Jail Cell

Bail Equals Inequality: The Kalief Browder Case &…

For the three years Kalief Browder sat in New York’s Rikers Island, he probably wondered what the difference would have…
06.12.15
President Obama in Jamaica

News Roundup: President Obama Removes Cuba From Terrorism…

The rekindled relationship between the United States and Cuba has taken yet another step forward. On Tuesday, the White House…
04.15.15

New Report Suggest People Are Held In Jail…

The United States seems to enjoy locking people up. Despite the nation only accounting for 5 percent of the world’s…
04.05.18

DA Who Didn’t Indict Cop That Killed Eric…

Staten Island District Attorney and New York Republican Dan Donovan (pictured), the man who failed to indict the cop who…
04.17.21

When Black Men Cannot Vote

Either I’m three days late or two years early on this one. Whichever way you look at it, we’ve got…
06.19.19

Study: Half Of African-American Males Arrested By Age…

Half of all Black males in the United States have been behind bars by age 23, according to a new…
04.17.21

Attorney General Eric Holder: Criminal Justice Reforms Can…

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke at the Congressional Black Caucus about the positive difference criminal justice reforms can make on…
03.15.18

Attorney General Eric Holder Speaks On Criminal Justice…

Attorney General Eric Holder spoke about the injustices of America’s poverty and prison system at the 2013 Congressional Black Caucus.…
04.05.18

Activists Cornel West And Carl Dix Hold Mass…

Freedom fighters Carl Dix (pictured above right) and Cornel West (pictured above center) held an intense dialogue about mass incarceration on the…
06.19.19

Does Modern-Day Jim Crow Exist In America?

As we recall the civil rights gains that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked so hard for, noted legal scholar…
06.19.19

REPORT: One In Eight Black Men Denied The…
06.19.19

Death Row Inmate Awarded $5.5M For Wrongful Conviction

This is not the first time an inmate set for execution has been found to be wrongfully convicted. With the…
06.19.19

Jail Release Begins Chicago Man's Road To Redemption
06.19.19

California Prisons Ordered To Reduce Inmate Populations
06.19.19

OPINION: Plea Bargains In The Criminal McJustice System
06.19.19

STUDY: Drastically Higher Rates Of Incarceration & Poverty…
06.19.19

Homeboy Industries Creates Green Jobs For Ex-Cons
06.19.19

Source: Michael Vick Leaves Prison For Home Confinement

OPINION: Reality Show? Mike Vick Will Do Anything For A Dollar Company Sued For Michael Vick Dog Toy Michael Vick…
06.19.19

OPINION: U.S. Drug Policy Has Gone To Pot
06.19.19

OPINION: Please Don’t Feed The Prison Monster
06.19.19