Rehabilitation In Sight
Prison sucks, but so does the aftermath. In the United States, we impose some serious penalties on convicted felons even after their...
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Jazmyne Arnett
Dec 9, 20183 min read
Minimum 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 Griffin
Nov 14, 20183 min read
Forgiveness for Those Who Forget
The Eighth Amendment reads, “excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments...
Jessica Lara
Mar 14, 20183 min read
Throw 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 Blazak
Mar 13, 20184 min read
Get Out of Jail Free Cards: Overhauling the Bail System
The Eighth Amendment of the United States Constitution reads “excessive bails shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed.” But...
Lisa Sendrow
Feb 4, 20186 min read
Female 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...
Apoorva Deshmukh
Apr 21, 20176 min read
The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (PREA) and Relevant State Statutes in Maryland, Virginia
In 2001, there were approximately 2,100,146 persons incarcerated throughout the United States, with 1,324,464 individuals in federal or...
Erin Haney
May 14, 20164 min read
Is 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 Bereznay
Mar 30, 20164 min read
Prison Reform: Tackling Recidivism through Job Security
The United States incarcerates more individuals than any other nation in the world. In numbers, that means 2.3 million adults are...
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