In today’s post, Erica Sterling, a PhD student in the Department of History at Harvard University, interviews Kelly Lytle Hernandez about her new book City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion, and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles (University of North Carolina Press, 2017).
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Five Arrested in Georgia in ‘Heinous’ 1983 Killing of Black Man | The New York Times
“If the crime happened today, it would be prosecuted as a hate crime…”
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After Freddie Gray, Marilyn Mosby Intends to Keep on Fighting the Good Fight | The Root
Marilyn Mosby is fighting new battles. She’s used to that.
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From Prison to Ph.D.: The Redemption and Rejection of Michelle Jones | The New York Times
Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at New York University, a promising Ph.D. student in American studies.
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DOJ Won’t Prosecute Baltimore Officers In Freddie Gray Case | NPR
The Department of Justice will not bring civil rights charges against six Baltimore police involved in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, the young black man whose death caused widespread violent protest in that city in 2015.
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I was jailed as a child. I know it’s possible to reintegrate into society with support | The Guardian
We need better access to reentry programs that offer support for people who have lived every day of their adulthood behind bars.
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Review: In ‘Crown Heights,’ Justice Delayed and Denied | The New York Times
… “Crown Heights” nonetheless makes a powerful argument that Colin’s imprisonment was hardly an anomaly.
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‘I worked as a prosecutor. Then I was arrested. The experience made a man out of me. It made a black man out of me’ | The Guardian
Paul Butler, author of the acclaimed book Chokehold, worked as a criminal prosecutor. Then he himself was arrested
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March for Justice | New York Amsterdam News
Aug. 26, the Alliance of Families for Justice will lead a 19-day march to bring to the attention of the New York State Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the general public the human rights abuses in New York prisons and jails such as Rikers and Attica, according to the AFJ website.
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Fired/Rehired | The Washington Post
Police chiefs are often forced to put officers fired for misconduct back on the streets
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