Human Costs of Migration and the Myth of the American Dream
Though the world still considers the United States of America to be the land of immigrants, the nation that welcomes people from all...
Protecting our Collective Future
We often like to look at an issue in isolation. If we are talking about youth who commit crime or victims of violence, we often allow...
Hope is Premeditated Disappointment
Amid the ongoing controversy over policies and practices in criminal justice, we wonder, what is justice and how can we achieve it for...
The Use of Empathy in a Women's Writing Workshop
An Instructor’s Perspective by Erika Duncan This article appeared in Dimensions of Empathic Therapy, edited by Peter R. Breggin, Ginger...
Doing Time on the Outside, Voices from Children of the Incarcerated
The force behind this program is Tanasha Gordon, a student from Central Islip High School who is member of Touro Law Center’s branch of...
Voices from the Box: A Call to End the Torture of Isolated Confinement
In this program, we focus on the plight of prisoners and detainees in New York State held in isolated confinement, where people are...
Taking Back our Children: A Call for Youth Justice Reform
In this program, we focus on the public awareness campaign to Raise the Age in New York State. The campaign is working towards raising...