Rikers Island Will Reportedly Close It’s PrisonsĀ In a plan to help end mass incarceration, and a vicious cycle of violence, Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to completely shut down all Rikers Island jails within the span of 10 years. One of the nine jails in the complex, George Motchan Detention Center, will be shutting […]
"13th" analyzes the criminalization of African-Americans, the U.S. prison boom, and their connections to the 13th Amendment.
These children raise awareness about the effects of mass incarceration in Father's Day love letters.
āā Hillary ClintonĀ expressed regret about the comments she made against African-Americans twenty years ago after an activist confronted herĀ during a fundraising event this week. In a written statement to The Washington Post, Clinton attributed her life’s work to helping children who have been discouraged and oppressed by the system. She also said her choice to […]
