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Caddell Kivett

Caddell Kivett is a staff writer and former assistant editor for The Nash News, a newspaper published out of Nash Correctional Institution in North Carolina, where he is incarcerated. Kivett is a founding member of the Committee of Incarcerated Artists and Writers, a group that uses written word and art to imagine a different idea of justice in the United States.

The Supreme Court ruled that life without parole for juvenile offenders is unconstitutional.
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Adults Given Life Sentences as Teens Get Chance at Freedom

by Caddell Kivett January 18, 2023January 16, 2023
Young person's hand on chain link, concept of juvenile justice system
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At 16, He Thought He’d Be in Prison for Life

by Caddell Kivett October 19, 2022October 24, 2022
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N. Carolina Prison Works Hard to Increase COVID Vaccinations

by Marcus Burnette and Caddell Kivett November 29, 2021April 14, 2022
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