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Week 12: Where Do We Go From Here? Confronting the Incarceration Nation

Week 12: Where Do We Go From Here? Confronting the Incarceration Nation

In early June, I created this personalized medium space, read a few articles on the effective use of Instagram’s IGTV feature, and decided…
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Week 11: Wrongful Convictions

Week 11: Wrongful Convictions

Public confidence in the justice system, or what’s left of it, is rightfully diminished when innocent people are convicted
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Week 10: The State of Women’s Incarceration

Week 10: The State of Women’s Incarceration

Women face different problems than men and those issues are more often than not, exacerbated by incarceration
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Week 9: Dollars and Cents — Prison Labor Exploitation

Week 9: Dollars and Cents — Prison Labor Exploitation

Incarcerated persons are exploited in labor-intensive industries with little compensation or regard for physical & emotional health
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Week 8: The Case for Death Penalty Abolition

Week 8: The Case for Death Penalty Abolition

Let’s get it straight — Capital punishment is a blatant violation of the constitution’s alleged ban an cruel and unusual punishment
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Week 7: “Lock Them Up and Throw Away the Vote” — STOP Silencing Incarcerated Individuals

Week 7: “Lock Them Up and Throw Away the Vote” — STOP Silencing Incarcerated Individuals

Repeat after me- incarceration should be irrelevant to voting eligibility! That’s it, that’s the message.
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Additional Content: “Sitting in Pure Sweat” —  Battling the Heat Wave Behind Bars

Additional Content: “Sitting in Pure Sweat” —  Battling the Heat Wave Behind Bars

In most states, prisons and jails aren’t required to regulate their temperatures. Unfortunately, incarcerated individuals bear the brunt.
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Week 6: The Education Crisis Behind Bars

Week 6: The Education Crisis Behind Bars

State and local spending on prisons and jails increased 3x the rate of K-12 public education funding over the course of three decades. Why?
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Week 5: The Connection between For-Profit Prison Corporations & Migrant Detention Policies

Week 5: The Connection between For-Profit Prison Corporations & Migrant Detention Policies

Why are migrants left out of conversations surrounding the prison industrial complex? Are you unknowingly funding a detention facility?
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Week 4: Equal Access? Health Services, Food, & Phone Calls Behind Bars

Week 4: Equal Access? Health Services, Food, & Phone Calls Behind Bars

Why are there so many barriers to getting the proper care, nutrients, and treatment within our nation’s prisons and jails?
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Week 3: Incarceration is a Queer Issue. This is not up for debate.

Week 3: Incarceration is a Queer Issue. This is not up for debate.

Incarceration impacts the most vulnerable people in the queer community. Incarceration is a queer issue — Point blank. Period.
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Additional Content: Celebrating Father’s Day Behind Bars

Additional Content: Celebrating Father’s Day Behind Bars

1.5 million+ children have a father incarcerated in prison. What does that mean on Father’s Day?
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Week 2: Mass Incarceration in the United States

Week 2: Mass Incarceration in the United States

With over 2.2 million people within the nation’s prisons and jails, it’s time to have a serious conversation about mass incarceration
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Week 1: Back to Basics — An Introduction to the System

Week 1: Back to Basics — An Introduction to the System

Courtroom actors and flowcharts and journal articles, oh my! Getting back to the basics of the criminal justice system
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(In)Justice Served: The Criminal Justice System, Explained

(In)Justice Served: The Criminal Justice System, Explained

Twelve weeks. Twelve criminal justice topics. Twelve honest conversations.
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