When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, students across the country adapted to online, distance learning—a reality that disproportionally added to the systemic and educational inequalities impoverished students and students of color already faced. Although students were no longer patrolled by cops in hallways or subjected to harsh disciplinary tactics, the school-to-prison pipeline found its way to Zoom. The school-to-prison pipeline is an alarming nationwide practic

The Supreme Court heard oral argument this term in a case that could substantively change how low-risk prisoners apply for resentencing under the First Step Act. The First Step Act was a bill passed by the 115th Congress to reform the sentencing programs for those convicted before the passage of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, which restructured the penalties for crack cocaine possession, among other felonies. Prior to the Fair Sentencing Act, the sentencing lengths for dist

Kayla Moore, a transgender woman, was experiencing a paranoid schizophrenic mental health crisis. Instead of receiving care, she was killed by officers who were responding to a mental health assistance call made by Moore’s friend. This incident occurred in Berkeley, California in 2013. The responding officers chose not to put her in a “5150” hold, which is a 72-hour mental health evaluation hold, despite them being aware of Moore’s mental illness and being specifically called