criminal justice system

Catching Up With Bobby Shmurda, Post Prison-Release

The Brooklyn rapper was just released from prison and will be in the public eye for the first time since his arrest in 2014.…

March 11, 2021

Sentencing of Lori Loughlin Proves That There Is Privilege in Punishment

Starr Shapiro, Columbia University

Guilty of participating in the biggest fraud in the history of college admissions, Aunt Becky and her spouse will spend only a few months in jail.…

September 8, 2020

‘Chokehold: Policing Black Men’ Stresses the Need for Police Reform

Chase Cutarelli, Columbia University

Published in 2017, Paul Butler's book equips supporters of Black Lives Matter with one more important resource to curb racism in law enforcement.…

June 9, 2020

The Final Season of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Addresses the Immigration Crisis

Aubrey Doerr, Chapman University

The writers of the long-running show are ready to throw hands at the current politically-charged climate.…

August 17, 2019

Next Up: Prison Reform

Sydney Hawkins, Alabama A&M University

Greater awareness of the problem means that the end of mass incarceration in America might come sooner than we think.…

July 1, 2019

In Need of Translation

Cheryl Sutton, Purdue University

After the Charlottesville protests, Amalia Garcia-Pretelt began working for the city's witness protection program, giving immigrants a voice by translating theirs.…

January 1, 2018

4 Details Everyone Needs to Know About the U.S. Criminal Justice System

Leslie Currie, University of Virginia

Here are just a few light talking points for family dinners during the holiday season!…

November 11, 2017

A Look Inside "TIME: The Kalief Browder Story" and the Justice System In New York

Why College Students Need to Watch “TIME: The Kalief Browder Story”

D'Ariel Myrick, University of Georgia

Spike's new documentary miniseries, "TIME," is real-time proof that the justice system needs fixing.…

March 20, 2017

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