Both Sides of the Bars: Criminal Justice Pioneer Retires After 34 Years
A tireless advocate for the countless individuals, families,…
Both Sides of the Bars: Housing Discrimination Against Justice-Impacted People: The Case of The Fortune Society vs. iAfford NY
People returning home from incarceration continue to be punished…
Both Sides of the Bars: 5 Ways to Improve Public Safety Without Over-Policing and Mass Carceration
With 2023 marking 50 years of mass incarceration in the U.S.…
Both Sides of the Bars: Wife After Prison: Caught in the Aftermath
There are about 2 million people incarcerated in the United States…
Both Sides of the Bars: Putting An End To Today’s Public Safety Crisis
According to the former mayor of Ithaca, New York, mass incarceration,…
Both Sides of the Bars: The State of Criminal Justice Services and Reform: Where Do We Go from Here?
There have been some successes in the movement to reshape justice…
Both Sides of the Bars: Sentencing Reform for Criminalized Survivors
Despite the criminal legal system’s espoused goal of securing…
An Insidious Form of Slavery Still Exists
In this episode of BSOTB, two members of 13th Forward – Jacalyn…
Both Sides of the Bars: Repurposing Closed Prisons to Strengthen Communities
Between 2000 and 2022, 21 states partially closed or fully closed…
Both Sides of the Bars: Women Building Power in Community
In celebration of Women's History Month, Lily Shapiro -policy…
Both Sides of the Bars | 2022 Year in Review: Criminal Justice Reform and the Road Ahead, Pt 2 (February 2023)
2022 was a year of significant change within the criminal justice…
Both Sides of the Bars | 2022 Year in Review: Review Criminal Justice Reform And The Road Ahead, Pt 1 (January 2023)
2022 has been a year of significant change within the criminal…