Mass Incarceration
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Los Angeles DA’s Office Apologizes for Sending Innocent Man to Prison
Maurice Hastings was declared innocent after 38 years in prison.
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Suspicious Spike in Inmate Deaths To Be Investigated by Feds
Up to 32 detainees at Harris County Jail in Houston died within 14 months.
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Missouri Man Executed Despite Pending Innocence Claims He was Miles Away From The Murder [Update]
Leonard Taylor was executed Feb 7. by lethal injection.
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A Detective’s Affair with an Eyewitness Landed an Innocent Man in Prison
Do you need any more convincing that the criminal justice system is crooked?
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An Executed Death Row Inmate Leaves a Journal behind
The last thoughts of Kevin Johnson 97 days before his execution were recovered.
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Alabama Inmate “Baked to Death” in Sweltering Prison Cell, Lawsuit Alleges
Other inmates were known to have died as a result of the heating system.
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Kevin Johnson Executed By State of Missouri After Supreme Court Denies Appeal
37-year-old Kevin Johnson was on death row for a 2005 murder conviction. His attorney argued the prosecution was riddled with racial bias.
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Disturbing Photos Expose Starvation and Neglect inside Alabama Prison (Pt. 2)
The family of Kastellio Vaughan were brave enough to share the graphic photos of their loved one with the world.
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Alabama’s Inmate Strike Reveals the Inhumane Horrors of the Prison System
The conditions investigated by the Justice Department in 2019 have only gotten worse.
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Finally, Supreme Court to Hear Rodney Reed’s Death Row Appeal
Supported by Rihanna and Kim Kardashian, Rodney Reed will finally get his chance before the high court.