Daunte Wright Shooting: Officer Mistook Gun For Taser
The fatal shooting of a black man by a police officer in the US city of Brooklyn Center in Minnesota was an accident,
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Middle Of Nowhere: A Film By Ava DuVernay
A film about a young woman who puts her life and dreams of going to medical school on hold while her husband is in
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Virginia’s Move To End Capital Punishment Has A Major Flaw
Any day now, with Governor Ralph Northam’s signature, Virginia will eliminate the death penalty. The news is cause for celebration. Since 1976, Virginia has
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Vaccines Aren’t Enough To Prevent The Spread Of COVID-19 In Prisons
The lack of COVID-19 protections in prisons show officials believe that inmates are less than human, that they do not deserve to be
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Study: Two-Thirds Of Prisoners Serving Life Sentences Are People Of Color
More than two thirds of the roughly 203,000 prisoners serving life sentences in the United States are people of color, according to a
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Over 200,000 People Are Serving Life In U.S. Prisons. These Are The Consequences.
More than 200,000 people are serving life sentences in U.S. prisons today, and most of them are locked in state correctional facilities. The
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Illinois Becomes First State to Commit To Eliminating Cash Bail
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a number of sweeping criminal justice and police reforms into law, which includes eliminating cash bail for pretrial detainees.
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Despite Justice Reform, Number Of Inmates Serving Life Still Rising
About 203,000 Americans are currently set to die behind bars. In 1970, there were less than 200,000 people in America’s entire prison system.
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No End In Sight: America’s Enduring Reliance On Life Imprisonment
Before America’s era of mass incarceration took hold in the early 1970s, the number of individuals in prison was less than 200,000. Today,
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