criminal justice reform Biden Will Hit Limits to His Presidential Powers as He Seeks to Reform the Criminal Justice System President-elect Joe Biden made criminal justice reform a major campaign promise. But presidential power is limited in its ability to overhaul the country’s sprawling prison network. PBS NewsHour’s political reporter Candice Norwood joined LX News to explain some of the challenges a Biden administration could face reforming the U.S. criminal justice system.
felony disenfranchisement How Felony Disenfranchisement Affects Everyone—Not Just Former Felons In many states across the country, people with felony convictions are prohibited from voting, or only allowed to vote under certain conditions, even after they’ve served their sentence. Jay Jordan, who served time in prison as a young man and is currently the Director for Californians for Safety and Justice, explains how limiting their rights hurts more than just former...
OK Voter There's Only One Way to Cure Racism in Our Criminal Justice System: Vote American imprisons more people than any other country in the world. And we imprison a larger percentage of our Black population than South Africa did during apartheid. Do you want this to change? With Election Day around the corner, the ball’s in your court.
criminal justice reform How Crime Survivors Are Joining Forces to Push for Criminal Justice Reforms and Victim Services Just days before he was supposed to start playing professional basketball overseas, Aswad Thomas was shot twice in his back, ending his career. Today, he is managing director of Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice, and working to mobilize other crime victims to use their votes this November to push for services like trauma recovery centers and criminal justice reforms.
juvenile justice reform Is the Juvenile Justice System Really the Best Way to Help Troubled Kids? A Michigan Judge has refused to release a Black 15-year-old girl who was incarcerated after failing to do her homework online, saying that the girl is benefiting from the juvenile detention center. Joshua Rovner of The Sentencing Project says youth of color are four times as likely as white youth to be detained or committed. He joined LX News to...
purpose over profit Cafe Momentum in Dallas Is Giving Teens From the Juvenile Justice System a Second Chance Cafe Momentum is more than just a great Dallas restaurant — it’s a place where teens coming out of the juvenile justice system are given a second chance. During a 12-month paid internship program created by Cafe Momentum founder Chad Houser, the teens are taught life and job skills and made to feel part of a team — sometimes for...
prison reform Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and Team Roc Are Still Fighting for Inmates at Mississippi's Parchman Prison Roc Nation’s philanthropy arm, Team Roc, filed a lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections earlier this year on behalf of over 150 inmates in the state’s Parchman prison in response to conditions described as “barbaric.” Attorney Jessica Rice, who is working with Team Roc, explains why this case is important in Mississippi and details the long history of...
