In Memorium: War Is Over ~
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CI: Documenting Innocence
Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Documenting Innocence: National Registry of Exoneration by nancy a…
Gotta Vote!!
Obama for America launches new voter registration website – Gotta Vote – resources for every state. (52)
CI: Birthing Behind Bars
Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Birthing Behind Bars: Fighting for Reproductive Justice for Women…
The Last Tower: The Decline and Fall of Public Housing
Harper’s Magazine: Forty years ago, when U.S. cities began abandoning high-rise public housing, blasting crews would fill a tower with explosives and in a few monumental booms all would be reduced to rubble and rolling clouds of dust. It was as swift as it was symbolic. Now the demolitions are…
CI: Faith, Inc. and Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Faith, Inc. and Criminal Justice Reform by Kay Whitlock…
CI: Tipping Point???
Criminal InJustice† is a weekly series devoted to taking action against inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. Nancy A. Heitzeg, Professor of Sociology and Race/Ethnicity, is the Editor of CI. Criminal InJustice is published every Wednesday at 6 pm CST. Tipping Point? by nancy a heitzeg Sometimes we do…
20 years after L.A. Riots, Justice is still Slow
Leonard Pitts, Jr., Sacramento Bee: And yes, I know someone wishes I should just shut up about it. I hear that a lot. Indeed, more than once, someone has actually told me there’d be no racial problems in this country “if you didn’t talk about it.” What a piece of…