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NiaLena Caravasos Featured Internationally Among “Inspirational People”

Philadelphia-based and nationally recognized federal criminal defense and white collar crime attorney NiaLena Caravasos was recently selected in 2021 by an international non-profit organization featuring “Inspirational People” globally, including business leaders, professors, Nobel prize winners, Olympic gold medalists, and other such accomplished individuals. NiaLena is honored and humbled not only at her selection but also […]

Racial and Gender Dynamics Regarding Rates of Incarceration

A blog recently posted via the Washington Post highlights notable data on racial and gender dynamics regarding recent changes in the rates of incarceration. Following decades of growth, the U.S. imprisonment rate has been declining for the past several years and hidden within this overall trend is the sizable and surprising racial disparity that African-Americans […]

Heroin Addiction and White Privilege

“Heroin addiction sent me to prison. White privilege got me out and to the Ivy League.” This is the provocative headline of a piece in the Washington Post about a senior at Cornell University who was arrested for heroin possession. As an addict (a condition that began during a deep depression), he was muddling his […]