October 16, 2017A conversation about white supremacy, the criminal justice system and the transformation that's needed.
May 12, 2017Reading her life story will change the way you view the world.
March 5, 2015The legal scholar spoke at New York's Union Theological Seminary and encouraged people "to explore the meaning of race and justice at a particularly critical moment in our nation's history."
October 17, 2014Why are we letting these serious social problems be handled by the criminal justice system?
August 22, 2014Any time spent behind bars is harmful to individuals, families, and communities. In many cases, the use of jail makes society less safe.
March 6, 2014Lawyer and activist Michelle Alexander explains what's really behind America's system of mass incarceration.
December 18, 2013In a moving post, journalist Chris Hedges recounts his experience teaching writing to 28 prisoners at a maximum-security prison.
February 19, 2013Instead of helping America's crime-ridden communities, putting more men in prison for longer has had a devastating effect.
April 13, 2012The author says mass incarceration is locking African American men in an inferior second-class status for life.
