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Centering Black Voices in the Struggle for Immigrant Rights
On Juneteenth, Black Cameroonian asylum seekers made a video from a holding…
Sep 09, 2020
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Transformed by Access to College in Prison
"Access to postsecondary education can have transformative power, like it has…
Sep 03, 2020
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Policymakers Must Lift the Veil on COVID-19 in Jails and Prisons
COVID-19 is raging through U.S. jails and prisons—places disproportionately…
Sep 02, 2020
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Avoiding Deportation with the Help of Publicly Funded Counsel
Ramon* was confused when he saw two strangers waiting for him in the visitation…
Aug 27, 2020
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Beyond the Statistics and into the Hearts of Incarcerated Students
Despite the chaos going on in the world around COVID-19 and the fact that I…
Aug 25, 2020
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A View from the Inside
In Maine, reports say that the state prison population has been cut by more…
Aug 10, 2020
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What’s in a Name? A Small Step Prosecutors Can Take to Build a More Humane System
Prosecutors are supposed to dehumanize people charged with crimes. That’s what…
Jul 24, 2020

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A New Vision for Justice in New Orleans
In the face of adversity, the COVID-19 crisis has demonstrated one positive…
Jul 20, 2020
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DACA Was Never the End Goal: Liberation Is
The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision on DACA—the Deferred Action for…
Jul 15, 2020
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Postsecondary Education in Prison is a Racial Equity Strategy
The recent protests against police violence have led to calls to divest from…
Jul 14, 2020
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