Criminal Justice

Call To Action: Urgent Need For Youth Advocacy in Justice System

Fifty years ago, the Supreme Court of The United States’ In re Gault case declared that youth…

The Politics of Georgia’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice System Victimizes Children

Georgia’s superior court judges are hindering progress in child welfare and juvenile justice. Juvenile courts…

Victims of Sexual Assault by Identity Fraud Deserve Legal Protection

The lies of Congressman George Santos have inspired multiple new law reform proposals. However, lying…

Why Black Preschoolers Are Still Being Expelled at Staggering Rates

As the holiday season approaches, many preschool children will get to spend extra time with…

It’s Christmas and my son is dying in Stateville Correctional Center.

 Johnny is in dire need of a kidney transplant. His precarious health is now in…

Here’s Something We Can Do to Stop Police Abuse in our Communities

Police “testilying” is a serious, long-standing and ongoing problem for Black and brown people contending…

The Relationship Between Gentrification and Incarceration

Gentrification, also known as Urban displacement, is the process by which historically disinvested neighborhoods are…

Biden Can’t Go Backwards on Criminal Justice Reform

Joe Biden campaigned openly on decarceration and reducing racial disparity in criminal justice and rehabilitation. …

No Place Like Prison: Release Detainees During COVID

While many claim home feels like a prison these days, it most assuredly is not.…

RIP Our Souls

There is darkness in this world, even darker than my skin. Hate’s knife cuts so…

I Was Robbed and You Could Be Next

As a child of poverty and a nonprofit professional advocating for economic opportunity and financial…