Monthly Archives: November 2015

  1. Heroin and the War on Drugs | Retro Report | The New York Times

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    November 29, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Picture from google  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxE6wa-ljkM In the 1970s, frustration over heroin related, urban crime led to the War on Drugs. Today, …
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  2. GROWING UP IN PRISON JUVENILES SERVING LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE

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    November 28, 2015 by socialaction2014

    A short documentary about juveniles sentenced to life in prison without parole. Original short documentary made by Josh Sahib and …
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  3. A Family Weathers a Life Sentence

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    November 28, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Odell Newton was 16 when he killed a Baltimore cab driver during an attempted robbery in 1973. The state of …
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  4. JUVENILE LIFE – Anthony’s Redemption

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    November 28, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Anthony Williams, a member of the Incarcerated Children’s Advocacy Network (ICAN), was wrongfully convicted of first degree murder when he …
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  5. Why Are We Criminalizing Poverty?

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    November 27, 2015 by socialaction2014

    “What if I don’t have the money?” the man asked the judge. He was in court because he hadn’t completed …
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  6. About Finding Shelby’s Sweetheart: Asha Jaquilla Degree

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    November 27, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Using the Theory, ‘Six Degrees of Separation’ to Find Asha Degree Source: About Finding Shelby’s Sweetheart: Asha Jaquilla Degree

  7. My husband interviewed by NPR #gratitude 

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    November 26, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Source: My husband interviewed by NPR #gratitude 

  8. Fined for Being Homeless (Extra Scene from ‘Hiding The Homeless’)

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    November 26, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Watch the Full Length – http://bit.ly/1ME5F6W A growing number of American cities are ticketing or arresting homeless people for essentially …
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  9. Chicago Activist: City’s Call for Peace over Laquan McDonald Video Does Not Extend to Police Dept.

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    November 24, 2015 by socialaction2014

    As Chicago braces for protests ahead of the release of video footage of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald, DN! …
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  10. Black Lives Matter Shooting: 5 Shot at Jamar Clark Protests

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    November 24, 2015 by socialaction2014

    Five people were shot in Minneapolis late Monday near a Black Lives Matter protest over the fatal police shooting of …
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