How to Dismantle Mass Incarceration
UnCommon Law and ChangeLawyers partnered to deliver a series of webinars on mass incarceration, with an intentional focus on BIPOC Communities. You can view the…
Category: Incarceration
MARYLAND BANS SENTENCING CHILDREN TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
Maryland is the 25th state in addition to Washington, D.C., to bar life sentences to children without parole. With the vote, hundreds of people will…
“Freedom from the Inside: a Woman’s Yoga Practice Guide” featured in UK Women’s Prisons newsletter
An innovative UK non-profit organization called Food Matters — www.FoodMatters.org — has generously offered to help us promote our new women’s book: “FREEDOM FROM THE…
Rewriting Myths of Public Safety with Victoria Law
Victoria Law, author of Prison by Any Other Name and her most recent title, Prisons Make Us Safer, is interviewed about her work, who inspires…
Devastating Effects of Jailing People Pretrial
Dr. Sandra Smith, a researcher at Harvard University, interviewed people around the country about their experiences with the pre-trial system in the United States. Smith…
Trauma Healing Behind Bars
Josefin Wikstrom, PYP Program Director and Training Coordinator in Europe, is featured in an article from The Trauma Research Foundation discussing the benefits of offering…