Addressing gun violence in Trinidad and Tobago
Originally posted on Trindad and Tobago's Newsday AUTHORITIES are at their wits end, it seems, as wanton violence siphons the lifeblood...
From Prisoners to the President: A collection of 2008 letters to President-elect Obama shows that
Originally posted on The Nation In December 2008, as I was starting the final year of a 12-year sentence in a New York state prison, the...

Mass Incarceration--A Web of Loss?
He is on his second wife. She has long locks and is a practicing Rastafarian. She travels from North Carolina several times a month to...
An Open Letter to Criminal Justice ‘Reformers’
Originally Posted on The Crime Report Many people today have climbed on the bandwagon for criminal justice reform. But what does “reform”...


Marlon Peterson named one of Ebony's Power 100 for 2015
Manifest Category: Marlon Peterson, THE PRECEDENTIAL GROUP Who better to effectively advocate for gun control laws than someone who...
Beyond Reform of Law Enforcement
Three months ago I moderated a panel at Brooklyn Borough Hall where over 150 boys from Brownsville, Brooklyn, ages 12–18, followed by a...