Incarceration: The Era of Mass Imprisonment

02/03/2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/02/traffic-tickets-income-adjustment-rich/621452/

America’s traffic laws hurt the poor, and don’t really deter anyone. But what if traffic fines scaled with income?

02/01/2022

https://www.curbed.com/2022/01/faith-ringgold-rikers-jail-murals-wpa-groundswell-public-art.html?fbclid=IwAR2iTiDzBKH9uyLQgrDXQNMoIL5Wym5pwAF7NLFL6qUCkIirJPLOxFbQbP0

Faith Ringgold’s mural is heading to the Brooklyn Museum, but it’s not clear where the rest will go.

01/19/2022

State Supreme Court ruled that all juvenile offenders given harsh sentences be allowed to seek a sentencing review after serving 20 years.

01/04/2022

https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takeaway/segments/power-and-necessity-treating-criminal-defendants-dignity

A conversation with Judge Victoria Pratt about the theory and practice of procedural justice criminal court.

01/02/2022

Fifteen people at the jail died in 2021. These are their lives — and how they came to an end.

09/15/2021

The mayor promised to close the jail years ago, but the situation there is as desperate as it’s ever been.

08/13/2021

https://qz.com/2046347/prisons-are-where-vaccine-mandates-are-most-needed/

Correctional officers have a higher infection rate than prisoners, and present a serious threat to the community and the incarcerated population.

07/18/2021

https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-are-wrongly-convicted-people-still-imprisoned-in-missouri/?fbclid=IwAR1rSzc9C_ejlrb9RDiInun4HXyNfdTQubJy6JxEE99WCs5kW9ytpPCIym4

"48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty talks with two Missouri men, Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson, who have served a combined 70 years in prison for murders most people now believe they did not commit. And yet, even though prosecutors have called for their release, innocence may not be enough t...

07/07/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/06/opinion/a-ship-from-guantanamo-bay-art.html?campaign_id=2&emc=edit_th_20210707&instance_id=34676&nl=todaysheadlines®i_id=11038692&segment_id=62754&user_id=0927870044949f60510028fa98993284

Moath al-Alwi has never been charged with a crime, but has spent over 19 years at the U.S. military detention camp in Cuba. In a new short film, Mr. al-Alwi talks about the art he makes to survive.

06/24/2021

A new film highlights historical use of canines against Black people