Hi, everyone! My name is Ashley Vann, and I am a rising junior at Elon University. I am majoring in political science and statistics with minors in policy studies and sociology. This summer, I will be working at Benevolence Farm as a policy advocate intern, and I couldn’t be more excited! I have …
Reproductive Justice for Incarcerated Women in NC
By Leila Halperin As the number of women incarcerated in North Carolina has increased, so has the number of incarcerated pregnant people. This rise correlates with the high prevalence of reproductive rights violations in the North Carolina prison system. In fact, the treatment of incarcerated …
Let’s Talk About the Collateral Consequences of the Sex Offender Registry
By Sarah Greenberg, Benevolence Farm Intern The United States Department of Justice Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART) utilizes the Sex Offender Registry to compile a list of people convicted of sex offenses in every state, territory, …
Meet Daniel
Howdy y’all! My name is Daniel Bascuñán-Wiley, and I am beyond excited to be joining the Benevolence farm team this year as the Administrative Assistant. I am currently a senior at Elon University and am majoring in Human Service Studies with minors in Poverty and Social Justice and Latin American …