The Economic Burden of Incarceration
by Emily Suse The economic disadvantages that occur from excessively long sentences for nonviolent offenders affects the stability of our...
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Some of the brightest lights in the city by Micah Paul
The City Lights Foundation of Oklahoma got its start in Tulsa in 2013 with the fundamental idea that there were people who needed love...
Lack of Rehabilitation in Prisons
by Emily Suse According to the National Institute of Justice, “[o]ver 75% of released inmates are re-incarcerated within five years of...
Engaging the Community One Slice at a Time
This week, I had the privilege of interviewing Bobby Oertel of Bobby O’s pizza. Founded on Dec 14 of this last year by Bobby Oertel, they...
Racial Inequalities In Prisons
by Emily Suse The rate at which different races are incarcerated in the US is strikingly unequal. The National Association for the...
Is Print Media Really Dying? It May Be in Tulsa
A hot debate amongst journalist and their active audiences is whether or not print media is dissolving, and how that will impact...
Bringing Your Community to Life
By Micah Paul “Bring your table to life” is the current motto of Reasor’s foods. Simple sounding at first, it has a more resounding...
Prison Overcrowding Affects Everyone
by Emily Suse Current political turmoil in the US often overshadows the growing problem of overcrowding in American prisons. The Penal...
A Lack of Foreign Influence in the Criminal Justice System
BY EMILY SUSE Statistically, the U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. The American Psychological...
Julia Kirt – A Drop of Blue in a Sea of Red
BY HAYDEN KLEIN Senator Julia Kirt is a refreshing and new face to district 30 in Oklahoma, including parts of Oklahoma City. Being one...
A Decade Between So Far Gone
BY HECTOR FIGUEROA A decade has passed since the release of So Far Gone, a hip-hop mixtape released on Feb 13th, 2009 by recording...
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