March To Abolish ICE In New York

Prison Abolition Book Hits NY Times Top 10

Part explainer, part guidebook, Mariame Kaba’s latest book, "We Do This ‘Till We Free Us," offers readers an exploration through…
by Anoa Changa
01.01.70
Open door to prison cell

New App Helps Black People Pay Bail

Tech entrepreneur Kortney Ziegler is behind a new app that lets users accumulate their spare change to help bail Black…
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
Interior of prison cell blocks on Alcatraz Island

DOJ To Phase Out Private Federal Prisons

The Department of Justice announced that it will phase out its use of private prisons. There's no need for them…
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70

Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox Released After Decades In…

The New Orleans' native was the longest-serving prisoner to be held in solitary confinement in US history.
by Kellee Terrell
01.17.58
Is Raking In Millions On The Backs Of Vulnerable Families

FCC Commissioner Confronts Inmate Phone Call Price Gouging…

The prison inmate phone call business is a multi-billion dollar industry that has been gouging families and those locked up…
by Kenon White
01.01.70
Prison inmates

16 States Have More People In Prison Than…

A new report from MetricMaps details a shocking statistic — in 16 states in the nation, there are more people locked up…
by NewsOne Now
01.01.70

Should Taxpayer Dollars Be Used To Bail Out…

Overcrowding has long plagued Chicago’s Cook County jail and Commissioner Larry Suffredin, (D-13th),  has proposed using taxpayer dollars to bail…
by Kirsten West Savali
01.01.70

Keeping Black Men, Women Together Starts At Home

Many of us were still on a post-Inaugural high even after King Day. Took me a minute to snap out…
by Tamika Mallory
03.19.64

Anti-Prison Organization Takes Root At Morgan State

Each day in America one thing is certain: Somebody will go to jail. This may not seem like an issue…
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70

NAACP: The United States Values Prisons More Than…

NEW YORK– The NAACP criticized the United States in a report recently saying that prison funding is at a higher…
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70

Prison Populations Shrink But Growing Problems Persist

From TheGrio.com: Last week, federal officials announced a decrease in our nation’s jail population for the first time since 1982.
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70

Supreme Court Restricts Life Sentences For Juveniles

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that teenagers may not be locked up in prison for life with…
by NewsOne Staff
01.01.70
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