All posts tagged "Mass Incarceration"
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Alexis Evans | May 12, 2017Black Lives Matter Activists to Bail Out at Least 30 Women for Mother’s Day
A few lucky mothers will get the gift of freedom.
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Callum Cleary | March 9, 2017Ohio Town Charges Opioid Overdose Survivors with “Inducing Panic”
Overdose survivors can expect a court summons.
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Nicole Zub | September 20, 2016Mass Incarceration: Why Are There So Many Women Behind Bars?
Orange really is the new black.
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Emma Von Zeipel | June 14, 2016Bangladesh Arrests over 8,000 in Attempt to Stop Radical Violence
It's unclear where the violence is coming from.
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Jennifer Polish | July 8, 2015Children of Incarcerated Parents: What Are Their Rights?
The number of children with an incarcerated parent has risen by 80% since 1980.
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Jennifer Polish | June 25, 2015Transformative Justice Transforming Mass Incarceration?
How is transformative justice affecting change in the criminal justice system?
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Jennifer Polish | June 17, 2015How Can Restorative Justice Change the Criminal System?
Restorative justice is changing youth incarceration across the country.
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Jennifer Polish | June 16, 2015The Role of Prosecutors as Social Justice Advocates
How can prosecutors affect social justice change in the justice system?
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Jennifer Polish | April 18, 2015The Juvenile Justice System: Inequality and Unjust Treatment
The juvenile justice system incarcerates over 61,000 youths each day, 75 percent of which are nonviolent offenders.
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Jennifer Polish | April 1, 2015Mass Incarceration Leads to Depression, So Why Don’t We Stop?
Racism and the justice system dramatically increase depression and suicide. So why don't we stop locking everyone up?



