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Criminal Legal System
Criminal Legal System | Daniel Pirkel
I’m a prisoner fighting book censorship. Here’s why our access to books matters
I have filed several complaints against censorship in prison. These days, many prisoners don’t even try to buy books in fear of them being taken away.
Criminal Legal System | Tomas Keen
Ban the Bans: A better way to rid racism in prison
A book ban in prison isn’t like the bans in schools; the censorship in prisons is complete. Bans only further ostracize incarcerated people from society.
Criminal Legal System | Kwaneta Harris
In solitary confinement, banned books are a lifeline
Like it or not, I’m a role model for my fellow inmates. I won’t apologize for valuing a good book.
Criminal Legal System | Rasheedah Phillips
The violence of evictions goes beyond displacement
Evictions can perpetuate poverty, disrupt lives, destabilize families, and fracture communities — and Black women are the most at risk.
Criminal Legal System | Pavi Rajesh, Elijiah Nicholson-Messmer, Kaitlyn Fiery, Shuang Jing, Benjamin Tan and Rui Sun
Expanding the circle: The reality of implementing restorative justice across the country
Restorative justice programs can be successful alternatives to incarceration, but experts argue there is a long way to go before they become a large-scale solution.
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