July 2, 2016 By Martha Conley Some say Richard Nixon and his “Southern Strategy” paved the path to mass incarceration beginning in 1968, in the aftermath of the Civil Rights revolution in […]
How Pennsylvania’s Prison Population Exploded: Part One
We Can’t Pick and Choose What Sexual Assault Cases Are Important – They All Are
June 22, 2016 By Rianna Lee Given the nature of the current events of the last few months, I have been addressing the sexual assault problem in our country very openly. My […]
Nowhere to Turn: The Terrors of Sexual Assault in the Military
June 16, 2016 By Angelica Walker What do you do when you’re sexually assaulted and want to seek justice, but your only option is reporting it to the person that assaulted it […]
Over 2 Million Kids Spend Father’s Day with Dad in Prison
June 14, 2016 By Angelica Walker America loves fathers. In response to a rising number of families led by single mothers and studies linking single motherhood to poverty, governments and nonprofits have […]
Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project to Document Abuse via Survey and Documentary Film
May 31, 2016 By: Angelica Walker “Our county jail is currently in a crisis… People are not getting the medicine that they need. People are not getting the care that they deserve. And […]
The Case of Peter Liang: Race & Police Accountability
May 26, 2016 By: Vivian Le In November 2014, Peter Liang, a Chinese police officer in New York City, was patrolling the Louis H. Pink Houses with his partner when a sound […]
Let’s Face It: The “War on Drugs” Was Never About the Drugs
May 17, 2016 By: Angelica Walker This infographic, based on the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, shows that white Americans are more likely than African Americans to have tried […]
ACJ Employees Face Moldy Workplace, Forced Overtime; Inmates Suffer
Angelica Walker May 16, 2016 Conditions inside the Allegheny County Jail are now so bad that even jail employees are coming forward with concerns. A corrections officer, who has chosen to remain […]
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