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: 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: 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…