Incarceration
ArtBy Duane Foster December 26, 2018
“LIKE LL & MJ – I’M B.A.D.D.!” (Brothaz Against Drunk Driving)
Black Fields thinks about his cousin Jaquania’s death in a drunk driving accident and the consequences that followed.
OpinionBy Steve Lilienthal December 12, 2018
Georgetown’s new program prepares returning citizens to be entrepreneurs. K-12 schools should follow GU’s lead.
Steve Lilienthal argues the GU Pivot program should be demonstrated in other schools throughout the U.S.
ArtBy Gerald Anderson May 30, 2018
Treading the Waters, Part 3
Artist/Vendor Gerald Anderson recounts his experiences getting arrested in New Orleans.
OpinionBy Levester Green May 30, 2018
Don’t Vote
An opinion piece detailing author Levester Green’s opinions on the voting system and its flaws.
OpinionBy Laticia Brock May 18, 2018
Our Tent City
Laticia Brock describes her time living in “Tent City” and the experiences she shared with the people she lived with.
OpinionBy Robert Williams April 18, 2018
Perception or Reality: A mile in their shoes
Robert Williams invites readers to imagine themselves as homeless and to consider the challenges they would face.
NewsBy Annie Albright March 21, 2018
Shortages at Saint Elizabeths Hospital leave people languishing in D.C. Jail
A report released Feb. 26 by the Office of the D.C. Auditor and the Council for Court Excellence documents serious shortcomings in the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, including instances in which staff without formal forensic training made decisions regarding patients’ competency to stand trial and their criminal responsibility for the charges they face.
ArtBy Jacquelyn Portee March 7, 2018
How guns have affected my life
Guns have affected my life in many ways. Guns tend to put hate, trauma, fear and unforgiveness in the human conscience.
NewsBy Jake Maher February 7, 2018
D.C. ACLU sues U.S. Marshals for degrading eviction
The American Civil Liberties Union D.C. filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Marshals Service for an eviction that occurred in June 2015, where marshals entered the home of a woman with weapons drawn and evicted her and her twelve-year-old daughter.
NewsBy Aida Peery / James Marshall January 11, 2018
Seeking Justice: Cory Booker talks housing, environment & employment for all
Street Sense Media Vendor Aida Peery interviews Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) about jobs, homelessness, the housing crisis, health care, incarceration and more.
ArtBy Christine Wong January 10, 2018
McKinney-Vento 30th Anniversary 2017 Awards Ceremony: Empathy Matters
A description of the McKinney-Vento Awards and the law behind them.
ArtBy Charlton Battle January 10, 2018
Up Against the ropes
Charlton Battle talks about his recent return to StreetSense.
ArtBy Marcus Green December 13, 2017
Groovin’ with Bonnie’s Grooming!
Marcus Green talks about his new job.
NewsBy Orion Donovan-Smith November 16, 2017
Returning citizens share their struggles and successes in support of new legislation
Orion Donovan-Smith discusses the two bills introduced in the DC Council which seek to aid people reentering society after being incarcerated, and the experiences of those who have experienced that reentry.
NewsBy Nick Shedd October 4, 2017
Coalition of employers seeks to hire hundreds of D.C. youth
On September 20th, approximately 6,800 out-of-school and unemployed D.C. youth attended the Opportunity Fair & Forum. Special resources were provided for homeless and at-risk youth.
ArtBy Derian Hickman September 27, 2017
Freedom
A short poem about the power of writing.
ArtBy Colleen Cosgriff / Maren Adler August 23, 2017
People in the Park: Love, Roots, Routine and The Hot Dog Stand Man
The story of Franklin park and a man who sells hot dogs there.
NewsBy Reginald Black August 23, 2017
S2J Conference: Ex-Offenders Are Making a Difference
The Service to Justice conference discussed prison reentry and the difficulty involved.
NewsBy Dorothy Hastings July 27, 2017
D.C. Council Fails to Fund Entrepreneurship Program for Returning Citizens
FY 2018 budget does not identify funding for Incarceration to Incorporation Entrepreneurship Program Act of 2016 despite being unanimously passed as a law in 2016. Current D.C. employment and entrepreneurship services for returning citizens cannot provide for the amount of people released from the Department of Corrections, and do not focus on creating education partnerships to facilitate reintegration into society for retuning citizens.
NewsBy Justine Coleman June 29, 2017
Advocates Dissatisfied with Proposed Amendment to Govern Homeless Community
Advocates and representatives of the homeless population testified at a Committee on Human Services hearing and said that Bowser’s amendment could prevent certain people from receiving housing and shelter.
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