Revelations: Don’t Take Your Guns to Town
994 mass shootings in 1,004 days: this is what America’s gun crisis looks like (131)
Criminal InJustice: LSP Angola Prison Rodeo, At the Intersections of Abuse
As October approaches, it is that time again, time for the now twice-yearly extravaganza known as the “Wildest Show in the South”. The famous/infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola Prison Rodeo, a tradition that spans nearly 50 years.
Revelations: Jaguar Eats Moon
Super Harvest Blood Moon ‘Blood Moon’ Myths: Superstitions in the Skies When Jaguars Ate the Moon: And Other Stories About Animals and Plants of the Americas Jaguar Masks *** (159)
Criminal InJustice: JWLOP, Three Years Later
Three years ago the Supreme Court ruled on the cases of Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs , striking down statutes in 29 states that provided for mandatory life-without-parole (JLWOP) sentences for children.
Revelations: Ghosts
Hidden problem of ‘ghost gear’: the abandoned fishing nets clogging up oceans Over the weekend, boats, helicopters and airplanes searched up and down the southern California coast, hoping to rescue an 80ft blue whale spotted entangled in a 200ft fishing line. Exact numbers are unknown, but the National Marine Fisheries…
Criminal InJustice: Art and Freedom/Dali at Rikers
The story seems an impossible one, too incredible to be true. How could there be an art class for prisoners at Rikers Island? How could it be that Salvador Dali was planning to attend one day in 1965? How could the painting he gifted to prisoners with be safe in…
Nerds unite in support of boy genius Ahmed Mohamed #IStandWithAhmed
14 year-old Ahmed Mohamed was arrested in Texas for bringing a home-made clock to school. Civilized Americans are rallying to his defense on Twitter under the #IStandWithAhmed hashtag.
America’s Voting Machines at Risk
According to a Brennan Center for Justice report, 43 states will use outdated electronic voting machines perilously close to system failure in the 2016 General Election.