With more cases of injustice giving rise to the several faults ingrained into the U.S Justice system, public discourse has been centered around the many factors involved in mass incarceration that has criminalized marginalized groups. Although we’ve seen much discussion surrounding the unfair justice system which throws individuals behind bars unfairly– less talk has erupted regarding the actual injustices that occur within the bars of this nation's prisons. What is going on

Multinational retail industries allow wholesale and consumer goods to be purchased at relatively cheap prices, thus propelling such corporations to grow to new heights in both size and popularity. While the top of the corporate food chain reaps the benefits of such accomplishments, incarcerated individuals bear the brunt of the work, burdening their bodies with labor that often goes unpaid. Having Incarcerated people perform labor? Isn’t that illegal? No, it is not. Under the

Why is America sending mothers to prison for simply sending their children to school? Kelly William Bolin was sentenced to 3 years in prison and was ordered to pay $30,000 to the school district simply for sending her daughter to a school in a different district than the one she resides in. Bolin’s decision to send her daughter to another school was not a choice; it was a necessity: providing a safe community for her child was her priority. J Just like Bolin, there are curren