of us has a family member in prison. The emotional cost and economic cost and opportunity cost that women are enduring and taking on [is huge]. It is a fact that mass incarceration is one of the largest barriers to gender justice.” In this op-ed, Agnes M. Torres Rivera explains how those forced to leave Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit are climate change refugees. Agnes is a graduate student from the University of Puerto Rico who currently lives in Hartford, Connecticut, where she is attending Trinity College while she completes her thesis after being displaced by the hurricane in 2017. The fact remains that, among the ranks of law enforcement, it appears there are sympathizers with or supporters of the actions taken by pro-Trump forces at the U.S. Capitol. More broadly, years of warnings about far-right infiltration of law enforcement are more prescient than ever.Sign up for our politics newsletter, theTeen VogueTake!Reuters reported “Buying the freedom of our people is not a new concept. On this land, black people have been engaging in the act(s) of buying their loved ones’ freedom for hundreds of years — be it from a plantation or a jail cell,” Nicole tellsTeen Vogue