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Tag Archives: New Orleans
Introducing VOTE’s new Deputy Director: a proven leader in criminal justice reform
[As the primary writer of Unprison, I am honored to share with readers that my best efforts will flow through Voice of the Ex-Offender, an organization at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement- and at the epicenter of … Continue reading
When Candidates Oppose the Right to Vote
“Citizenship means standing up for everyone’s right to vote,” Obama said. But does he, and other politicians truly mean it? At a recent forum featuring four candidates for the New Orleans sheriff election, I asked a question regarding voting rights … Continue reading
Does the Prosecution Rest? Changing the Narrative to Let Justice Be Done
The George Zimmerman trial is on my Facebook wall. It is on TV at the gym. Needless to say, from a guy who doesn’t have a TV: it is everywhere. Because this case is one of the few high-profile cases … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Courts, Innocence, Race
Tagged George Zimmerman, media bias, New Orleans, prosecutor, prosecutor misconduct, Public defender, shooting, Trayvon Martin, Zimmerman
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New Report on Public Housing: “Communities, Evictions, and Criminal Convictions.”
I first encountered this public housing issue over a decade ago while living in Rhode Island, and finally began legal research while in New York City last summer. It is national in scope, and much of the relevant law is … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged civil rights, criminal convictions, eligibility, eviction, FHA, FICPM, HANO, Housing and Urban Development, HUD, Law, New Orleans, PHA, public housing, public housing authority, war on drugs
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Do Colleges Encourage Racial and Class Superiority?
What’s wrong with the picture above? Most won’t see it, even if they read the entire paper- which is why most people “just don’t get it.” Where corporate media reinforces stereotypes and racial/class divisions, universities are supposed to be bastions … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Employment, Race
Tagged Andrew Fastow, employment practices, New Orleans, Rape culture, Sodexo, Tulane, Tulane Hullabaloo, White-collar crime
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Action Packed Hearing on Public Housing and Criminal Convictions
The public hearing held at Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), regarding criminal convictions, turned out to be three hours of praise, criticism, education, and a whole lot more from roughly 200 people. For some, January 22nd was the first … Continue reading
Testify: US Commission on Civil Rights Tackles Employment Discrimination
The federal government is not done developing the law around discrimination against people with criminal records, particularly as the Disparate Impact on people of Color has been rampant. They are accepting testimony until January 21st. Our friends at National Employment … Continue reading
Posted in Actions, Commentary, Employment, Legislation, prison economics, Race, Rehabilitation
Tagged Ban the Box, criminal record, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Louisiana, New Orleans, Prison, Rhode Island, United States, United States Commission on Civil Rights, Washington DC
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2016: The year of voting rights, public defenders, sentencing reform, and Albert Woodfox
The Epicenter of Race, Voting, and Mass Incarceration New Orleans has always been a national news story. Northern parts of America probably understood the Free People of Color, prior to the Civil War, as much as they could understand contemporary … Continue reading →