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Compensating the Wrongly Convicted
Posted on January 19, 2016Anthony Ray Hinton was recently exonerated after 30 years behind bars in Alabama. His case, and others like it, have made the […]
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Florida and Alabama’s Capital Sentencing Scheme Found to be Unconstitutional
Posted on January 14, 2016On January 12th, the United States Supreme court found Florida and Alabama’s capital sentencing procedures to be unconstitutional as they do not […]
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2016-2017 Go Big Read Theme: Immigrants and Community
Posted on December 9, 2015Have you read any great books lately? Do you think something you’ve read would make a great Go Big Read selection? Let […]
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Death Penalty Numbers Continue To Fall In 2015
Posted on December 8, 2015Nina Totenberg, NPR’s legal affairs corespondent, recently investigated why the death penalty is becoming less common in the United States in the […]
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#WeAreHere and #JusticeReformNow
Posted on December 1, 2015Musical artist, Alicia Keys, recently spoke at a Capital Hill briefing about the state of mass incarceration in the United States. She […]
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UW-Madison Students Study Inequalities, Food Deserts in South Madison
Posted on November 25, 2015A recent article from Madison 365 discusses a class offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that studies food deserts in Madison and […]
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Bryan Stevenson on The Laura Flanders Show
Posted on November 24, 2015Bryan Stevenson was recently featured on The Laura Flanders Show, which is a weekly interview-based show hosted by Laura Flanders. Flanders and […]
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Former Inmate Receives Award for Volunteer Work
Posted on November 20, 2015Last week, a former Dane County jail inmate received the Presidential Award for his service in volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank. […]
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A Look at UW’s Current Go Big Read Book, “Just Mercy,” from the Selection of the Book to the Author’s Recent Talk on UW’s Campus
Posted on November 18, 2015This post was written by UW-Madison Journalism student, Lisa Speckhard. Since 2009, UW-Madison has hosted Go Big Read, its common book program. […]
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TBT: Emma Watson interviews Malala Yousafzai
Posted on November 12, 2015NPR profiled a recent interview with Malala Yousafzai in the article “Viral Video: Emma Watson Inspires Malala to Call Herself A Feminist.” […]