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POPPYN Call Out For Change: Breaking the School to Prison Pipeline
School-to-prison pipeline through the eyes of black students in Philadelphia What do you do when your school feels like a prison? In this documentary, Philly youth, educators and organizers weigh in on the school-to-prison pipeline crisis, explore it...
"What's Going On In Your Justice System Today?" Cash Bail Edition
"What's Going On In Your Justice System Today?" Cash Bail Edition By: Shamona Rodney Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today, the SAFE-T Act was an initiative backed by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus created with the intent of a nati...
Defunding the Police
Defunding the Police The term “defund the police” has become more prominent in recent years with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement and increased exposure to incidents of police brutality. To defund something means to divest and frequently r...
Drug Myths, Laws, and Enforcement - The War on Drugs
Drug Myths, Laws, and Enforcement - The War on Drugs By: Ally Smith The War on Drugs has plagued the United States since the 1970s when President Richard Nixon took office and has yet to end. It is because of the War on Drugs that money is being lost...
Prison Abolition
Prison Abolition by: Maya Simmons Prison abolition is a social campaign that calls to eliminate prisons and offer alternatives to incarceration. The U.S. prison population has increased rapidly in recent years, skyrocketing from 500,000 in 1980 to 1....
