Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

@MARCMHOWARD / TWITTER | Zack Johnson (center) is a student in the Georgetown Prison Scholars Program, founded by Professor Marc Howard (left).

Georgetown Prison Scholar Freed from DC Jail

By Curran Stockton October 4, 2019

Zack Johnson, a formerly incarcerated student in the Georgetown Prison Scholars Program, was freed Sept. 30 after serving two and a half years in the Washington, D.C. Correctional Treatment Facility. At...

VIEWPOINT: Giving a Voice to the Incarcerated

By Mattie Haag October 18, 2017

The United States is the incarceration superpower of the world. There were nearly 2.3 million people incarcerated in America’s prisons and jails as of 2015, a number that dwarfs that of any other country,...

Study Highlights Race Inequality

By Haley Snyder September 16, 2016

Whether married or single, the majority of black mothers in Washington, D.C., are the main providers for their households, according to a study conducted by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research...

Speaker Discusses Incarceration of Disabled People

By Charlotte Allen November 11, 2014

Talila Lewis, founder of Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf, spoke about the mass incarceration of disabled individuals at the fourth installment of the Lecture and Performance Series on...

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