“We continue to look at how a judge in New York has suspended the release of Herman Bell, a 70-year-old prisoner who has been granted parole after 45 years in prison. Bell was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the killing of two New York City police officers in 1971. At the…
I recently wrote a paper for my Political Science class called, “The Challenges of Reentry into Society by Ex-Felons: Pay Now or Pay a Lot More Later.” In it, I offered the case that ex-felons are doomed to a life of either recidivism, low wage dead ends, or addiction and homelessness. Yes, some go on…
If you haven’t seen the documentary, “13th”, you are missing a very important historical analysis that you need. You can find out more about it on Netflix HERE Here’s a trailer for the film: Recently, the musician Common discussed the film and his music at an AOL sponsored discussion: The title of Ava DuVernay’s extraordinary…
In the last 35 years, California has built approximately 22 new prisons, and the state has one of the highest recidivism rates in the country. The US’s prison industrial complex has been called America’s human rights crisis. So is it possible for prisoners have hope for their future? How do you retain your humanity in…