Prisons — The Good Men Project

The Disposability of Black Men

February 2, 2013 By Billy Johnson II 66 Comments

Black men are brutally murdered and systematically incarcerated. Is this genocide?

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Should Solitary Confinement in Prisons be Made Illegal?

July 2, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors 1 Comment

Is Solitary Confinement a human rights abuse or a necessary evil in order to protect the general prison population?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: Good Feed Blog, human rights, men and prison, mental illness, OpEd, prisoners' rights, Prisons, Solitary confinement, the Washington Post, US Human Rights Abuse

Awesome Infographic: Educate or Incarcerate?

June 1, 2012 By The Good Feed Blog Editors 10 Comments

Infographic shows the rates, costs, and effects of both education and incarceration. What do you think?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: data visualizations, education, Good Feed Blog, infographic, jason killinger, Kalimah Priforce, men and college, men and education, men and prison, Prisons, young black men, young men

Saturday Night Live: Seriously Bro (No Homo)

April 8, 2012 By Oliver Lee Bateman 6 Comments

Prison rape is no laughing matter, especially in the hands of the bros at Saturday Night Live.

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Are Prisons Doing Their Job?

October 6, 2011 By Hugo Martins Leave a Comment

Hugo Martins thinks prisons should be more than just temporary housing for criminals.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Prison Tagged With: Bureau of Justice, educational reform, Good Men, Hugo Martins, Pew Cebter, Prisons, recidivism, rehabilitation, statistics

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Men’s Global Healthcare is Woefully Underfunded

Despite men being statistically less healthy than women, global health funding has been largely focused on women.

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American Minister Timothy Murphy Joins Gitmo Prisoners in Hunger Strike

More than 100 days have passed since the hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay started, and with no progress being made, an American minister has joined the strike.

Peace Corps to Place Same Sex Couples

Peace Corps Deputy Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet today announced that the agency will begin accepting applications from same-sex domestic partners who want to serve together as volunteers overseas.