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The Perpetual Loop of Injustice

Published: April 26, 2022, 10:46 p.m.

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Maria and Julio are joined by Jullian Harris-Calvin, director of the Greater Justice New York program at the Vera Institute of Justice, and David Luis \\u201cSuave\\u201d Gonzalez, artist and a former juvenile lifer. They discuss systemic issues within the criminal legal system, the case of Melissa Lucio, and the humanitarian crisis at New York City\\u2019s Rikers Island jail complex.

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  • \\u201cThe idea that my decision to take another person\\u2019s life was not based on complete and accurate information in a fair trial is horrifying,\\u201d writes Johnny Galvan Jr., a juror in Melissa Lucio\\u2019s case, in this opinion piece for the Houston Chronicle.

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  • Sara Dorn and Kimberly Gonzalez lay out a timeline of the calls to close Rikers Island and the steps that have been taken so far, for City and State New York.

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  • In a collaboration between ProPublica, The Marshall Project and NBC News, reporters investigated abuses at a new juvenile lockup in Louisiana, including 23-hour solitary confinement.

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Photo credit: AP Photo/Jeenah Moon

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