How Racism Stole Black Childhood How Racism Stole Black Childhood
People who are black and poor aren’t allowed to be young and irresponsible.
Oct 29, 2014 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
By 2030, American Prisons Will Be Filled With Grandmas and Grandpas By 2030, American Prisons Will Be Filled With Grandmas and Grandpas
How this country’s “tough on crime” ethos created a generation of graying inmates.
Oct 27, 2014 / Kate Cox
Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That? Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That?
Mayor Betsy Hodges wants to make Minneapolis live up to its progressive hype.
Sep 3, 2014 / Cities Rising / Gabriel Thompson
Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life
People like Luis Rivera are being locked out of the formal workforce forever thanks to one youthful mistake.
Nov 6, 2013 / Feature / Kai Wright
Ban the Box in New Jersey Ban the Box in New Jersey
The passage of The Opportunity to Compete Act would make the employment process fairer for young people in the state, especially young people of color, while also expanding employm...
Apr 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Morgan Jerkins and StudentNation
What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice? What Effect Will the Election Have on Criminal Justice?
Though sentencing, the drug war and other criminal justice issues were absent from the presidential contest, November 6 saw a wave of voter initiatives that will change policy on “...
Nov 14, 2012 / Graham Kates