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News Articles: mass incarceration

Tenor Curtis Bannister sings the role of Stan in Beethoven's <em>Fidelio</em>, in a dress rehearsal.

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  • Music Features

Prison choirs sing in a reboot of Beethoven's opera about unjust incarceration

A New York City opera company created an updated version of Fidelio for the Black Lives Matter era. The performance features singers who are incarcerated in real life.

February 19, 2022
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas

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  • Race

The Complicated Role Of Black Leaders In Shaping The Criminal Justice System

In Locking Up Our Own, James Forman Jr. explains the role that Black leaders, from prosecutors to legislators, have played in mass incarceration—and why it's more complicated than meets the eye.

October 16, 2020
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By:
  • Gene Demby
Artist Ekene Ijeoma on the set of "Deconstructed Anthems" at Houston's Day For Night Festival in 2017.

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  • Art & Design

This Audio Portrait Of The 2020 Census Asks: Whose Voices Really Count?

Nigerian American artist Ekene Ijeoma is an MIT professor who draws on sound and data to explore representations of social justice. He's working on a "voice portrait" of the census called A Counting.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Neda Ulaby
Faith leaders and activists from all around the state are in Atlanta to explore ways to end mass incareration at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Ebenezer Baptist Church Hosts 'Ending Mass Incarceration' Conference In Atlanta

This week, Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta will host the ‘Ending Mass Incarceration’ Conference.

June 18, 2019
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt

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  • Economy

Through Urban Farming, Gangstas To Growers Digs Away At Mass Incarceration

In his first State of the State speech, Gov. Nathan Deal said criminal justice reform would be at the top of his to-do list. As Deal prepares to leave...

January 07, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott

On Second Thought For Thursday, May 10, 2018

Actor Tony Hale first rose to fame as the ultimate mother's boy Buster Bluth on the show "Arrested Development." Hale also starred in the HBO series ...

May 10, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 4 more

On Second Thought For Tuesday, May 8, 2018

May is Older Americans Month. In 2017, Georgia ranked 41st in the nation for senior health. GPB Special Correspondent Celeste Headlee talked about the...

May 08, 2018
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Sean Powers ,
  • and 5 more

On Second Thought For Thursday, April 19, 2018

This year's Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists were announced Tuesday . We listened back to interviews with four past and present honorees. Renee...

April 19, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more
Pat Turner, left, hugs Anthony Ray Hinton as he leaves the Jefferson County jail in Birmingham, Alabama.

Exonerated After 30 Years On Death Row, 'The Sun Does Shine' For Anthony Ray Hinton

For nearly three decades, Anthony Ray Hinton lived on Alabama's death row. When he was convicted in 1985 for allegedly murdering two restaurant managers...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Adam Ragusea and
  • Fenly Foxen

On Second Thought For Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The City of Atlanta is still dealing with the fallout from a massive cyberattack Thursday . Since a group of hackers locked down the city's computer...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 7 more

On Second Thought For Monday, November 13, 2017

A new book explores why so many young men of color wind up in prison. “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America” is the work of Yale...

November 13, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

James Forman Jr. Explores The Problem of Mass Incarceration

A new book explores why so many young men of color wind up in prison. “Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America,” is the work of Yale...

November 13, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Ryan McFadin

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