What did we learn during End Mass Incarceration Week?
From April 5-13, 2014, SCSJ joined other groups across the nation in observing End Mass Incarceration Week (EMI Week). SCSJ produced daily blog posts on…
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From the daughter of a prisoner
For the final entry in our End Mass Incarceration Week blog series, SCSJ intern Nadiah Porter gives us an intimate look into her life growing…
Shocking police overreach haunts Southern city: Racial profiling, quotas and secret “conviction bonuses”
Shocking police overreach haunts Southern city: Racial profiling, quotas and secret “conviction bonuses”
How a federal grant incentivized a police department to go nuts…
Mass Incarceration & People of Color
Mass Incarceration & People of Color
One in every 31 Americans is on probation, on parole, in jail or in prison. Distressingly, according to the…
Mass Incarceration of Juveniles: does putting children in jail solve anything?
Does putting children in jail solve anything?
During a single year, an estimated 2.1 million youth
under the age of 18 are arrested in the…
Isolation Kills: The Perils of Solitary Confinement
As public health and social justice practitioners, it seems obvious that putting someone in a cage – with no human contact or sensory stimulation –…
End Mass Incarceration: Roundup of Recent Developments
As part of SCSJ’s End Mass Incarceration Week observance, we are posting daily blogs about various issues affecting incarcerated people. This post by SCSJ macro…
U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers: # NotOneMore
This post is part of SCSJ’s End Mass Incarceration Week series. It focuses on immigrant detention facilities in the U.S. NotOneMore Deportation.
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End Mass Incarceration Week
From April 5-13, 2014, SCSJ will be honoring End Mass Incarceration Week.
What is End Mass Incarceration Week? It is a week set aside to…
What is End Mass Incarceration Week? It is a week set aside to…
How Can We Manifest Hope into Freedom?
The American Prospect Longform recently published an article entitled, Is There Hope for the Survivors of the War on Drugs? by Senior Writer Monica Potts. …
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Durham’s Misdemeanor Diversion Program
Jasmine, 16, stood behind the defense table in Criminal Courtroom 4-D. She was in line with two dozen “real” adults in their 20’s, 30’s, and…
Clean Slate Clinic: The Full Rundown
On March 22nd, 2014, a coalition of community partners including the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), Durham Economic Resource Center (DERC), CAARE, Union Baptist…