After society locks someone in a cage for seven or ten or fifteen years, how does that person reintegrate into society?
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Concealing Key Evidence Convicts the Innocent
The Crime Report, a resource of John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, shared some troubling news of a recent Supreme Court decision. In Turner vs United States, the court reaffirmed by a 6-2 vote a standard set in the 1964 Brady case regarding exculpatory evidence. Exculpatory evidence is evidence favorable to the defendant that Read More
Sex Trafficking Is Slavery, And It Kills
Sex trafficking kills people. I was heading to bed last night and skimming Twitter one last time when I saw a headline that broke my heart. “Woman who helped those caught up in sex-trafficking dies.”
Trafficking in Oklahoma: Hello, My Name Is Stevie
Last Thursday, Tulsa Community College held a Human Trafficking Awareness presentation. I attended not only as part of my Intercultural Communications class but because of my interest in the topic through The Sad Girl. I was planning on taking a bunch of notes for this post, but it didn’t quite work out that way. As Read More
Death Penalty Election Results Disappoint Advocates
Last week I wrote a piece about the death penalty, asking Oklahoma voters to vote no on State Question 776. I was not at all surprised to see it pass by a 2-1 margin on Tuesday. Former state Senator Connie Johnson, who chaired Say No to 776, pointed out that the measure was expected to Read More