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Black Men & the Police

May 14, 2013 By Dr. Vibe 2 Comments

Dr. Vibe asks: How can we improve the relationship between black men and the police?

Go On: Support The Other Death Penalty Project

May 5, 2013 By Spoon Jackson 2 Comments

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You can help raise awareness among policymakers of the cruelty of life without parole.

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Locked Up Loved One? There’s an App for That.

April 20, 2013 By Cameron Conaway Leave a Comment

Flikshop seeks to make it easier to communicate with those incarcerated.

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New Study Indicates Halfway Houses May Actually Increase Repeat Offenses

March 26, 2013 By Kathryn DeHoyos Leave a Comment

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The findings have made Pennsylvania “a prominent voice in the national debate” over whether new correctional strategies actually work.

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Community Vanity: How the Prison Cell Changes the Man

February 13, 2013 By Benjamin Wills Leave a Comment

Artist Benjamin Wills collaborates with prisoners to remind us that we have an awful lot of people locked up.

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Why Inmates Need More Yoga (and What’s In It For Us)

January 25, 2013 By Cameron Conaway 7 Comments

Yoga should be included in the prison reform discussion.

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More Police – In Schools and Out – Not the Answer

January 19, 2013 By Tracy Velazquez Leave a Comment

Here’s the Justice Policy Institute’s take on President Obama’s proposal to reduce gun violence.

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Does Mass Incarceration Define America?

January 7, 2013 By Cameron Conaway 19 Comments

If so, what does that mean exactly? If not, why not?

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Historic Marijuana Legalization

November 7, 2012 By Cameron Conaway 2 Comments

How what happened in Colorado and Washington will push America forward

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Tackling MS-13

October 13, 2012 By Cameron Conaway 7 Comments

Cameron Conaway believes recent measures to combat the gang must be part of comprehensive reform

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Prison Reporting and a Bald Double Standard

October 9, 2012 By Ally Fogg 7 Comments

Even the way prison statistics are reported betrays ugly and outdated gender stereotypes.

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Let’s Abolish Prison, Not Reform It

October 6, 2011 By Theresa Runstedtler 9 Comments

Does mass incarceration actually ensure “public safety” at all? Theresa Runstedtler and the prison abolition movement think not.

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Prison

October 4, 2011 By the Editors 1 Comment

Prison: A special series. Links to all of our posts in this section.

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French President Signs Marriage Equality Legislation Into Law

Same-sex marriage and adoptions are now legal in France.

50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.