The COVID-19 pandemic proves education, in some states such as Indiana, is a privilege and not equally accessible to everyone. Although school systems were able to develop ways to continue providing education during the pandemic, one group of students has been left in dark: the incarcerated. Inmate education contains multipleRead More →
This opinion piece in the Journal Star makes a good point: over incarceration and long sentences aren’t helpful in making changes. It argues that the state should repass LB1004, vetoed by Gov. Pete Ricketts. This bill supported by police and county attorneys, would have accelerated eligibility for parole. And itRead More →
One of the things I began thinking about, while in jail for a trial, as what the state could be doing to ensure that people who committed the crime had another shot at a good life. I’d never been in trouble before, so it was hard for me to understandRead More →