incarceration

“By linking bail-out to zakat, we’re saying you can fulfill a pillar of your faith.”

Kids are being funneled from foster care into the criminal justice system.

“The costs are devastating. Women often lose their jobs, housing, or even children only to be found innocent.”

Many have successfully capitalized on what black and brown people have been punished for.

Whether incarcerated or not.

"With my pain and my subsequent mistakes, I can help other prisoners navigate through theirs."

And three places are already implementing changes.

Care packages are no longer limited to expensive, pre-approved products.

Operation PUSH will start on Martin Luther King Day.

Appolition and Bail Bloc apps want to help low-income people avoid pretrial incarceration.

It's a simple gesture that goes a long way.

From those incarcerated to those enforcing incarceration.

"Youth incarceration isn’t one size fits all."

"I was seven years old. I heard a loud bang."

Chaz French understands.

“Being locked up by itself is fairly traumatizing."

"We’d try to make another conversation so we could try not to cry."

And why black girls are particularly at risk.

"Those who monitor my activities as part of my sentence still view me with suspicion and disdain."

Black kids are overrepresented behind bars in the United States.