NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationSan Francisco Man Exonerated after 3 Decades in PrisonThe San Francisco DA dismissed the case against Joaquin Ciria after finding false witness testimonies and police…ByKalyn Womack4/20/22 9:45AMComments (3)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationBlack Florida Man Released From Prison After 30 Years, but Prosecutors Still Want Him Locked UpThe legacy of racism in America’s “justice” system has frequently resulted in the release of Black men from prison,…ByIshena Robinson4/08/21 10:40AMComments (17)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarcerationlllinois Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After Governor Signs Historic Criminal Reform Measure Into LawIllinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail…ByIshena Robinson2/24/21 4:00PMComments (3)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration'If Black Lives Matter, What Are You Doing About Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores?': Advocacy Group Calls Out NBA In Full-Page Newspaper AdIf you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad: ByJay Connor12/21/20 5:00PMComments (10)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThe Incarcerated Are Eligible for Stimulus Checks. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Danny Davis Want to Know Why the Bureau of Prisons Is Blocking ThemThroughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans…ByAnne Branigin10/29/20 10:19AMComments (7)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationFamily of Layleen Polanco Reaches History-Making $5.9 Million Settlement Over Solitary Confinement DeathThe family of Layleen Polanco, a trans-Afro-Latina who died while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail last…ByAnne Branigin8/31/20 11:00AMComments (7)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThe Story of a Black Teenage Girl Incarcerated for Not Doing Her Online Schoolwork Shows Us Just How Big Our Criminal Justice Problem IsAs activists have sustained calls for a radical transformation of our nation’s criminal justice system over the last…ByAnne Branigin7/15/20 9:00AMComments (23)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationChicago Police Announce Plans to Make Mass Street Arrests, Ask Courts to Hold People in Jail Over July 4th WeekendPutting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while…ByIshena Robinson7/01/20 12:30PMComments (21)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationJay-Z, Roc Nation File Federal Lawsuit Against Mississippi Prison Officials for Violent Conditions, 'Failure to Meet Basic Human Rights'I’ve never spent a day of my life in prison, but after a recent rash of stabbings and violent attacks led to the…ByJay Connor1/15/20 10:47AMComments (7)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationIn the Past Week, Five Inmates Have Been Killed in Mississippi Prisons Due to Gang ViolenceIn Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week.ByBrooklyn Baldwin1/04/20 10:30AMComments (9)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration‘Appalled’ and ‘Disappointed’: Federal Judge Tells St. Louis to Stop Dragging Feet on Cash Bail OrderThe city of St. Louis can no longer hold people in jail simply because they’re too poor to pay bail, a federal judge…ByAnne Branigin6/17/19 11:00AMComments (21)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationT.I., the Central Park Five, and Ebenezer Baptist Church Kick Off Summit to End Mass IncarcerationAnyone who thinks the black church is a bygone relic with no relevance to the social justice struggles of today may…ByAngela Helm6/16/19 12:00PMComments (6)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationA New Lawsuit Against a Virginia Apartment Complex Shows How Modern Day Redlining WorksThe American Civil Liberties Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Virginia apartment complex…ByAnne Branigin6/04/19 1:00PMComments (16)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationMichigan to Pay $860,000 in Lawsuit Over Prison Guards Who Bet on a Woman Inmate’s SuicideHow much is an incarcerated person’s life worth? At one Michigan jail, about the cost of a Subway sandwich.ByAnne Branigin5/22/19 6:00PMComments (11)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationAn Arizona Prisoner Was Sent a Book Critical of the Criminal Justice System. Now, the State Has Banned ItIn one of the most memorable passages of his seminal autobiography, civil rights leader Malcolm X made explicit the…ByAnne Branigin5/16/19 11:30AMComments (9)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationTop Civil Rights Groups Will Help Crystal Mason Appeal Her 5-Year Sentence for Trying to VoteIt was a case so unfair, it quickly became a go-to talking point to illuminate the criminal justice system’s deep…ByAnne Branigin5/13/19 3:30PMComments (9)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNew York City Jail Guards Indicted for Conducting Illegal Strip Searches on Women VisitorsSix female corrections officers were arrested and arraigned in New York State Supreme Court following allegations…ByAnne Branigin5/07/19 1:00PMComments (8)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration'Feeling Cute' Corrections Officers Feeling Jobless After Controversial Social Media PostsThe whole point of the “feeling cute” challenge was to have a little fun while on the job—or at least, while in your…ByAnne Branigin4/23/19 10:30AMComments (15)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration‘Feeling Cute, Might Shoot Your Baby Daddy Today’: Corrections Officers Show Their Collective Asses in Social Media ChallengeThere’s something about the power of euphemism: you call someone a “prisoner” or an “inmate” and, suddenly, all…ByAnne Branigin4/18/19 10:30AMComments (45)Save
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThis Black History Month, Let’s Recognize the African-American Prisoners Who Helped Build AmericaLike much of the rest of the discourse around jails, prisons and mass incarceration, Black History Month is not…ByTalitha LeFlouria2/26/19 11:47AMComments (9)Save