Ending the Prison Industrial Complex - EPIC

10/02/2019

“This exodus comes in the wake of demands by grassroots activists — many under the banner of the coalition — shareholders, policymakers, and investors. Major banks supporting the private prisons behind mass incarceration and immigrant detention have now committed to not renew $2.4B in credit lines and term loans to industry giants GEO Group and CoreCivic.”

Major banks supporting the private prisons behind mass incarceration and immigrant detention have now committed to not renew $2.4B in credit lines and term loans to industry giants GEO Group and CoreCivic.

08/19/2019

Must read:

Our criminal justice system is still shaped by a fear of black people and a taste for violent punishment born on the plantation.

05/12/2019

Families deserve to spend this day together.

04/06/2019

Reminder: Applications for the PREP Board 2019-2020 Due Tomorrow!

No prior experience on the board or other PREP leadership is necessary to apply, so we encourage all who are deeply commitment to our mission and values to consider applying for a board position. Please feel free to contact Alyssa (arw500) or Sam (snc258) with any questions.

03/20/2019

“I have a duty to use my experience,” he said. “I’m justice-impacted,” he continued. “That’s how I identify. ... Going into jail, going through that experience, gave me an identity. That’s why I do what I do.”

Dieter Tejada wants to diversify the legal profession. Not necessarily by race or by class or by gender. But by an identity he believes is most underrepresented among lawyers today:...

03/10/2019

Grand Opening: Capitalizing on Justice at NYU
Thursday, March 14, 2019
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

NYU Gallatin Galleries
1 Washington Place New York United State

Capitalizing on Justice will be on display at The Gallatin Galleries at NYU from March 14-28. Join us on the March 14th for the Grand Opening, featuring a panel discussion with artists Jesse Krimes and Russell Craig. This event is being hosted by The Gallatin Galleries at NYU and The NYU Colleg

03/06/2019

The former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3 reflects on how he turned his cell from a place of confinement to a space for personal growth

03/06/2019

Other funders should do the same.

JPMorgan Chase & Co has decided to stop financing private operators of prisons a...