, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Fall 2019, Goals, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Quality Education, Raise Your Voice, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, Youth Activism, 1
In some schools, counties, or even states, there is a direct school-to-prison pipeline. Students who, more times than not,...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Dystopia, Fall 2019, Good Health and Well-Being, History, Immigration, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Prison, Privacy, Protest, Quality Education, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Slavery, Terrorism, Violence, War, 1
For a while now, I’ve always noticed that countries with totalitarian Governments like the Soviet Union and North Korea,...
Wrongful convictions happen more than you may think and there are many ways that cause it. Someone who has...
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Death Penalty, Fall 2019, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Reduced Inequalities, Showcase, 2
There is a lot of statistical evidence as to why abolishing the death penalty can be good for society....
, , , Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Fall 2019, Incarceration, Partnerships for the Goals, Responsible Consumption and Production, Showcase, 0
In recent years, sentencing reform has received a lot of attention. We’ve rightly come to the realization that we...
, , , Art, Arts & Entertainment, Incarceration, Partnerships for the Goals, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Reduced Inequalities, This is America, 0
The Green Mile by Stephen King is a book about death, both in life and on death row in...
, , , American Dream, Argument, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Community, Fall 2018, Immigration, Incarceration, Latino Power, Media, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Protest, Race Relations, Reduced Inequalities, Refugees, Religion, Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2019, 2
I have chosen to write about deportation because it has been an ongoing issue for a long time and it’s...
, , , Incarceration, 1
There are 31 states where capital punishment is legal. The most common method of execution is lethal injections. Although...
, , , American Dream, Civic Engagement & Social Justice, Crime, Immigration, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Reduced Inequalities, Rights, Showcase, 1
Immigration may well be the hottest issue in the United States today. Some people want to build physical walls...
, , , Incarceration, Prison, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, Upstander, 6
Dear Superior Court of California-County of Alameda, We are choosing to write to you because you are our...
, , , Biases, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
Unit 3 Project Well, I focused on racial stereotyping and profiling for my project. Although the issue doesn’t directly...
, , , Incarceration, Privacy, Showcase, Spring 2018, 0
I have always known about plea bargaining and that many US citizens, defense lawyers, and criminal rights activists disagree...
, , , American Dream, History, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Rights, Showcase, Social Class, Spring 2018, 1
This article by Stacie Bosley and Kim McKeage examines the diffusion of multilevel marketing and the risk of pyramid...
, , , Community, Good Health and Well-Being, Guns, Incarceration, Showcase, Spring 2018, 3
After the events of the Florida Shooting, I wanted to do some research into how mental health and shootings...
, , , American Dream, Debt, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Incarceration, Politics, Prison, Psychology, Social Class, 0
In business, there exists a competitive craving to be smarter, faster, and bigger than everyone else. This urge stems...
, , , Call to Action, Crime, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Good Health and Well-Being, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Showcase, Spring 2018, The Fifth Column, 4
In the United States of America, even the toughest criminals have basic rights protected by our country’s Constitution. The...
, , , 2nextprez, Biases, Debt, Decision Making, Drugs, Fall 2017, Family, Friendship, Good Health and Well-Being, Happiness, Incarceration, No Poverty (Economy), Politics, Prison, Protest, Research Help, Science, Showcase, Violence, Voting, War, 0
The United States does not tolerate drugs at all, since Ronald Reagan started the war on drugs. If someone...
, , , Argument, Biases, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Prison, Research Help, Showcase, 2
Seems like a good idea at first glance. Too many prisoners, no money to build prisons. Let private companies...
The “war on crime” era of American history drastically changed how we deal with crime, and incarceration. The saying...
, , , Argument, Crime, Death Penalty, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Politics, Showcase, 2
A few hundred years ago, all around the world, the penal system was absolutely. People would be sentenced to...
, , , Crime, Drugs, Fall 2017, Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Race Relations, Showcase, 0
The war on drugs, the supposed “public enemy number one”, established under the Nixon administration and intensified under Reagan...
, , , Death Penalty, Incarceration, Inquiry, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Politics, Prison, Race Relations, Showcase, Violence, 0
In privileged communities across America, the phrase “kids are the future” is sung to remind children that they matter....
, , , Black Lives Matter, Community, Crime, Decision Making, Fall 2017, Gender, Gender Equity (Women), Incarceration, Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, Police, Politics, Quality Education, Race Relations, Showcase, 11
Are Black Children Forced to Grow Up Faster Than White Children YES Black kids are forced to grow up...
, , , Fall 2017, Getting Started, Incarceration, Showcase, 4
In many states in the US, cannabis is beginning to be legalized recreationally. In other states, only medical cannabis...
, , , Incarceration, Raise Your Voice, Slavery, Spring 2017, 0
“‘It’s just dressed up slavery’: America’s shadow workforce rises up against prison labor” written by Carimah Townes who is a...
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