Women in Jail: Gender Inequalities Behind Bars

By Valentine Fantino The Orange is the New Black phenomenon put the female jail world in the spotlight and made people aware of its realities. The series is inspired by Piper Kerman’s book with the same name. Kerman was sentenced to a year in a federal jail for money laundering…

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How Can States Cope With Natural Disasters?

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By Valentine Fantino A series of natural disasters occurred in September across the Atlantic ocean, wreaking havoc in several regions, especially the Antilles. This succession of disasters caused even more damage and crisis given that they happened within a short time-frame. Hurricane Irma, for example, caused massive chaos with its…

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