SEEDS

by megan june

Writing

  • letter to death

    Death, I howl at the moon in protest of you. Do you hear my plea? Save a few more breaths for me. Do you enjoy it— watching us beg for an exception? I do not care about Heaven.  Not asking for immortality. Just enough time to see little Mae grow up, maybe have a kid… Read more

  • The Case for Science-Backed Hiring

    93% of employers rely on background checks to mitigate hiring risks. But when records surface, most companies struggle to determine if they represent actual risk and a good reason for rejection. Their screening providers can’t offer much help, needing to stay in their regulatory lane of delivering neutral data. As a result, businesses are left interpreting… Read more

  • The Moral Quandary Behind Excluding People with Violent and Sexual Convictions

    “No felonies and absolutely no violent or sexual offenses” is a hard stance I often hear in discussions of criminal justice reform. These blanket exclusions in employment and housing policies arise from a legitimate fear around the harm caused by violent and sexual crime. However, they fail to acknowledge the vast complexity and variability within these… Read more

  • Blowin’ in the Wind

    One year ago, my partner Billy and I decided to quit our jobs and travel the world. With overly stuffed backpacks and some vague intentions (have some fun, get connected to our ancestral roots, and reflect on our career paths), we set off on a grand adventure. That adventure ended up entailing eight countries (seventeen… Read more

  • Moving beyond criminal justice

    In the presence of crime, nobody wins. The painful consequences experienced by victims, perpetrators, and their families echo through the community, eroding everyone’s sense of trust, unity and safety. As such, identifying effective strategies to combat crime and recidivism is one of society’s most pressing and challenging questions. It requires us to understand the multitude… Read more

  • Where have we gone wrong with the Fair Chance Movement?

    The past decade has manifested incredible progress in the criminal justice and fair chance space — far beyond what I imagined possible when first getting involved. I have witnessed this progress in both raw numbers of reduced barriers for people with criminal records, as well as more personal anecdotes from working alongside many of these… Read more