prison reform
Freedom Reads, a nonprofit founded by formerly incarcerated poet and lawyer Reginald Dwayne Betts, is transforming prisons through literature. The organization has installed nearly 500 handcrafted mini-libraries in 50 correctional facilities, offering 280,000 books to inmates. The libraries, built by former inmates and designed to contrast prison architecture, foster introspection and community. Inmate Maria Montalvo […]
The death of Robert Brooks, an incarcerated man who was beaten at Marcy Correctional Facility in December, has been officially ruled a homicide, according to his family’s attorney. The medical report determined the cause of death as compression of the neck and multiple blunt force injuries. Brooks, a Greece, NY resident, was transferred to Marcy […]
Ye and Drake are taking the stage to use their platforms for prison reform, and specifically to free Larry Hoover Jr’s father, Larry Hoover. Yesterday, West took to Instagram to release his plans for his previously-teased Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert. The concert on December 9 at Memorial Coliseum in LA, which will feature Drake […]
Charles Barkley has recently shared his opinion regarding the NBA’s method of addressing the social issues of today’s world. In a comment to CNBC, he stated: “What’s happening now is we’re turning into a circus. Instead of talking about racial equality, racial justice and economic justice, we spend all our time worrying about who’s kneeling […]
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