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How It Feels to Be a Black Woman Teaching Boys of Color Behind Bars

How It Feels to Be a Black Woman Teaching Boys of Color Behind Bars

How It Feels to Be a Black Woman Teaching Boys of Color Behind Bars

Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Respond to Plan to Close Rikers Island

Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Respond to Plan to Close Rikers Island

Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Respond to Plan to Close Rikers Island

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Kalief Browder’s Mother ‘Literally Died of a Broken Heart,’ Says Lawyer

Kalief Browder’s Mother ‘Literally Died of a Broken Heart,’ Says Lawyer

Oct 17, 2016

Kalief Browder’s Mother ‘Literally Died of a Broken Heart,’ Says Lawyer

WATCH: New Trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Mass Incarceration Documentary, ’13th’

WATCH: New Trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Mass Incarceration Documentary, ’13th’

Sep 26, 2016

WATCH: New Trailer for Ava DuVernay’s Mass Incarceration Documentary, ’13th’

Man Spends 5 Months in Jail on $2 Bail

Man Spends 5 Months in Jail on $2 Bail

Jun 02, 2016

Man Spends 5 Months in Jail on $2 Bail

WATCH: The Story of Ahmed Mohamed Told Via Trap Music and Magical Realism

WATCH: The Story of Ahmed Mohamed Told Via Trap Music and Magical Realism

Jun 01, 2016

WATCH: The Story of Ahmed Mohamed Told Via Trap Music and Magical Realism

Kalief Browder’s Suicide Resonates Throughout Media

Kalief Browder’s Suicide Resonates Throughout Media

Jun 08, 2015

Kalief Browder’s Suicide Resonates Throughout Media

Rikers Island To End Solitary Confinement of Older Teens

Rikers Island To End Solitary Confinement of Older Teens

Jan 14, 2015

Rikers Island To End Solitary Confinement of Older Teens

U.S. Sues New York City Over Rikers Island’s Treatment of Teen Inmates

U.S. Sues New York City Over Rikers Island’s Treatment of Teen Inmates

Dec 18, 2014

U.S. Sues New York City Over Rikers Island’s Treatment of Teen Inmates

Rikers Island Jail Spends About $100K Per Inmate Annually

Rikers Island Jail Spends About $100K Per Inmate Annually

Oct 17, 2014

Rikers Island Jail Spends About $100K Per Inmate Annually

Rikers Island Will End Solitary Confinement for Its Youngest Inmates

Rikers Island Will End Solitary Confinement for Its Youngest Inmates

Sep 30, 2014

Rikers Island Will End Solitary Confinement for Its Youngest Inmates

Federal Inquiry: ‘Culture of Violence’ Against Teens At Rikers

Federal Inquiry: ‘Culture of Violence’ Against Teens At Rikers

Aug 06, 2014

Federal Inquiry: ‘Culture of Violence’ Against Teens At Rikers
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