The Changing Prison System

To have a justice system that is fair, the judges in our courts cannot be made solely of old, white men that have the same implicit biases and do not reflect our country’s population. In order to combat against this, the United States Judicial Conference Committee is holding a diversity symposium in 19 cities across… Read more

As of Wednesday’s Democratic Debate, Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has emerged as a strong candidate. If Buttigieg keeps rising to the top, black Americans could look forward to some important changes. He has released a criminal justice reform plan under his Douglass Plan proposal for restorative justice. In this plan, Buttigieg outlines… Read more