R. Coleman FlowersDec 10, 20182 minRehabilitation In SightPrison sucks, but so does the aftermath. In the United States, we impose some serious penalties on convicted felons even after their...
Jazmyne ArnettDec 9, 20183 minMinimum Time Out from Solitary Confinement Federally Mandated, But What About the States?It is no secret that solitary confinement can have a detrimental and lasting effect on its victims’ psyche and physical health. The...
Spencer GriffinNov 14, 20183 minForgiveness for Those Who ForgetThe Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...
Marjorie LluveresOct 23, 20184 minLeft to Die: States Fail to Evacuate Prisons During Hurricanes“We do not want to risk one life in [Hurricane Florence].” Those were the words of Henry McMaster, the South Carolina Governor, as he...
Jessica LaraMar 14, 20183 minThrow away the key?Recently Larry Nassar, the former U.S. gymnastics doctor who abused young women and girls under the guise of medical treatment, was...
Emily BlazakMar 13, 20184 minGet Out of Jail Free Cards: Overhauling the Bail SystemThe Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution reads “excessive bails shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.” But...
Lisa SendrowFeb 4, 20186 minFemale Inmates, Too: Will They Benefit from the #MeToo Movement from Behind Bars?In January 2018, a guilty verdict was reached against a former prison guard from the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York. He was...
Laurel AndersonDec 15, 20173 minMental Illness in the Criminal Justice System: Re-Institutionalization behind BarsAmericans have typically feared the reality of mental illness, which has resulted in a traumatic history of systematic oppression to some...
Apoorva DeshmukhApr 21, 20176 minThe Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) and Relevant State Statutes in Maryland, Virginia, anIn 2001, there were approximately 2,100,146 persons incarcerated throughout the United States, with 1,324,464 individuals in federal or...
Erin HaneyMay 14, 20164 minIs the Criminal Justice System Equipped to Handle Those Suffering from Mental Illness?As our society progresses and evolves, we understand more about mental illness and mental illness has become less stigmatized as a...
Danielle BereznayMar 30, 20164 minPrison Reform: Tackling Recidivism through Job SecurityThe United States incarcerates more individuals than any other nation in the world. In numbers, that means 2.3 million adults are...