By Lindsey LaPointe, Illinois-based criminal justice advocate.
A previous Smart Justice blogger explained that social workers should acknowledge our expertise and knowledge to inform effective changes in…
Over two million people are incarcerated in the United States, 2.3 million to be exact. I love this visual from the Prison Policy Initiative which displays all the facets of incarceration. Depending on the research, we don’t always consider the entire system resulting in under…