Life
A Brick in the Wall
Clues count, but justice depends on what side you’re on. [more…]
criminal justice system
American Injustice
Dire Human Rights Conditions in Philadelphia Prisons Make Us All Unsafe
In America, we are supposed to be innocent until proven guilty. The lived experience of those incarcerated before having their day in court is just the opposite. Between 70 percent of people detained by [more…]
American Injustice
John Gets This Jawn
PHILADELPHIA- Lt. Gov John Fetterman held his first public campaign event in NW Philly at the Dorothy Emanuel Rec. Center. The self-deprecating Senate candidate vowed not to pander, as Dr. Oz and other Republicans have. [more…]
American Injustice
37 Years in the Darkest of Holes: Part 1
No matter what you think about someone’s guilt or innocence, the type of crime, or any other excuses you can come up with, solitary confinement is torture, end of story. The mental and physical health [more…]
American Injustice
Innocent but Still Guilty: The Arthur “Cetewayo” Johnson Story
The arrest, conviction, incarceration, and even release of Arthur “Cetewayo” Johnson highlights so much of what is wrong with the American criminal justice system, not just in 1970 but through to today. [more…]
American Injustice
Philly’s Hidden Human Rights Crisis: Part 2
Violence and death aren’t the only forms of brutality and torture these moms, dads, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters are forced to endure. [more…]