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    Category: Law & Justice

    Not All Cages Exist Behind Bars: Even After Release, Previously Incarcerated Women Still Struggle to Survive

    Each year, the number of women incarcerated in America continues to increase at an alarming rate. These women need to learn how to spread their wings once they’ve been released. Women on the Rise, an Atlanta organization, is providing support to previously incarcerated women and catalyzing policy change through activism.

    January 25, 2020 by Jacob Exler

    A Repository of Social Ills: Mass Incarceration in Broome County

    Broome County’s jail is one of many under scrutiny for mass incarceration and treatment of inmates.

    March 29, 2019March 29, 2019 by Jacob Exler

    Inside the RAICES Fight for Asylees Detained in Texas

    Witnessing first-hand how an immigrant-serving organization handled changes in immigration policy— beginning with the zero tolerance policy, family separations, the Matter of A-B, and the relocation of migrant families— exemplified the dynamic pace of the job and the need for resilience of everyone involved.

    September 24, 2018September 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    American Power and Ignorance: a View from Abroad

    Hansen’s deeply personal account of her years in Turkey relays a historical critique of American power, the relationship between our racial history and foreign policy, and American exceptionalism.

    January 9, 2018March 22, 2018 by Benjamin

    Is Jeff Sessions Washington’s Most Dangerous Person?

    If Sessions decides to double down on his aggressive ignorance, the country will suffer as a result.

    May 1, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    In Chicago, Two Administrations Spar on Policing

    Chicago is the subject of two distinct visions of crime and crime-fighting. Analyzing how the Obama and Trump administrations address the city, as well as the broader issues of criminal justice, reveals how they both craft narratives about crime and policing.

    February 6, 2017March 28, 2018 by Benjamin

    The Terror Exception Transitions to Trump

    If Congress and the courts continue to defer to the executive branch during the Trump administration, they will permit an expanded extra-legal war against ISIL and other terrorist groups.

    January 20, 2017March 3, 2018 by Benjamin

    How the Movement for Black Lives Can Reignite the American Left

    If the American left wants a plan that provides opportunity, expands freedoms and rights, energizes voters, and appeals to workers, then the Movement for Black Lives and their platform is a fantastic place to start.

    December 20, 2016March 29, 2018 by Benjamin

    “No Fly No Buy”and the Second Amendment

    So long as the Second Amendment is in place, it is impossible to implement many “common sense” gun laws; lawmakers’ hands are tied because having gun ownership considered a “right” rather than a “privilege” supersedes any logical bill regarding firearms.

    October 14, 2016March 31, 2017 by Benjamin

    Why Did Donald Trump Defend Stop-and-Frisk?

    If Donald Trump is really only referring to the “practice” of Terry stops, and not discussing its application, then his proposal to “do stop-and-frisk” is completely meaningless.

    October 11, 2016March 31, 2017 by Benjamin

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