Content categorized as Incarceration

Treading the Waters, Part 13

The saga of two young men growing up in New Orleans continues. See what happens next.

Treading the Waters, Part 12

The saga of two young men growing up in New Orleans continues. See what happens next.

“LIKE LL & MJ – I’M B.A.D.D.!” (Brothaz Against Drunk Driving)

Black Fields thinks about his cousin Jaquania’s death in a drunk driving accident and the consequences that followed.

Georgetown’s new program prepares returning citizens to be entrepreneurs.
K-12 schools should follow GU’s lead.

Steve Lilienthal argues the GU Pivot program should be demonstrated in other schools throughout the U.S.

Treading the Waters, Part 3

Artist/Vendor Gerald Anderson recounts his experiences getting arrested in New Orleans.

Don’t Vote

An opinion piece detailing author Levester Green’s opinions on the voting system and its flaws.

Our Tent City

Laticia Brock describes her time living in “Tent City” and the experiences she shared with the people she lived with.

Perception or Reality: A mile in their shoes

Robert Williams invites readers to imagine themselves as homeless and to consider the challenges they would face.

Shortages at Saint Elizabeths Hospital leave people languishing in D.C. Jail

A report released Feb. 26 by the Office of the D.C. Auditor and the Council for Court Excellence documents serious shortcomings in the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, including instances in which staff without formal forensic training made decisions regarding patients’ competency to stand trial and their criminal responsibility for the charges they face.

How guns have affected my life

Guns have affected my life in many ways. Guns tend to put hate, trauma, fear and unforgiveness in the human conscience.

D.C. ACLU sues U.S. Marshals for degrading eviction

The American Civil Liberties Union D.C. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service for an eviction that occurred in June 2015, where marshals entered the home of a woman with weapons drawn and evicted her and her twelve-year-old daughter.

Seeking Justice: Cory Booker talks housing, environment & employment for all

Street Sense Media Vendor Aida Peery interviews Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) about jobs, homelessness, the housing crisis, health care, incarceration and more.

McKinney-Vento 30th Anniversary 2017 Awards Ceremony: Empathy Matters

A description of the McKinney-Vento Awards and the law behind them.

Up Against the ropes

Charlton Battle talks about his recent return to StreetSense.

Returning citizens share their struggles and successes in support of new legislation

Orion Donovan-Smith discusses the two bills introduced in the DC Council which seek to aid people reentering society after being incarcerated, and the experiences of those who have experienced that reentry.

Freedom

A short poem about the power of writing.

People in the Park: Love, Roots, Routine and The Hot Dog Stand Man

The story of Franklin park and a man who sells hot dogs there.

S2J Conference: Ex-Offenders Are Making a Difference

The Service to Justice conference discussed prison reentry and the difficulty involved.

Enough

Not everyone realized the MLK march wasn’t just about freedom – we have that now. What we need today, in hopes of another 50 years, is a better justice system for men and women of color.

Guilt, Charlatans and Racists: The Economics of Race Hustling

Jeffery McNeil talks about Trevon Martin and the issue of race on a broader scale.