Tag: Criminal Justice
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Violent crime – Is it in the water?
Sharlene Green 11/05/2018 Newark, New Jersey has a lead water crisis. The water leaving the city’s treatment center is safe but the lead pipes contaminate the water. Newark public schools first reported a lead water issue in 2016 of which they were met with city denial and dismissal. After 2 years of resident outcries, the…
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Mass Incarceration, is the End Truly in Sight?
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/25/us/texas-district-attorney-race-mass-incarceration.html From Dallas to Manhattan, one common trend resonates through America, “End Mass Incarceration Now.” From Black Lives Matter to Blue Lives Matter, it is no surprise that police brutality, specifically the violence imposed on Brown communities has become a mainstream of discourse, but its new profound political discourse is a pleasant but unexpected surprise.…
Queen Green 