Education that uses advocacy and social justice offers more possibilities for incarcerated students

This story was originally published at Prism.

Accessing education can be endlessly challenging for those who are currently or formerly incarcerated. For those inside, coursework is often provided …

College-in-prison programs have many benefits, but barriers to access abound

This story was originally published at Prism.

Addressing a sun-drenched, socially distanced crowd of graduates in late May, Dwayne Betts, the lawyer, poet, and memoirist, delivered the 2021 …

Proposed ‘Abolition Amendment’ would close a major 13th Amendment loophole

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While the 13th Amendment abolished chattel slavery, an often ignored clause still allows for slavery and involuntary servitude as “punishment for a …

'Contrary to common sense': Drug 'kingpin' released but Supreme Court rejects low-level offender

The Supreme Court on Monday made the kind of logic-defying opinion that is exactly why crime rates in this country continue to increase. The people with the power to effect real change are too busy …

New York’s elderly incarcerated population is growing—it’s time to let them go home

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Elderly incarcerated people are among those most vulnerable to COVID-19, but despite the deadly pandemic, they are still subject to a parole system more …

New York state law helps bring an incarcerated survivor home

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On Wednesday, June 2, Denise Mann was resentenced under the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA). While the law was designed to meet the needs …