FICPM on the vanguard of ending mass incarceration
SCSJ Criminal Justice Reform attorney Daryl Atkinson is a steering committee member of the Formerly Incarcerated and Convicted People’s Movement (FICPM). In the following radio…
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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…
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…
Crime does pay, but for whom?
Source: Online-Paralegal-Degree.org
There are 2.3 million people living behind bars in the United States
● The US prison system costs the federal government $55 billion…
Michelle Alexander: Why Police Lie Under Oath
Why Police Lie Under Oath (via http://amicuscuria.com)
By Michelle Alexander THOUSANDS of people plead guilty to crimes every year in the United States because they…
Facts and figures on incarceration in America
Facts and Figures on Incarceration in America (via Moyers & Company)
Over the last four decades, America’s prison population has increased dramatically. This tremendous growth…
Time to End the War on Drugs
Post by SCSJ Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson
Time to End the War on Drugs
In a speech to the American Bar Association on August 12,…