Just 0.1% of the former US administration’s COVID farm relief went to Black farmers
These are the type of systemic inequities that perpetuate the economic harm of racial inequity and are the precursors to incarceration. “We saw 99 percent…
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…
Big Win For Virginia!
Voting rights have been immediately restored to 69,000 Virginians under the Reforms Restoration of Rights Process. Anyone who has previously served time in prison for…
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…
Red-lining, depression, and tree inequity
An interesting look at the connection between red-lining and mental health. In many cities, a map of urban tree cover reflects the geography of race…
The Convergence of Faith and Incarceration
Tariq MaQbool writes, ” All I have is the hope that one day I will be free. That hope is what gives me the strength…
Expanding Voting Rights to All Citizens in the Era of Mass Incarceration
Only a handful of states allow people who are currently incarcerated to vote. In some circumstances, people convicted of a crime are permanently disenfranchised. For…
‘Should we close the Rhode Island Women’s Prison?’
“With only about 80 women imprisoned in the state of Rhode Island, should the Rhode Island Women’s Prison be closed? This question and nuances surrounding…
March 10 Crucial Conversation: Race, mass incarceration and criminal justice reform in NC
Calling your attention to this upcoming virtual event from NC Policy Watch. “By all indications, North Carolina and the nation at-large have entered a critical…
New Sentencing Project Report: Private Prisons in the United States
The problems with private prisons are often lost in the conversation of mass incarceration because they hold a smaller number of incarcerated people. However, the…