The journey of reintegrating into society and starting a new life after being incarcerated in the United States is a complex and challenging endeavor, but it is also possible. Achieving it relies on ...

Documenting the stories of 23 Hispanic men and women who had been incarcerated was both demanding and eye-opening. Learning about the paths these individuals took to rejoin society and start anew ...

Crossing the threshold of a prison is often seen as a moment of liberation, but for many, it marks the start of a new struggle. The exit door opens into the harsh realities faced by those seeking a ...

"Portraits of a New Beginning" is a project that brings together the stories of 23 Latino men and women who began the journey of reintegrating into society and starting a new life after being ...

Portraiture is a collective effort: the photographer striving to capture a human essence in an image, the subject within the frame, and the viewer seeking to uncover a soul. In this text, photographer ...

Hispanics were ignored in the Trump cabinet even though Latinos have been the fastest growing population group in the United States and today account for 17.6 percent of the total. At the time ...

On World Earth Day, Yadira Sanchez, co-director of Poder Latinx, invites people to learn about the importance of protecting the planet and advocating for environmental justice. Whether living in ...

Ricardo Regalado didn't know anything about the cleaning industry. With the help of his family, he created a multi-million dollar business. Ricardo Regalado was in mortgage banking when he decided ...

Every time an election rolls around, candidates fall all over themselves to proclaim their allegiance to the Latino community. Hillary Clinton is different. I was proud to endorse her because she ...

“I never thought or imagined that I could be in a prison”, says Amanda. “My fiancé [Legend Tarver, now her husband] was involved in selling drugs, and I didn’t know the severity of it.How ...

In a Lima courtroom last February, retired Gen. Daniel Urresti leaped from his chair in protest to judges at his murder trial. “My defense is threatened!” he shouted. Minutes earlier, the ...

In 2013, the Institute for Applied Economic Research (IPEA) used statistics from the National Association of Public Defenders (ANADEP) to estimate the number of public defenders needed for every ...