Posts Tagged ‘Mass Incarceration’

Native Americans believe there are dual systems of justice

Native Americans believe there are dual systems of justice
There are disparities in the system of justice in South Dakota that can only be found in other states with large Native American populations. The incarceration ratio for Native Americans in South Dakota is far out of proportion with the total state population. The main prisons in the state are top...
September 20th, 2010 | American Indians, Criminal Justice, Featured | Read More

Mass Incarceration: A destroyer of people of color and their communities

Mass Incarceration: A destroyer of people of color and their communities
Dear Obama Administration, instead of having our Drug Czar focus on addiction recovery and prevention programs, how about changing the policy of our racialized criminal justice system that has used the “War on Drugs” policy to put more Black males in the criminal justice system than slavery in 1850? Around...
May 17th, 2010 | Criminal Justice | Read More

Want to know what’s wrong with the War on Drugs?

Want to know what’s wrong with the War on Drugs?
By Madhuri Mohindar and Ishita Srivastava It’s the first time that 1 in every 100 adult Americans is in prison, proof of an exploding prison system that our country can ill afford and a movement away from rehabilitation programs. Even more disturbing are the racial disparities within the prison...
March 11th, 2010 | Criminal Justice, Racial Equity | Read More