Vanderbilt Social Justice Reporter
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The Need for a Sentencing “Second Look” Statute in Tennessee
Alisha, Bershia, Lindsey, Rhyma Asim, Cassandra Berice, and Kyle Smith
Furtherance or Failure of Justice: Felony Murder Framework in Tennessee
Anokhi Patel, Erika, Joelyn Onyekachi, Meleah, Oluwafunmilayo Oguns, Vernice, and Erin Melton
Rehabilitation in Name Only: Structural and Procedural Failures in Tennessee’s Parole System
Laney Quickel, Ashia Davis, Kresha Patel, Michelle, Camillia, and Sherra
Band-Aid Over a Bullet Hole: The Lack of Mental Health Care in Women’s Prisons and the Culture That Perpetuates It.
Deborah, Julie, Karli Tellis, Misty, Olivia Hatch, and Sara Manian
The Carceral State, the Criminalization of Black Thought and Behavior, and Its Effects on the Black Community and Black Art
Sydney Stewart
Foreword: Raising Our Voices, Together
Lauren Sudeall
What We Can Glean from the Book of Ruth: A Novel Approach to Keeping the Schoolhouse Doors Open to All Children
Summer Basham Todd
April 4, 1968: A Law Student’s Night in the Memphis Jail
Alex Jay Hurder
Will This Too Pass? How The Criminalization And Derogation Of Unhoused People Is One Mark Of Our Descent Into Fascism
Michaela R. Martin Strout
Tennessee’s Families Rights and Responsibilities Act: A Risky Gamble with Adolescent Health and Safety
Oluwafunmilayo Oguns
Inclusive Constitutionalism as a Framework for Remedying Past Discrimination in Higher Education
Kyle Jordan Smith
Queering Carceralism
James Gacek
Movement Lawyering For Pretrial Justice In Eastern Tennessee
Kiah Duggins, Allen Shropshire, Avery Fairburn, and Tyler Foster
Redefining Race in Redistricting
R. Jared Evans and Victoria Wenger
New Digital Dangers to Democracy: How Artificial Intelligence Could Supercharge Black Voter Suppression
Paul M. Barrett and Cecely Richard-Carvajal
Voting Rights in the South Foreword
Karla McKanders