Fred Davie, Public/Private Ventures. April 6, 2008. A stunning percentage of people released from prison are back behind bars in three years. The Second Chance Act is an attempt to change this.
Jessica Hoffmann, make/shift. April 4, 2008. It's time for white feminists to challenge their own privilege, listen to all voices and take on the issues that matter.
John Tarleton, AlterNet. March 27, 2008. With a progressive new governor and state Republicans on the verge of extinction, New York may soon be ready to "drop the Rock".
Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 10, 2008. A judicial nominee is under scrutiny because of his membership in a discriminatory country club. But what about his career as a prison profiteer?
Jeralyn Merritt, Talk Left AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. January 28, 2008. While small towns become dependent on mass incarceration, corporations reap the benefits
Megan Izen, AlterNet: PEEK. October 24, 2007. Megan Izen: Bobby Jindal is a GOP poster child for minorities. He's rejected Hinduism for Catholicism, changed his name and became a Republican.
Prema Polit, AlterNet. April 14, 2007. In the U.S., over 2.13 million people are incarcerated. Sasha Abramsky's new book, "American Furies," explores the bloated prison system and its tremendous financial and moral cost to our society.