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Tag: Criminal justice reform
Opinion
Higher Education’s Racial Reckoning
The public lynching of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, broadcast for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in a constant loop over television and social media, was a turning point in what has become a cultural spectacle of Black death. Floyd’s killing took place amidst the backdrop of a nation reeling from […]
September 18, 2020
Opinion
First Step or First Stumble?
Michelle Alexander’s 2010 book, The New Jim Crow, captured the sobering reality that the United States now locks up more people, per incident, than any other country in the world.
March 21, 2019
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The Benefits of Lifting the Federal Pell Ban for Incarcerated People
Greater access to a postsecondary education due to Pell Grant awards would equip incarcerated individuals with the job skills they need to compete in the workforce, increase formerly incarcerated individuals’ employment rates and earnings and reduce recidivism, saving states a combined $365.8 million in prison costs each year. That’s the findings of a new study from the Vera Institute of Justice and the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality (GCPI).
January 15, 2019
HBCUs
Second Chance Pell Students Earn College Degree
From the medium-security prison where he’s been incarcerated since 2009, Robert M. Williams has continued to nurture a boyhood dream of designing and selling the sartorial finery he’d admired in glossy magazines and on the bodies of folks with a certain income.
December 18, 2018
Opinion
From Pain to Power
Over time, we’ve witnessed a concerted effort to denounce the undeniable racial disparities resulting from America’s addiction to punishment. What often is missing is an emphasis on the voices and experiences of victims and their families, particularly victims of color.
April 12, 2018
African-American
Honoring Black History Month, in Prison
Black History Month is often referred to by my fellow Blackademics as “the high season.” Schools and organizations across the country seek us out for obligatory assemblies and programs. Though the shortest month, February is the most popular time of the year for scholars of color to situate our scholarship within longstanding questions of freedom and justice.
March 4, 2018
African-American
Experts Highlight Higher Ed’s Impact on Criminal Justice Reform
During this politically tumultuous time, the governance studies program at the Brookings Institution refocused attention on mass incarceration on Monday.
August 28, 2017
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