Anthony Ray Hinton was recently exonerated after 30 years behind bars in Alabama. His case, and others like it, have made the […]
On January 12th, the United States Supreme court found Florida and Alabama’s capital sentencing procedures to be unconstitutional as they do not […]
Have you read any great books lately? Do you think something you’ve read would make a great Go Big Read selection? Let […]
Nina Totenberg, NPR’s legal affairs corespondent, recently investigated why the death penalty is becoming less common in the United States in the […]
Musical artist, Alicia Keys, recently spoke at a Capital Hill briefing about the state of mass incarceration in the United States. She […]
A recent article from Madison 365 discusses a class offered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that studies food deserts in Madison and […]
Bryan Stevenson was recently featured on The Laura Flanders Show, which is a weekly interview-based show hosted by Laura Flanders. Flanders and […]
Last week, a former Dane County jail inmate received the Presidential Award for his service in volunteering at Second Harvest Food Bank. […]
This post was written by UW-Madison Journalism student, Lisa Speckhard. Since 2009, UW-Madison has hosted Go Big Read, its common book program. […]
NPR profiled a recent interview with Malala Yousafzai in the article “Viral Video: Emma Watson Inspires Malala to Call Herself A Feminist.” […]