Herman Wallace (October 13, 1941 – October 4, 2013): “I am Free”
Hermans’ House Obituary/Press Statement at Angola 3 News: The Muhammad Ali of Criminal Justice (28)
CI: LSP Angola Prison Rodeo, At the Intersections of Abuse
† 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. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Troy Anthony Davis (10/9/1968 – 9/21/2011)
Two years after Troy Davis’ execution, our fight to end the death penalty lives Jen Marlowe and Kimberly Davis On 21 September 2011, the state of Georgia killed Troy Anthony Davis as the world looked on, aghast that Georgia was proceeding with the execution, overlooking a mountain of evidence that…
CI: A Message from Herman Wallace (and Us)
† 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. Kay Whitlock, co-author of Queer (In)Justice, is contributing editor of CI. Criminal Injustice is published every Wednesday at…
Dream Defenders Stand Their Ground, Occupying the New Jim Crow
Dream Defenders and Trayvon Martin protesters take a stand in Sanford, FL. (Werth Media/Flickr) From In These Times: As nationwide protests erupted this July after a Florida jury acquitted George Zimmerman of murdering Trayvon Martin, President Obama asked Americans to exercise “calm reflection” and reminded demonstrators that “we are a…
Homicides soar in states with ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
From Southern Studies: Many of the 22 states that have enacted “Stand Your Ground” self-defense laws — like the one at the center of the controversy over last year’s shooting death of unarmed Florida teen Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of shooter George Zimmerman — have experienced a dramatic…
Birmingham, September 15, 1963
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Half A Century Later: March on Washington
5oth Anniversary of the March on Washington March on Washington Original Coverage (15)