Virginia is the most recent state to abolish the death penalty, but capital punishment is still authorized in 27 states, by the federal government and the U.S. military. There are…
Alim offers a deeply moving Q&A session about his time on solitary confinement, his experiences in North Carolina prisons, his experience of racism as a biracial man, finding purpose through…
In this exciting interview hosted by NPR’s Frank Stasio, host of The State of Things, Lyle and I tell the origin story of Crimson Letters: Voices from Death Row, and…
Part FOUR of our criminal justice series with Greensboro Bound Literary Festival. This event on Restorative Justice featured Jon Powell, Director of the Restorative Justice Clinic and Michael Braxton, aka…
Topic: Racial Justice and Defunding Police: What It Is (and Isn’t) Discussion: The Minneapolis City Council recently announced its intention to defund and dismantle the police department. Other cities have…
Topic: Should Police Who Kill Unarmed Civilians Get the Death Penalty? Discussion: In the aftermath of the murders of Ahmaud Aubrey and George Floyd at the hands of police and…
Check out this video of a panel discussion with Sr Helen Prejean, co-author of Crimson Letters, Lyle May, and myself on accountability in the criminal justice system. Topic: Why is…