Tough On Crime Isn’t Working
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Every year on June 19, Americans have the opportunity to commemorate Juneteenth—the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the state and liberate all enslaved people. This was two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation; a gap between Abraham Lincoln’s pen […]
Listen to an important conversation about ending the stigma of “tough on crime,” the power of second chances and the need to create healing spaces. Featuring Raul Dorado, Shari-Stone Mediatore, Pablo Mendoza, Melissa Lorraine & the host of WBEZ Reset, Sasha-Ann Simons. Click Here To Listen
California led the nation in tough-on-crime policies 30 years ago, but in recent years has been among the states at the forefront of easing criminal penalties. Two lawmakers on the committee announced they had put some of the recommendations into legislation that would have to pass the Democratic-led Legislature and […]
Congrats to our co-founder Joseph Dole who was finalist for a Media For A Just Society Award from Evident Change for his essay “The Case For Why ‘Violent Offenders’ Deserve Parole.” Thanks to Loen Kelley for submitting the entry. You can read it here… CLICK
When we think of “political prisoner,” we usually have in mind someone imprisoned either for their political beliefs or their anti-government activity. In the United States today, very few people are recognized as being political prisoners. In reality, there are tens of thousands who should be recognized as such; not […]
After collectively spending nearly 90 years in prison, Freddy Butler and Oliver Macklin will soon be heading home. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf officially commuted their sentences of life without the possibility of parole. The men will spend at least a year in a halfway house before being released on parole. […]
Responding to recent shootings, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown declared that “violent felons” need to “stay in jail longer.” If he means that pretrial detainees must be jailed longer, this is unconstitutional. You can’t delay someone’s trial to jail them longer. If he means that people convicted of violent crimes […]