If you have a loved one in prison and want to contact them, generally you are allowed to call, email, or video chat with them. The only problem is prisons can charge a fortune for these services, leaving physical mail as the best and sometimes only option for people behind bars. … [Read more...] about Prisons often reject letters to inmates. This app stops that from happening
Social Justice
6 dirty power plants in New York to transition to cleaner technologies
Power plants that rely on fossil fuels are already bad enough, but what makes these polluting plants even worse is that they are disproportionately located near communities of color. In a study from the University of Washington and Stanford University, researchers found that … [Read more...] about 6 dirty power plants in New York to transition to cleaner technologies
How voting rights groups are helping inmates vote from jail
If casting a ballot can already be a tricky process for regular citizens, you can imagine how difficult it is for inmates to vote—especially during the pandemic. Most states don’t allow felons to vote while serving their sentence. With that said, people with misdemeanor … [Read more...] about How voting rights groups are helping inmates vote from jail
LGBTQ community adopts #proudboys to drown out hateful rhetoric
The Proud Boys, a far-right group designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group, was trending on social media after being mentioned at the presidential debate, but Twitter users quickly took matters into their own hands to stop the spread of hateful … [Read more...] about LGBTQ community adopts #proudboys to drown out hateful rhetoric
We need diverse juries. New California law will help make that happen
Making the US criminal justice system more fair and effective requires many changes, but one big one is selecting juries that reflect the demographics of their community. To help achieve this, California governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law last week that draws jurors … [Read more...] about We need diverse juries. New California law will help make that happen
