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When the world has treated your life like it’s disposable, one of the most revolutionary things you can do is…
I have had the unsettling but unique experience of watching one man’s profound mental illness ripple through an entire community….
When Taylor District Court Judge Joseph Slaven decided to repeatedly flip off a courthouse camera (nine times, to be exact)…
When actress Lori Loughlin — known by many as “Aunt Becky” from Full House — was cast again after serving…
In America, we like to believe that truth always wins. That, if a person is proven innocent, they walk free.
But, in the real world of the U.S. justice system, innocence is not enough.
In a just society, public power must always be accompanied by public accountability. Yet when it comes to the criminal…
Here we go again. The system that legislators love to “count on” to keep people safe behind bars is undercutting…
Today, is Halloween, and I’m going to let you in on a terrifying secret: mass incarceration has made a lot…
In a nation that claims to value life, dignity, and opportunity, we sure have a really funny way of showing…
? Horror is a Safe Space for Dangerous Questions Horror has always given us permission to peek into the dark…
