Shared Justice
Death by Incarceration: Rethinking How America Treats Its Youngest Offenders
Brett Abrams was only 14 years old when he was convicted of second-degree murder in 1984. Since 1993, he has been eligible for parole, yet he has been denied every […]
Adoption: Making Permanence Possible
As Psalm 68:5-6 (ESV) reminds us, “Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation. God settles the solitary in a home; he leads out […]
Bodies that Matter: Improving Pediatric Health Care Among the Incarcerated
Three years after being released from state prison, 24-year-old Valentino Valdez, struggling to find treatment for mental health issues, was hospitalized for suicidal ideation. Cycling through detention facilities had strained […]
Irredeemable? Why Juvenile Life Without Parole Fails Our Youth
At 16 years old, Edward Simms stood in a Virginia courtroom and was told by a judge that he was ‘irredeemable.’ Raised in a single-parent household by a mother who […]
Catastrophe Transcends Partisanship: A Vision for Public Justice in Disaster Relief
Escalating Disasters and FEMA Uncertainty “I have not been affected, why should I care?”, “I care about people before I worry about plants and animals.” These are the words of […]