WISTA JOHNSON

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Solitary confinement in Nevada: a snapshot

Solitary confinement in Nevada: a snapshot

In The Name of Justice, Criminal JusticeWista JohnsonDecember 22, 2022#nevadaprisons, #solitaryconfinement, #restrictivehousingdeaths, #restrictivehousinginnevada, CriminalJustice, world newsComment

The Forgotten Warrior

The Forgotten Warrior

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonNovember 25, 2022WorldNews, grandmaster jay arrest, black news, #criminaljusticeissuesComment

Gun violence prevention advocates: The rise in gunshot deaths and injury among young Black males is a public health crisis

Gun violence prevention advocates: The rise in gunshot deaths and injury among young Black males is a public health crisis

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonApril 30, 2022WorldNews, Guns in America, Black New, Criminal Justice

Judgement Day: life without parole for Ahmaud Arbery killers

Judgement Day: life without parole for Ahmaud Arbery killers

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonJanuary 7, 2022#mcmichaelssentencing, #ahmaudarberyoutcome, #fatherandsonconvicted, #lifewithoutparoleformcmichaels, #williamroddiebryansentenceComment

Criminal Justice Reform: Progress and Promise

Criminal Justice Reform: Progress and Promise

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonDecember 3, 2021#thecrimereport, #thesentencingproject, #criminaljusticereform, #criminaljusticeissues, #rethinkingpunishment, #transformativejustice, CriminalJusticeComment

Rikers: Island in the River

Rikers: Island in the River

Rikers Island was established in 1932.

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonOctober 22, 2021#rikersisland, #rikerssickout, #closerikers, #abolishprisons, #rikerscrisis

Post-Incarceration Syndrome: After-Prison Blues

Post-Incarceration Syndrome: After-Prison Blues

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonMay 14, 2021#parolees, #parolehurdles, #recidivism, #postincarcerationsyndrome Comment

In the Loop: Chauvin trial; emotional witness testimony; and peace or protests?

In the Loop: Chauvin trial; emotional witness testimony; and peace or protests?

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonMarch 31, 2021#chauvintrial, #derekchauvin, #georgefloyd, #protestsandpublicopinion, #donaldwilliamsIII, #donaldwilliamsComment

The Mysterious Death of Quawan Charles

The Mysterious Death of Quawan Charles

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonFebruary 27, 2021#quawancharles, #iberiasheriffsdepartment, #quawancharlesdeath, #quawancharlesinvestigation, #janetirvin, #baldwinpolicedepartment Comment

An Enigmatic Activist: NFAC's John "Grandmaster Jay" Johnson

An Enigmatic Activist: NFAC's John "Grandmaster Jay" Johnson

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonJanuary 2, 2021grandmaster jay, NFAC, grandmaster jay arrestComment

Don't Let the Worry Kill You: Having a loved one in prison ain't easy.

Don't Let the Worry Kill You: Having a loved one in prison ain't easy.

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonDecember 2, 2020#familiesofinmates, #selfcareforspousesofinmates, @selfcareforinmatefamilies, #supportforfamiliesofinmatesComment

Rise Up ....Vote

Rise Up ....Vote

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonOctober 9, 20202020election, vote2020, nosecondterm, PresidentTrump, donaldtrump, biden2020, righttovote

The Eye of the Camera: an unflinching witness to brutality

The Eye of the Camera: an unflinching witness to brutality

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonAugust 31, 2020policebrutality, #policeshootings, georgefloydvideo, philandocastillevideo, rodneykingvideo, ahmaudarberyvideo, rayshardbrooksvideo, MichaelBrown, altonsterlingvideo, blakeshooting, emmetttillComment

The Price of Protest: the high (but inevitable) cost

The Price of Protest: the high (but inevitable) cost

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonAugust 1, 2020#blacklivesmatter, darrenseals, protests, COINTELPRO, danyejones, deandrejones, edwardcrawfordjr, bassemmasri, marshawnmccarrelComment

To the “99.9 percent”: Please speak out.

To the “99.9 percent”: Please speak out.

In The Name of JusticeWista JohnsonJune 13, 2020#policeshootings, #policeandcommunities, #policeshootingsofblackmen, policebrutality, policeandwhitesupremacists

LWB (Living While Black) in America can get you arrested or killed

LWB (Living While Black) in America can get you arrested or killed

In The Name of JusticewistajohnsonMay 10, 2020vigilantism, shotwhilejogging, arhmaudarberyshootingComment

The coronavirus hits close to home

The coronavirus hits close to home

In The Name of JusticewistajohnsonApril 8, 2020#coronavirusinjails, #coronavirusinprisons, #inmatehealth, #inmatesandcoronavirus, corona virusComment

Has the coronavirus pandemic slowed momentum toward criminal justice reform?

Has the coronavirus pandemic slowed momentum toward criminal justice reform?

In The Name of JusticewistajohnsonApril 1, 2020#coronavirusinprisons, #onemothersvoice, #prisonreform, #thefirststepactComment

Inmate health during COVID-19 pandemic raises tough questions

Inmate health during COVID-19 pandemic raises tough questions

In The Name of JusticewistajohnsonMarch 22, 2020#coronavirusinprisons, #coronaviruspandemic, #covid19incorrections, #prisonershealth, #prisonershumanrightsComment

COVID-19: What's being done (or should be done) to protect inmates?

COVID-19: What's being done (or should be done) to protect inmates?

In The Name of JusticewistajohnsonMarch 18, 2020#barrierstocoronavirusprotection, #coronavirusinprisons, #infectioncontrolinprison, #jennifergonnerman, #themarshallproject, #thenewyorkeroncoronavirsComment