The Ameelio app ensures that incarcerated people and their loved ones can stay in touch without going into crippling debt.

Given the fact that Filipino nurses have been America’s front liners for generations, this is a disgrace.

Youth First president and CEO Liz Ryan spoke to Colorlines about why it’s time to close youth prisons and shift those resources into communities.

With a shortage of digital tools, the suit stresses: “These conditions would be unacceptable in wealthier, whiter communities and do not meet the minimum standards set by the California legislature.”