criminal justice "Women & Justice": A Conversation Between Lucy Lang and Shawanna Vaughn “Women are the epicenter of the Earth, without us nothing can happen, and our numbers in the prison population are climbing by 19%,” said mother and criminal justice activist, Shawanna Vaughn, in conversation with candidate for Manhattan District attorney, Lucy Lang. The conversation, which was moderated by broadcaster Soledad O’
JUSTICE / INJUSTICE The NAACP Criminal Justice Factsheet states that African Americans are incarcerated at more than five times the rate of whites, and as of 2014, African Americans constituted 2.3 million (34%) of the global correctional population. But we’re finding it is the authorities – policymakers, judges, attorneys, police officers, and
Trial By Fire: Director Edward Zwick Puts the U.S. Criminal Justice System on Trial Whether you are a staunch opponent of the death penalty or believe it’s a just and effective punishment, you should be deeply troubled by the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, a man many believe was wrongfully convicted and subsequently executed by the state of Texas on February 17th, 2004.
Abuse Talking Drugs, Prison, and Writing with Author Ryan Leone Ryan Leone Wasting Talent Ryan Leone wrote his first book, Wasting Talent, when he was 25 years old. Now 30, Ryan Leone is working on his second book . And still fighting the demons that have plagued him for more than half his life. I first interviewed Ryan Leone for The
Addiction The Angel Program in Gloucester is Treating Addicts Instead of Incarcerating Them In the United States, there is a long history of treating substance abuse as a criminal justice problem. Alcoholism is an exception due to the legal status of alcohol, but many other drugs came under increasingly restrictive laws in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Marijuana, for instance, went
