Jessica Rizzo
News
Native American Women Are Rape Targets Because of a Legislative Loophole
Tribal courts can't try non-Native individuals, which means white people can commit crimes on Native American land—including sexual assault—with virtually zero repercussions.
Jessica Rizzo
12.16.15
America Incarcerated
Prison Yoga Is Helping Inmates Transcend Their Cells
The Prison Yoga Project is bringing mindfulness, meditation, and physical release to hundreds of prisoners.
Jessica Rizzo
9.27.15
Stuff
I Hijacked a Plane and Now I Work for the Sheriff's Department
At 21, Ida McCray helped her then-boyfriend George Sims hijack a flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles. 40 years later, she now works to help mothers get their lives and families back together after prison.
Jessica Rizzo
7.12.15
Stuff
Staging Shakespeare's Tragedies in Tehran: An Interview with Iranian Director Mohammad Aghebati
"Before calling myself a political artist, I have to honor my obligation as a human."
Jessica Rizzo
6.7.15
Stuff
Cosmonauts and Old Memories Rule Doris Mirescu’s Last Hurrah in NYC
Mirescu's stirring adaptation of Tarkovsky's Solaris is set in an Upper West Side townhouse, blending film and live theater to bring ghosts to life.
Jessica Rizzo
5.10.15