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Criminal Justice Media & Culture Social Justice

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How Black Women and Girls Are Denied Justice in Death

The deaths of Black women and girls are often missing from the headlines, despite routinely being victims of violence. Bias stereotypes and racial disparities in the media coverage further victimize Black women and girls by tarnishing their names and repetitions, hindering justice.

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Criminal Justice

·5 min read

The Role No-Knock Warrants Play in Police Brutality

No-Knock warrants allow police to legally break into people's homes unannounced, often resulting in fatal outcomes like the deaths of Amir Locke and Breonna Taylor.

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Criminal Justice Politics

·5 min read

How A SCOTUS Retirement Could Pave the Way for Black Women

Upon the announcement of Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement, discussions on who will be his successor highlight a need for more Supreme Court representation.

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Criminal Justice Health

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Incarcerated Workers Exposed to Covid Under Threat of Retaliation

Incarcerated workers risk exposure to COVID in prisons, fearing added time if they refuse to work in hazardous conditions.

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2021 Year in Review Criminal Justice Politics

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Year in Review: How Patriotism and Revisionist History Shapes America

For many marginalized communities in America, being patriotic means ignoring a history of violence and oppression that continues to this day.

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2021 Year in Review Criminal Justice Politics Social Justice

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Year in Review: How Can We Make ‘Justice for All’ A Reality?

It's been over a year since one of the largest movements in U.S. history, yet the American justice system is far from being reformed.

Criminal Justice History

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Rittenhouse and America’s Obsession with White Vigilantism

Vigilantes and law enforcement groups have long worked together to create and protect the racial order in the United States.

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Criminal Justice

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Support Foster Youths

Inadequate resources like group homes, trained social workers, and qualified foster parents have contributed to a broken foster care system.

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Criminal Justice History

·4 min read

Rethink 911

911 was created in part to thwart demands for racial justice. That’s why groups around the country are creating new infrastructure to deal with emergencies.

Two protestors holding signs in front of a building. One on the left reads, "Mental illness is not a crime." The one on the right reads, "Care not Cages."

Criminal Justice

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Participatory defense promotes the agency of the families and communities of people facing criminal charges.

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