Category Archives: Incarceration
Visit from Candis Tolliver
On Thursday the 23rd, we were very lucky to receive a visit from Candis Toliver from the NYCLU. Earlier, when we had visited the NYCLU, she [...]
Visit From Candis Tolliver
On Thursday, January 23rd, Candis Tolliver, senior organizer for the NYCLU (New York Civil Liberties Union) came to speak to the Eighth Grad [...]
Visit from Fernando Bermudez
In 2006, my dad read an article about the Innocence Project in the newspaper and told me about it. I realized it was a good cause and donate [...]
NYCLU visit, Candis Toiliver and Deandrea Khan November 26
We recently visited the NYCLU. They are a organization that mainly focuses on police brutality, stop and frisk and knowing your rights. Stop [...]
Innocence Project, Interview with Kristen Pulkinnen, Wednesday November 20, 11:00
Our goal visiting the Innocence Project was to find out how people and organizations helped with wrongful incarceration. The Innocence Proje [...]
Interview with Donna Lieberman, Candis Tolliver, and Deandra Khan
On Tuesday, November 26th, my group went to the offices of the NYCLU, the New York affiliate branch of the ACLU, the American Civil Libertie [...]
“Gideon’s Army”
On Thursday, November 21st, my group went to the NYU School of Law to watch a movie about public defenders in the South. The film, “ [...]
Interview with Kristin Pulkinnen
On Wednesday, November 20th, my group visited and interviewed Kristin Pulkinnen, a woman who works at the Innocence Project, specifically on [...]
Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Our group is looking at Wrongful Incarceration, Stop and Frisk, and the Justice System as a whole. The Justice System is flawed, people are [...]
Interview at District Attorney’s Office
By Julia N. Last Wednesday at 11AM we visited the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office for an interview with three employees in the Cri [...]
Housing Plus Solutions-The Drew House
By Sadie On January 24th, my social justice group visited an ATI which stands for Alternative to Incarceration. This ATI was a place where m [...]
Juvenile In Justice Art Exhibit
By Julia N. Today we went to the a gallery with Richard Ross’ exhibit called “Juvenile In Justice.” We say many graphic pi [...]
New York City-The Safest City in America
Our teacher, Sarah sent us this article about how more police on the streets reduces crime. Read the article to find out more! http://www.n [...]
Written Interview with Nick Lictata-Teacher at Rikers Island
By Sadie Q: In your opinion, what is the best way to prevent youth incarceration ? A: The best way to improve youth incarceration is to give [...]
Viewing of Ken Burns’ “Central Park Five”
By Julia N. On December 12, at around 5 o’clock in the evening, we went to Lauren’s house to watch Ken Burns’ documentary [...]
Interview with Elizabeth Webster from The Innocence Project
On Wednesday December 5th my group conducted an interview with Elizabeth Webster. Liz works in the communications department at The Innocenc [...]
Interview with Jordyn Lexton on Drive Change
By Julia N. On Monday, December 3 we (the youth incarceration group) interviewed Jordyn Lexton on her new organization called Drive Change. [...]
Cradle to Prison Pipeline-Phone Interview with Ilana Brunner
By Sadie On Sunday November 11th, we had an interview scheduled to talk to Ilana Brunner who works in the Washington D.C. office of Congress [...]
No Place for Kids: Youth Incarceration in America
Hello! We are the Youth Incarceration group. We are working raise awareness on the many issues that affect incriminated youths 18 and under. [...]
