Beyond Exoneration: Using Storytelling to Humanize Youth Sentenced to Die in Prison

[t]   Saturday, April 28, 2018 [t r u t h o u t] [View Recent Newsletters]( [Tell a friend about Truthout!]( [Donate Today!](   Truthout is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization; donations are tax deductible.   BuzzFlash Federal Appellate Court Upholds Embattled Texas Voter ID Law [Read the Article at The Texas Tribune](   Trump Supporters Share the Most "Junk" News, Conspiracy Theories [Read the Article at Salon](   Corruption Case Against Sarkozy Sheds New Light on Ousting of Gaddafi [Read the Article at The Intercept](   Senator Calls Out Lie About Trump Official Blocking Immigrant Teens From Abortion Care [Read the Article at Rewire.News](   Seattle Wipes Criminal Marijuana Convictions for Hundreds of People [Read the Article at The Independent](   China Adds Almost More Solar Power in Three Months Than the US Did All of Last Year [Read the Article at Inkstone](   Will the Iran Nuclear Deal Survive Trump's Wrecking Crew? [Read the Article at the Guardian](     It's crunch time: We only have until the end of the day to raise the $14,000 Truthout still needs. It takes just seconds to support our independent journalism, so give what you can right now! [Donate Now]( [Beyond Exonerating the Innocent: Using Storytelling to Humanize Youth Sentenced to Die in Prison]( Victoria Law, Truthout: Advocates have long understood that personal stories can be used to push for policy and legislative change. But how do stories involving senseless acts of violence and death fit into strategies for changing the system altogether? [Read the Article]( [A Firsthand Account of Israel's Siege on a Palestinian University]( Cynthia Franklin, Truthout: The Israeli military and police have responded to recent demonstrations against the occupation of Palestine by shooting protesters and tear gassing students. University of Hawaii English Professor Cynthia Franklin recently visited a university in the occupied territories and witnessed firsthand the violence Palestinians face at the hands of the Israeli state. [Read the Article]( [New Memorial Shows That Black Women Were Victims of Lynchings, Too]( Evelyn M. Simien, The Conversation: History books and documentaries that tell the story of lynching in the US have focused on Black male victims, to the exclusion of women. Will the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama give these murdered women their due in how the US remembers and feels about its troubling history? [Read the Article]( [Scam PACs Line Pockets by Misleading Donors]( Megan Janetsky, The Center for Responsive Politics: "Scam PACs" are committees that claim to be raising money for political campaigns but spend little to none of the proceeds on political activity. Now they've caught the attention of the Federal Election Commission, but commissioners, known for infighting and icy political rivalries, have done little to address it. [Read the Article]( [Trump Is Erasing Racial Diversity From the South's Federal Courts]( Billy Corriher, Facing South: President Donald Trump's record on judicial diversity is the worst since President Reagan. Of the over 100 attorneys he's nominated to federal judgeships to date, around 92 percent are white. The impact of these nominations to federal courts in the South will reverberate for decades. [Read the Article]( [Will Pharmaceutical Companies Ever Be Punished for the Opioid Crisis?]( Nicole Colson, Socialist Worker: Despite repeated pleas from public health experts, the Trump administration has dragged its heels on putting forward any substantial initiatives to help those suffering from opioid addiction. The executives of pharmaceutical companies should be held accountable, as the crisis was largely fueled by the industry's drive for profits. [Read the Article]( [For Flint Mother, There's No Stopping Until All US Kids Have Safe Drinking Water]( Maureen Nandini Mitra, Earth Island Journal: LeeAnn Walters along with several other community members played a key role in revealing the extent of the Flint, Michigan, water crisis and the associated cover-up. Walters is now working on what might become the largest citizen-led scientific collaboration in US history. [Read the Article]( [Want to strengthen Truthout and help us plan for the future? Click here to become a monthly sustainer.]( [The Newspaper Guild] Please add messenger@truthout.org to ensure you receive our messages Truthout is a proud member of the Newspaper Guild/CWA, Local 36047 [Subscribe]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy](