D.C. police temporarily detained a pregnant Black woman during an encampment closure on April 17, holding her in a police van for an hour.

Jeff McNeil shares his opposition to the Secure D.C. bill.

Nikila Smith sat down with D.C.’s Director of the ICH, Theresa Silla, to talk about the services available in D.C.

I knew my way around Louisiana State Penitentiary. That was before Katrina and before I got out and got sent…

Street Sense Media vendor Joe Jackson died August 19 at 46. Street Sense Media remembers him in this obituary.

Don Gardner describes the incarcerating family of being homeless.

In 2001, Andre Brinson was arrested for something he didn’t do. Follow him in his journey through prison.

Street Sense vendor Carlos Carolina talks about his time in prison, his children, and how to do good in this profile.

A new bill promises to decriminalize street vending without a license, establish zones for vendors to operate legally and make it easier to obtain a license.

D.C. is missing out on over $3 billion in annual tax revenue due to its continual classification as a federal district, according to a recent report released by the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute.

Morgan Jones asks for advice after an encounter with the police.

Ronald Smoot updates readers as he returns from incarceration.

Andre Brinson shares a story of police abuse, while demonstrating the power of perseverance and positive thinking.

Don writes about prisoners’ lives.

Maurice Spears calls for law enforcement to have better training.

Chris Cole shares their experience with mental illness.

Gerald Anderson will never forget the first time he ever stole something. It was sometime in the late 1970s in…

Thrive DC held a panel with three returning citizens to learn more about their journey to re-entering society after incarceration.

Don Gardner imagines the stories prison walls could tell.

D.C. opened a renovated Franklin Park in September. An unhoused resident pushed out of a nearby encampment interrupted the ceremony & was quickly whisked away.