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Practitioners, professors, policymakers, people directly affected by the system, and more weigh in on We Are All Criminals and criminal justice reform.

SEEN
22 Aug 2019

SEEN

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, More Than My Mugshot | 0

SEEN is a prison portrait and poetry project. But more importantly, it’s a Minnesota portrait and poetry project. Through photography, video, and written word, we share the poignant brilliance of poets and prose writers in Minnesota state prisons, and work … Continued

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TEACHER: Trafficking of Controlled Substances
5 Jul 2018

TEACHER: Trafficking of Controlled Substances

by criminalsadmin | posted in: College Days, Luxury To Forget, The Color of Crime | 0

I did a bit of smuggling many years ago.

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STUDENT: Underage Consumption; Public Intoxication; Public Urination; Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving Under the Influence; Shoplifting
5 Jul 2018

STUDENT: Underage Consumption; Public Intoxication; Public Urination; Possession of Controlled Substances; Driving Under the Influence; Shoplifting

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, Teenage Years, The Color of Crime | 0

I’m very lucky, and so glad to be here. My past hasn’t prevented me from being here.

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Student
4 May 2018

Student

by criminalsadmin | posted in: More Than My Mugshot | 0

I don’t let the past keep me down.

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Ambulance Driver: Reckless Driving
4 May 2018

Ambulance Driver: Reckless Driving

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, Teenage Years | 0

I could have derailed so many possibilities in life.

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Medical Professional: Breaking and Entering; Destruction of Property; Possession of Controlled Substances; Arson; Theft; Possession of False Identification; Minor in Possession
4 May 2018

Medical Professional: Breaking and Entering; Destruction of Property; Possession of Controlled Substances; Arson; Theft; Possession of False Identification; Minor in Possession

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, Teenage Years | 0

A few years ago, I asked myself: How can I turn these terrible things I’ve done into helping others?

 

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Student: Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances
4 May 2018

Student: Sale and Possession of Controlled Substances

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget | 0

People always tell me how lucky I am with all of my privileges. They’re not wrong. It’s something I am deeply grateful for—but I just wish that others knew my struggles, too.

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High School Teacher: Fraud
4 May 2018

High School Teacher: Fraud

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget | 0

But at least I was able to pay rent.

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Nurse: Driving While Intoxicated, multiple counts
4 May 2018

Nurse: Driving While Intoxicated, multiple counts

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Drunk + High, Luxury To Forget, The Color of Crime | 0

You’re not a product of your past.

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Digital Marketer: Theft of Online Music
4 May 2018

Digital Marketer: Theft of Online Music

by criminalsadmin | posted in: Luxury To Forget, Teenage Years | 0

The irony is incredible.

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Attorney, Certified Yoga Instructor
3 May 2018

Attorney, Certified Yoga Instructor

by criminalsadmin | posted in: More Than My Mugshot | 0

Because of my record, I was denied the clearance necessary to teach yoga at a women’s recovery home.

 

 

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ENGINEER: FELONY
29 Jan 2018

ENGINEER: FELONY

by criminalsadmin | posted in: College Days, Luxury To Forget, Teenage Years, The Color of Crime | 0
They looked tired and angry and I wondered if they were thinking about me in that moment. Not me me. But the mes and the uses that do the same stuff with, well, impunity.
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