Beyond the box

Today, an estimated 70 million Americans have been involved with the criminal justice system. Data show plainly that people of color are more likely to come in contact with the justice system due, in part, to punitive school disciplinary policies that...

Changing the way we talk…

…about those touched by the criminal justice system Language is powerful. When we talk about people who come into contact with the criminal justice system and refer to them as “offenders,” “inmates,” or “convicts,” we cause these people’s offenses to linger long...

NC-NAACP and HKonJ

More than 80,000 North Carolinians Rallied Outside State Capitol to set Justice-Driven Agenda at Moral March on Raleigh. Click on this link for more information on NC-NAACP and HKonJ for 2014 and 2013 http://www.communitysuccess.org/naacp-hkonj

Moral Week of Action continues

Dennis Gaddy speaking, August 23rd, 2014 – North Carolina’s Forward Together Moral Week of Action continues with a focus on Education and Criminal Justice.

Joint Select Committee on Ex-Offender Reintegration

The “Joint Select Committee on Ex-Offender Reintegration Into Society” report in PDF format was made public in January of 2011. The committee was first convened on March 18, 2010   In this historic report, all of the contributing members are listed...