Cradle to cell: the impact of incarceration on newborns and mothers
In America, approximately 1.5 million children live with a parent in prison. Across the nation, four percent of women in state prisons...
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Jordan Singer
Aug 174 min read
The unaddressed issue: trauma in incarcerated women
In recent years, the criminal legal system has experienced a gradual shift towards rehabilitation , emphasizing the creation and...
Madison Gestiehr
Jun 103 min read
Incarcerated and ignored: The consequences of a contract with YesCare
Trigger Warning: Medical Neglect Picture yourself crawling on the floor, clutching your chest as you moan in pain. You lock eyes with...
Angela Chen
Apr 94 min read
Approaches to juvenile justice move backward, not forward in the Washington metropolitan area.
Pending legislation in Maryland and recently passed legislation in Washington D.C. move approaches to youth justice in the area backward...
Caitlyn Greene
May 25, 20225 min read
The Bureau of Prison’s systematically unfair treatment of D.C. Code offenders
On Feb. 3, 2022, the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia filed Blades v. Garland in the U.S. District Court for the...
Samuel Disario
Apr 6, 20222 min read
How to ensure every trans person has adequate access to trans-affirming care while incarcerated
On Aug. 16, 2016, Stacy Lorraine Naber, a transgender woman, was found dead in her cell in a mens prison facility at Dade Correctional...
Danielle Davis
Feb 26, 20223 min read
Rebranding the school to prison pipeline: From classroom to Zoom room
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in March 2020, students across the country adapted to online, distance learning—a reality that...
Samantha Hall
Jan 18, 20223 min read
Redesigning youth justice
On Sept. 30, 2021, President Biden proclaimed October 2021 as National Youth Justice Action Month. In this proclamation, he specified...
Jackie Solomon
Jan 14, 20224 min read
Solitary confinement reform is only for men, apparently
In March 2017, three male prisoners sued the Louisiana Department of Public Safety Corrections (LDOC) and the wardens at the Louisiana...
Kaitlyn Wallace
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Call for reform: Improving access to phones in jail and prison populations
While COVID-19 has drastically affected the jail and prison populations across the country, the pandemic has brought one benefit to the...
Ben Crawford
Jan 10, 20223 min read
Prison gerrymandering: A ripple effect of mass incarceration
Across the country, felons are subjected to varying degrees of voter disenfranchisement depending on where they are incarcerated. In all...
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...
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