Over these past several years, jail and prison advocates and activists have called for the ending of “solitary confinement,” a practice that has subjected generations of incarcerated men and women to inhumane punishment in segregated confinement with little to no...
Both Sides of the Bars
An exciting, informative, 28-minute ready-to-run TV series that examines America’s Criminal Justice System and sparks a discussion about its impact and effects on communities.
Both Sides of the Bars- Repairing Today’s Ineffective Justice System Strategies
American prisons house more than 1.5 million individuals, an increase of over 390% since 1978. This growth persisted even in the face of an overarching decline in crime rates since the 1990s and the longest terms of incarceration since we began to collect accurate data.
Both Sides of the Bars- What Will President Biden Mean For Criminal Legal Reform
Both Sides of the Bars- What Will President Biden Mean For Criminal Legal Reform- 03-21-21
Both Sides Of The Bar- 03-12-21
Equality, equity, justice – these ideas form the American creed. No, we have never lived up to it, but we’ve never stopped trying. This is especially true when it comes to our criminal justice system. Today, too many people are incarcerated in the United States -- and...
Both Sides of the Bars- Pell Grant Restoration- Its Significance For Affecting Meaningful Individual Change
Recently Congress presented a stimulus package that included significant changes to higher-education law, including the resumption of Federal financial aid to people in prison that was banned in the 1994 crime bill championed by then-Sen. Joe Biden. The restoration of...
Both Sides of the Bars -Special- Rally to Protect Incarcerated People
On 2/8/21, The Fortune Society and HALTSolitary led a virtual and in-person rally at Edgecombe Correctional Facility and Danbury Correctional Institution to demand that officials provide access to vaccines, testing and PPE for incarcerated people; grant more early...
Both Sides of the Bars- 2020 Year in Review
In this episode of Both Sides of the Bars, host Andre Ward takes a look to 2020 along with his guest, gabriel sayegh, the co-founder of Katal Center for Equity, Health and Justice. They talk about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemia on the criminal justice system, the...
Both Sides of the Bars- Releasing Aging People in Prison- 12-13-20
Americans are aging in prison. But what needs to be done about reducing that elderly population and what to do with them once they are released is still being studied and debated. On this episode, host Andre Ward talks about this issue with Jose Hamza Saldana,...
Both Sides Of The Bar November 2020 HD
Parole Reform....Less is More? More important now during Covid 19 pandemic.
Both Sides of the Bar – October 2020 – Remembering Attica 49 Years Later
When tempers reached a boiling point on September 9, 1971, the prisoners filling the cells of New York State's Attica prison erupted in a full-fledged rebellion, taking over the prison and holding it for four days, along with several guards who had been taken hostage....
Both Sides of the Bar – September 2020
With the November election almost upon us, it is more important than ever for people to know how vital it is to vote. This is especially true for people who had justice involvement. Yet it has been common practice in this country to make tens of thousands of people...
Both Sides of the Bar – August 2020
Joining us today is Stanley Richards, Executive Vice President of The Fortune Society. Stanley is also the Board of Correction vice-chair and he has been appointed by the Mayor to chair the working group made up of three other leaders in the field to eradicate...
Both Sides of the Bar – July 2020
Fair Chance Housing before, during and after Covid-19 for people who have been incarcerated.
Both Sides of the Bar – June 2020
The conversation continues from our previous episode: With the spread of COVID-19 on Rikers Island prison, many more people are at risk of losing their lives while jailed due to a technical violation
Both Sides of the Bar – June 2020
The conversation continues from our previous episode: With the spread of COVID-19 on Rikers Island prison, many more people are at risk of losing their lives while jailed due to a technical violation
Both Sides of the Bar – April 2020
A series about the legal system and efforts to improve it. This edition is about parole reform.
Both Sides of the Bar – April 2020
A series about the legal system and efforts to improve it. This edition is about parole reform.
Both Sides of the Bar – March 2020
All too often communities that are least-resourced are not involved in being counted during the census. For those people having justice involvement, being counted during the census just doesn't seem important as they focus more on acclimating back into society. Yet...
Both Sides of the Bar – February 2020
2019 has been a year of change within the Criminal Justice Reform movement. In this episode, executive leaders who have been directly impacted will continue their participation in Both Sides of the Bars’ 2019 year-in-review of changes that have occurred within the...
Both Sides of the Bar – January 2020
In this episode, executive leaders who have been directly impacted will participate in Both Sides of the Bars’ 2019 year-in-review of changes that have occurred within the criminal legal system, the criminal justice reform movement, and what lies ahead.
Both Sides of the Bars – December 2019
Functional news for transparency and uplifting spirits.
Both Sides of the Bar – November 2019
This episode explores the effects of aging in prison on individuals impacted by the criminal justice system as well as on the legal system itself.
Both Sides of the Bars – Back to School – The Challenges of Parenting Post-Incarceration
More than 2.7 million children in the U.S. currently have an incarcerated parent, and 10 million children experienced this at some point in their lives. The incarceration of an individual affects people who are often referred to as “hidden victims."Host Patricia...
Both Sides of the Bars – Innocent yet Forced into Incarceration
In 1991, Huwe Burton was incarcerated for a crime that he did not commit. After serving 19 years in person, he was exonerated. In a new episode of Both Sides of the Bars, Fortune's Willard Beale sat down with Huwe and Susan Friedman, a staff attorney at Innocence...