Jerry Active, an Alaska Native man from the Dillingham area was sentenced this past week to 359 years in prison for some horrendous crimes -- the murder of two adults and sexual assault of a toddler. While I did not actively practice criminal defense...
Peek Inside a Classroom © Elliot Gilfix/Flickr . What happened to Jasmine ? . . . Jasmine was one of my...
On the same day news broke that former Subway sandwich spokesman Jared Fogle plans to plead guilty to child pornography and sex-with-minors charges, an Indiana commission focusing on children’s issues heard results of a long-awaited report that...
"Music," wrote Ludwig van Beethoven, "is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." Granted, as a composer, Beethoven wasn't exactly an objective observer. But for most of us, music is still the art form we turn to most...
An Ohio prison yard was reportedly the site of a “free-for-all” earlier this month, when dozens of inmates fought over a package of drugs that had been flown over the prison walls and dropped there by a drug mule drone . Many...
The White House plan announced last week to award federal education funding to prison inmates spotlighted a population that is often an afterthought in the national discussion on college access. More than 1.5 million people are behind bars in...
During a conversation I had with Dr. Vincent Felitti, he made me aware of this book and the remarkable woman who wrote it. Judge Mary Elizabeth Bullock endured one of the most traumatizing childhoods Dr. Felitti ever encountered, yet overcame the...
This website has the complaint and, at the top, it lists the lawyers involved and their phone numbers and email addresses. http://media.wix.com/ugd/29cec...8b5671ce4c8e7137.pdf I emailed them an encouraging statement...
Referring to New Orleans as anything like a “laboratory” during the first weeks and months after Hurricane Katrina’s floodwaters receded would have been a bad move. As displaced residents trickled back into the city, they were...
Transcendental Meditation can significantly reduce anxiety and increase resilience among urban youth, according to a new study conducted by WestEd, a highly respected educational research, development, and service agency. Regular...
An unprecedented, class action lawsuit brought against one Southern California school district and its top officials could have a big impact on schools across the country. On Thursday in Los Angeles, a U.S. District Court judge will preside...
A few years ago, I was on a panel at the Tennessee Williams Festival titled “Writing New Orleans: The Most Exotic place in America.” It was held in the largest room in the hotel where the annual literary festival is held, and the...
Hawaii had the fewest non-fatal injuries from firearms in 2010 in a comparison of 18 states, including California, New York and Florida, a new study shows. The report found that states with stricter gun-control laws — regulating guns and...
Publication number: 2015-31 Author(s): Kerry DeVooght; Sarah Daily; Kristen E. Darling-Churchill; Deborah Temkin; Megan Novak; Karen VanderVen Publication date: Aug 2015 Doc type: Report This report summarizes the...
Before moving out of my parents’ house, I had been living in the same neighborhood for almost 10 years. But if you were to ask me for the names of all the families next door, I couldn’t tell you. Turns out that I’m not alone....