Every institution within our political system has been thrown into chaos in the year 2020. Every month holds a new historic event to shake the world in ways like never… 
Since the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, there have been over 7700 protests across America against incidents of police brutality and systemic racism against black people. These…
A serious reevaluation of the criminal justice system appears at the top of every progressive’s priority list. From increasing police accountability to reimagining the role of prisons, a plurality of…
In San Francisco, 64-year-old Kenneth Humphrey spent a year in jail, held on a $350,000 bond he could not pay, after being accused of entering a man’s home and stealing…
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo believes one of the pivotal social problems beseeching New York City is public transit fare evasion. With Mayor Bill de Blasio’s support, the city employed…
The closing of the Rikers Island Jail Complex is finally a reality. The decades of human rights violations and a socioeconomic burdens to NYC are coming to a close. The…
In February of 2015, a 56 year old homeless veteran named Jerome Murdough died of hyperthermia in his jail cell at Rikers Island. Arrested for trespassing in a public housing building…
One year later, the tragic suicide of Kalief Browder continues to serve as a horrific symbol of New York City’s criminal justice system’s dysfunction. After being arrested at age 16…
In the news recently, a failed execution attempt in Oklahoma has reopened the debate among opponents of the death penalty on the lethal injection process. In Oklahoma, Clayton Lockett died…
The United States imprisons large numbers of people. Although the United States accounts for less than 5 percent of the world population, we account for nearly 25 percent of all world’s…
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