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Russell Craig started working with Mural Arts after his imprisonment at SCI Graterford, the former Montgomery County prison. Now pieces by the Philly native, who has used leather, blood and paint ...
A formerly incarcerated man who has become a Pulitzer Prize winner details artwork used to change the way folks think about mass incarceration.
UK Heritage Department feared ‘mass restitutions’ when Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland Civil servants felt frustrated after Prime Minister John Major returned the 13th-century artefact ...
Drawing from her own family’s experience, Pressley urges action on legislation like the People's Response Act to confront the systemic harm of mass incarceration and center care, dignity, and ...
The proposed Everglades detention center, deemed Alligator Alcatraz, has a lot of red flags. There are the glaring issues, including problems of environmental injustice — putting 5,000 ...
California’s public defense system is underfunded, with flat-fee contracts worsening outcomes. Assembly Bill 690 seeks to ban this practice and bring reform.
The agency has historically struggled to fill open positions — and more money won't necessarily solve the problem.
Even if you're not a country fan, or weren't around in the 1970s, I bet you'll recognize each of these classic country songs.
During Bangladesh’s July Movement, meme artists and political illustrators used digital satire and visual storytelling as powerful tools of resistance, transforming protest into art that exposed ...
San Jose's Obon Festival is the largest of its kind in the U.S. The festival's big attraction is the traditional Bon Odori, in which hundreds of people perform a community dance.
INDIANAPOLIS — Three new billboards in Indianapolis criticize the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The billboards, which rea… ...
So do the 57% of voters who chose community care over mass incarceration. Let’s not replace a broken machine with a bloated one. Let’s build something worthy.