#BlackWomenMatter: The fight to support incarcerated black women
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By Jasmine M. Ellis A Medill Newsmakers Report There are 106,000 women in prison in the United States. But how does race factor into this? According to The Sentencing Project, the number of African-American women in prison was more than double that of white women in 2014. This edition of Medill Newsmakers will examine how black women […]
Leslie’s Place Gives Formerly Incarcerated Women a Second Chance at Life
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By Jasmine M. Ellis Second chances in life are far and few between, but Leslie Brown knows what it’s like to have one. Brown, who was formerly incarcerated gives a second chance to women through her organization Leslie’s Place. [vimeo 169569429 w=474]