28Jun By Ken MakinNo Comments Mass Incarceration, Racial Justice Defund the Police, Invest in Communities Local governments have a revenue problem, while America has a policing problem. There’s a simple solution.
25Jun By Robert P. AlvarezNo Comments Mass Incarceration, Racial Justice Independence Day and the ‘Land of the Unfree’ As Americans celebrate freedom and Independence Day, people of color reckon with mass incarceration and criminalization.
17Jun By Mesha JeffersonNo Comments Racial Justice, New, Politics & Elections Protesting for Black Lives in Trump Country Even here, people are organizing demonstrations to protest racism and police violence.
28May By Ko BraggNo Comments Racial Justice, Mass Incarceration, New Despite COVID-19 Cases, Mississippi Is Slow to Review Jail Populations for Release The state’s public defender asked the state Supreme Court in April to speed up reviews of people held pretrial, but advocates say it’s unclear if district courts have complied.
20May By Robert P. AlvarezNo Comments Mass Incarceration A Simple Solution for the Coronavirus Crisis in Prisons Prison infection rates are out of control. We must release more vulnerable and low-risk people now if we're serious about public safety.