UPDATE: Please sign the petition [https://chng.it/JPmw5GFdZK] to allow for resentencing in Sheron Edwards' case and grant him an early parole. Slavery has had long a history in the United States, and...
Self-described “rebel” Grace Detravarah ran away to New York City in 1983 – when she was...
Ms. Steverson is not alone in her experience with the inhumane prison healthcare system.
It is a huge leap forward for restorative justice. But what are the benefits of cannabis use while incarcerated? And what truly leads us on a journey of discovery to decriminalization of drugs?
Regrettably, our governmental system still hasn’t effectively handled the residual effects that come with decriminalization.
Like the rest of us, he is scared; scared that he will die, scared that his daughter will become sick, scared that he will never see his family again.
By: Riley Dole Lynn Novick’s [https://www.pbs.org/kenburns/about-the-filmmakers/lynn-novick/] brilliantly insightful documentary, College Behind Bars, screened on November 16, 2019 at the first Harlem Documentary Film Festival. [https://documentaryforum.org/harlem-docfest/] The four hour, four-part series, executively produced by Ken Burns [http://kenburns.com/films/college-behind-bars/], is set to air on...
Death Row Stories examines the deals and decisions that prosecutors and defense attorneys make on behalf of their clients as the law changes over time.
In addition to focusing on a malfunctioning criminal justice system, Zwick also wanted to look at how poverty and a lack of education play into its failure.
In the searing new documentaryThe Sentence, we discover that the casualties of the “War on...
By Dorri Olds [https://honeysucklemag.com/]The infamous case of Cannibal Cop Gilberto Valle [https:...
He had tattoos from head to toe, or more literally, from neck to ankle. The homemade prison ink had faded and ran together.
