Why are a disproportionate number of young adults, ages 18 to 24, arrested and jailed in the United States? Here are some of the numbers from a report by Fair and Just Prosecution: 18-to-24-year-olds accounted for 24.6 percent of all arrests and 26 percent of all burglary, robbery and aggravated assault arrests, even though that ageContinue reading “Mentorship Can Meet A Critical Need”
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Giving Away Smiles, Bicycles at City Bike Safety Event
Saving Icarus, a new nonprofit organized to help at-risk children through bicycling, make its first public appearance at the Pittsburgh Youth Bike Safety Event on June 12 at the Bud Harris Cycling Track. Founder Jerry Johnson and several members of the board of directors chatted with children and their parents about the experience and benefitsContinue reading “Giving Away Smiles, Bicycles at City Bike Safety Event”
Why Western Pa. Needs Saving Icarus
I am an African American man and a former prosecutor. For over twenty years I have worked in or around the criminal justice system, and I observed hundreds of young African American men enter into the criminal system and not be seen again for several years. I prosecuted people who made life-altering decisions in momentsContinue reading “Why Western Pa. Needs Saving Icarus”
Saving Icarus 