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Official Misconduct and Falsified Evidence Are Why Innocent Black People Get Imprisoned, Report Finds

The report says Black people are seven times more likely to be falsely convicted of serious crimes.

Kalyn Womack

Tuesday 2:15PM

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Judge Angered by Hidden Evidence in Wrongful Conviction of Louisiana Man

The man was incarcerated for 36 years for a crime he didn’t commit.

Kalyn Womack

8/29/22 1:23PM

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Manhattan DA Talks Office Expansion to Investigate Wrongful Convictions

After the final exoneration from the Central Park Five case, the Manhattan DA's office has a new commitment to…

Kalyn Womack

8/09/22 5:49PM

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Three Black Men Exonerated in Horrible 1995 Subway Killing

The case was allegedly based on false confessions and flawed evidence.

Kalyn Womack

7/18/22 4:38PM

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Detroit to Pay $7.5M to Black Man Who Claims Cops Framed Him for Murder

Desmond Ricks alleged the police switched bullets to connect him to the incident.

Kalyn Womack

7/14/22 10:08AM

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San Francisco Man Exonerated after 3 Decades in Prison

The San Francisco DA dismissed the case against Joaquin Ciria after finding false witness testimonies and police…

Kalyn Womack

4/20/22 9:45AM

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Black Florida Man Released From Prison After 30 Years, but Prosecutors Still Want Him Locked Up

The legacy of racism in America’s “justice” system has frequently resulted in the release of Black men from prison,…

Ishena Robinson

4/08/21 10:40AM

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lllinois Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After Governor Signs Historic Criminal Reform Measure Into Law

Illinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail…

Ishena Robinson

2/24/21 4:00PM

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'If Black Lives Matter, What Are You Doing About Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores?': Advocacy Group Calls Out NBA In Full-Page Newspaper Ad

If you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad:

Jay Connor

12/21/20 5:00PM

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The Incarcerated Are Eligible for Stimulus Checks. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Danny Davis Want to Know Why the Bureau of Prisons Is Blocking Them

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans…

Anne Branigin

10/29/20 10:19AM

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Family of Layleen Polanco Reaches History-Making $5.9 Million Settlement Over Solitary Confinement Death

The family of Layleen Polanco, a trans-Afro-Latina who died while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail last…

Anne Branigin

8/31/20 11:00AM

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The Story of a Black Teenage Girl Incarcerated for Not Doing Her Online Schoolwork Shows Us Just How Big Our Criminal Justice Problem Is

As activists have sustained calls for a radical transformation of our nation’s criminal justice system over the last…

Anne Branigin

7/15/20 9:00AM

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Chicago Police Announce Plans to Make Mass Street Arrests, Ask Courts to Hold People in Jail Over July 4th Weekend

Putting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while…

Ishena Robinson

7/01/20 12:30PM

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Jay-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…

Jay Connor

1/15/20 10:47AM

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In the Past Week, Five Inmates Have Been Killed in Mississippi Prisons Due to Gang Violence

In Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week.

Brooklyn Baldwin

1/04/20 10:30AM

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‘Appalled’ and ‘Disappointed’: Federal Judge Tells St. Louis to Stop Dragging Feet on Cash Bail Order

The city of St. Louis can no longer hold people in jail simply because they’re too poor to pay bail, a federal judge…

Anne Branigin

6/17/19 11:00AM

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T.I., the Central Park Five, and Ebenezer Baptist Church Kick Off Summit to End Mass Incarceration

Anyone who thinks the black church is a bygone relic with no relevance to the social justice struggles of today may…

Angela Helm

6/16/19 12:00PM

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A New Lawsuit Against a Virginia Apartment Complex Shows How Modern Day Redlining Works

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Virginia apartment complex…

Anne Branigin

6/04/19 1:00PM

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Michigan to Pay $860,000 in Lawsuit Over Prison Guards Who Bet on a Woman Inmate’s Suicide

How much is an incarcerated person’s life worth? At one Michigan jail, about the cost of a Subway sandwich.

Anne Branigin

5/22/19 6:00PM

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An Arizona Prisoner Was Sent a Book Critical of the Criminal Justice System. Now, the State Has Banned It

In one of the most memorable passages of his seminal autobiography, civil rights leader Malcolm X made explicit the…

Anne Branigin

5/16/19 11:30AM

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