 20, 2021
NEWS
How the U.S. Criminalizes Homelessness
In the decade that Luke White has been homeless, he’s received numerous…
Dec 17, 2021
NEWS
What 60 Years of Fighting for Justice Looks Like
Herb Sturz, co-founder of Vera Institute of Justice, was fighting to close…
Dec 13, 2021
NEWS
How Cities Have Reduced Gun Violence—And Saved Millions
DeVone Boggan has spent more than a decade working with young men involved in…
Dec 02, 2021
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Why We Say “Criminal Legal System,” Not “Criminal Justice System”
At this country’s birth in 1776, Black people were not considered fully human…
Dec 01, 2021
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This Is What Happened When a Kentucky County Closed Its Jail
On April 20, 2021, the Lewis County Fiscal Court—the county’s governing…
Oct 28, 2021
NEWS
End Police Stops for Minor Infractions
When police stop people for things like broken taillights or dark window…
Oct 04, 2021