by Natalie Glen | Jan 14, 2021 | Opinion
Complete shock. That’s how I felt when I first heard that 82% of executions have happened in the Bible Belt. “The death penalty has succeeded in America, not in spite of Christians, but because of us. The Bible Belt is the Death Belt,” Shane Claiborne, Christian...
by Wendell Griffen | Dec 7, 2020 | Opinion
The United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on Dec. 10, 1948, by a vote of 48 to 3 to affirm fundamental beliefs about the dignity and equality of all humans throughout the world. In 30 succinct statements, representatives acknowledged...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Nov 4, 2020 | News
The U.S. imprisonment rate declined for the 11th straight year, reaching 1995 levels, according to a Bureau of Justice Statistics report published Oct. 22. In 2019, there were 419 prisoners per 100,000 in population, down from 432 per 100,000 in 2018 – a 3% decrease....
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 8, 2020 | News
People without homes in the U.S. are overrepresented in the criminal justice system due to “punitive laws and enforcement practices,” according to a Vera Institute of Justice report published Aug. 12. A total of 567,715 unhoused persons were counted across the U.S....
by Good Faith Media | Jul 23, 2020 | News
Good Faith Media will host its final racial justice forum on July 28. The first two Good Faith Forums took place on July 14 and 21, streaming live to GFM’s Facebook page. A recording of the first forum is available here, and a recording of the second forum is...
