criminal justice reform
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The Democratic National Convention Didn’t Talk About a Black Agenda, so We Did
On Wednesday, as Philadelphia’s center was overrun by throngs of Democratic conventiongoers, The Root and legendary Philadelphia radio station WURD 900 AM collaborated blocks away on Broad Street to discuss what the black agenda might be—especially after what is shaping up to be the most contentious presidential election in nearly 50 years. In the war…
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President Obama: 12,000 Inmates to Receive Pell Grants for College Study
Even though Congress banned providing financial aid to prisoners in 1994, as many as 12,000 prison inmates will be able to use federal Pell Grants to finance college classes next month, the White House announced Friday. The $30 million Second Chance Pell Grant pilot program, announced by President Barack Obama, will be available to inmates…
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‘Kalief’s Law’ Passed in NYC to Honor Teen Tortured on Rikers Island
In what could be viewed as some semblance of justice for Kalief Browder, the young man who became the poster child for everything wrong with New York City’s broken criminal-justice system and its jails, the lower house of the New York Legislature recently passed a bill known as “Kalief’s Law” to ensure that persons arrested…