If the Ban on Bail is Successful, Other States Should Follow
Illinois eliminated cash bail as a part of the SAFE-T Act and enacted it on Sep. 18. Before it was enacted, it was challenged by law...
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Cesar Toscano
Jan 182 min read
Illinois First State to Ban Cash Bail Entirely
In July 2023, Illinois was the first state to pass a bill that banned cash bail entirely. It took effect soon after on Sep. 18, leaving...
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Samantha Blum
Sep 24, 20232 min read
America's Prison Overcrowding Epidemic
The International Center of Prison Studies has found that the United States incarcerates more people than any other industrialized nation...
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Samantha Blum
Sep 22, 20231 min read
Prison Overcrowding in America
In the last quarter of the twentieth century, politicians and American citizens all seemed to agree that reform and treatment programs...
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Usman Mahmood
Jul 21, 20232 min read
Twenty Years Later: Guantanamo Bay’s Legacy
Explaining the rife controversy surrounding the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp. The Guantanamo Bay detention camp, also known as Gitmo, is...
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Kallie Fox
Jul 3, 20231 min read
Incarceration and Mental Health
According to the Treatment Advocacy Center, 44 state prisons hold more mentally ill people than the largest remaining state psychiatric...
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Kallie Fox
Apr 13, 20231 min read
Education in Prison
Education is a top priority among the country’s population. It is commonly seen as a way to increase one’s social status and to help a...
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Kallie Fox
Apr 13, 20232 min read
Education in Prison
It is crucial that we invest more money and resources into providing adequate education programs for America's prisons, as doing so would...
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Kallie Fox
Jul 4, 20222 min read
Human Rights Issues in Prison
Compared to other Western prison systems, the United States’ system is perceived as“old-fashioned” and “barbaric.” It is time that the...
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Kallie Fox
Jun 30, 20222 min read
Human Rights Issues in Prison
There are ten basic principles for how prisoners should be treated, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High...
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