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Category: Criminal Justice

Posted inCriminal Justice, News, Racial Justice

Defund the police? Not in our state, Indiana Republican lawmakers say

by Tamar Sarai Davis February 12th, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, Essays, Racial Justice

I am a survivor of gun violence, but it took me years to realize it. Here’s why

by Taina Patterson February 5th, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, News, Racial Justice

Black mayors and law enforcement agents team up to eliminate white supremacy from police departments

by Carolyn Copeland February 4th, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, News

How politics and punitive logic are warping the debate over COVID-19 vaccines in prisons

by Tamar Sarai Davis February 3rd, 2021March 22nd, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, News

Compassion or capital punishment? Survivors push for an end to execution

by Tamar Sarai Davis January 29th, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, News, Racial Justice

Released after decades in prison, a former Black Panther still faces threats to his freedom

by Tamar Sarai Davis January 27th, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, News, Racial Justice

The child welfare system is another form of discriminatory policing

by Elizabeth Brico January 21st, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, Gender Justice, News

Federal government executes Lisa Montgomery, first woman put to death in 67 years

by Tamar Sarai Davis January 13th, 2021March 19th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, News

The ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in prison is harmful

by Michael J. Moore January 13th, 2021March 18th, 2021
Posted inCriminal Justice, Gender Justice, News

Conditions on death row are horrible, but women have it especially hard

by Tamar Sarai Davis January 11th, 2021March 19th, 2021

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