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Back in my junior year of high school, I was always intrigued by the concept of the death penalty. In fact, I thought it was necessary to have it. There are people in this world who do such evil and heinous crimes that I believed death was a fair punishment. But after doing my research,Continue reading “The Death Penalty: The True Evil”

If you remember the story of Cyntoia Brown, she was serving a 15-year sentence for the murder and robbery of Johnny Michael Allen. Allen had picked her up from human trafficking and paid $150 to engage in sexual activity with Brown. Brown, only 16-years-old when convicted of this crime and trialed as an adult inContinue reading “She Knows Her Rights: Women in Mass Incarceration”

If you remember doing the mind-numbing summer reading assignments, chances are that one of the readings included Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451, where books were outlawed and the firemen would have to burn them in anyone’s possession, censoring the idea of knowledge and change. Now why does this seem so familiar? Minus the book burning,Continue reading “Prison Book Banning: The Modern Fahrenheit 451”

In 2018, psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford brought accusations of sexual harassment against Brett Kavanaugh, who at the time was running for Supreme Court Justice. During the hearing, Ford bravely shares her experience with the nominee back in high school when he sexually assaulted her when she was 15. She shared about how she wasContinue reading “Hill and Ford: Similar Cases, Different Time”

What is it about true crime stories that make us seem addicted? Well, if you think like me, regular life is boring, so why not dwell into the minds of the criminally insane. Or, if you think like Clinical and Corporate Psychologist Dr. Mantell, this more of “psychological voyeurism.” We are interested in the mindset of theContinue reading “About Down Right Criminal”