Transgender Inmate Stages Hunger Strike Against San Francisco Jail’s Housing Policy
Note: This was written as an assignment for my Public Relations course. Some dates, quotations, and other small details have been...
Over 2 Million Kids Spend Father's Day with Dad in Prison
America loves fathers. In response to a rising number of families led by single mothers and studies linking single motherhood to poverty,...
Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project to Document Abuse via Survey and Documentary Film
"Our county jail is currently in a crisis... People are not getting the medicine that they need. People are not getting the care that...
ACJ Employees Face Moldy Workplace, Forced Overtime; Inmates Suffer
Conditions inside the Allegheny County Jail are now so bad that even jail employees are coming forward with concerns. An anonymous...
Let’s Face It: The “War on Drugs” Was Never About the Drugs
This infographic, based on the 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, shows that white Americans are more likely than African...
The War on Drugs: What's Keeping Us From Ending It?
“He begged for his medicine. They handcuffed him when he was spitting blood... I don’t say he needed to be released, I say he needed to...
