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The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes
The Student News Site of Biola University

The Chimes

Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” banned in American prisons

Alexander’s “The New Jim Crow” banned in American prisons
Call out systematic, structural racism and you might just get banned.
Ashley Brimmage, Opinions Editor • January 31, 2018

While researchers at Pew Research center have recently claimed the number of black Americans imprisoned has declined substantially within America, almost by 25 percent since 2009, a general fear seems to exist in prison systems when the term “New Jim Crow” is used. PRISONS BANNING BOOKS Particularly,...

Prison abolitionists and activists stand against mass incarceration

Justin Yun/ THE CHIMES
Prison abolitionists and activists stand against mass incarceration.
Justin Yun, Writer • September 13, 2016
Prison abolitionists and activists stand against mass incarceration.

Marijuana indicative of the War on Drugs

Matthew Maitz/THE CHIMES
Although important to discuss marijuana’s effect on health, we must also notice the damage done by the war on drugs.
Justin Yun, Writer • December 8, 2015
Although important to discuss marijuana’s effect on health, we must also notice the damage done by the war on drugs.