When Dolfinette Martin was convicted of shoplifting more than $700 worth of clothes in Louisiana in 2005, she had five children, no money and an addiction to cocaine.
Category Archives: Articles of Interest
Reducing Barriers to Reintegration
Fair chance and expungement reforms in 2018.
Legislators seek to bar judges from sending drug users who relapse to jail
Last summer, the state’s highest court ruled that judges could continue to order jail time for defendants who violate probation
Bail Remains Sticking Point in Talks on Criminal-Justice Overhaul in New York
State lawmakers are working through disagreements over how to reduce or eliminate the use of money bail as part
Who Belongs in Prison?
A truly just system must do more than protect the rights of the innocent; it must also respect the humanity
Is Prison Necessary? Ruth Wilson Gilmore Might Change Your Mind
In three decades of advocating for prison abolition, the activist and scholar has helped transform how people think about criminal
‘I Don’t Want to See Him Fail’: A Firm Takes a Chance on Ex-Inmates
Progressive Coating of Chicago, seeking workers in a tight labor market, confronts heart-rending dilemmas
At state prison, inmates aim to improve lives as students
Kimberly Piper spent the majority of her career teaching middle schoolers. About four years ago, she was looking for a change. She found the Department
