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Mobilizing the Black Vote

Sharlene Green 11/02/2018 2018 midterm elections spark an exciting time in politics. With Stacey Abrams (D) first Black female major party nominee for the Georgia gubernatorial race, Andrew Gillium (D), Florida gubernatorial race. Former NAACP President Ben Jealous (D) for the Maryland gubernatorial race and Latisha James (D), if elected, the first Black female attorney…
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Gentrification Impacts Urban Parolees

Sharlene Green 10.29.18 Despite the latest NYS criminal justice reforms (pre-trial detention, alternative to incarceration), the re-incarceration of parolees for technical violations remains a controversial issue. From January 2014 to January 2018 NYC’s jail population declined by 21%. However, a reverse trend occurred among technical parole violators who were re-incarcerated at a 15% rate from…