Jan 5SaveCriminal Justice1/5/21Criminal Justice1/5/21Two Black Men Who Spent Nearly 18 Years in a Michigan Prison for a Crime They Didn't Commit File $160 Million LawsuitZack Linly16SaveIt’s not always easy being a writer whose main focus is documenting racism and racial injustice in America. It’s a…
Dec 21SaveMass Incarceration12/21/20Mass Incarceration12/21/20'If Black Lives Matter, What Are You Doing About Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores?': Advocacy Group Calls Out NBA In Full-Page Newspaper AdJay Connor12SaveIf you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad:
Dec 17SaveCriminal Justice12/17/20Criminal Justice12/17/20Black Man Serving Life Sentence for $20 Marijuana Sale Released From PrisonJoe Jurado11SaveA Black man in Louisiana who was serving a life sentence over two bags of weed worth only $20 has finally been freed…
Nov 24SaveLGBTQ11/24/20LGBTQ11/24/20Black Transgender Woman Sues Georgia Department of Corrections for Failure to Protect Her From Abuse, Provide Proper TreatmentJoe Jurado12SaveAnother day, another instance of the legal system plainly disregarding the rights of transgender people. A trans…
Nov 24SaveCoronavirus11/24/20Coronavirus11/24/20Federal Prisons Will Prioritize Staff, Not Prisoners, for COVID-19 Vaccine, Sources SayZack Linly14SaveA coronavirus vaccine is coming, and the federal prison system is among the first government entities that are set…
Nov 5SaveCriminal Justice11/5/20Criminal Justice11/5/20New Jersey Releases More Than 2,200 Incarcerated People Under New Public Health LawJoe JuradoSaveConsidering all we know about COVID-19, it’s incredibly obvious that the conditions in American prisons aren’t…
Aug 5SaveNews8/5/20News8/5/20Louisiana Supreme Court Decides a Black Man Should Stay in Prison for the Rest of His Life for Stealing Hedge ClippersZack Linly109SaveThere has been plenty of discussion about whether prison is more about rehabilitation, punishment or keeping society…
Jul 31SaveNews7/31/20News7/31/20Four Guards at a Alabama Charged for Using Excessive Force on InmateJoe Jurado3SaveAlabama’s prison system has come under scrutiny in recent months following a federal report that details widespread,…
Jul 2SaveCriminal Justice7/2/20Criminal Justice7/2/20WNBA Star Maya Moore Earns MVP Off the Court by Helping Wrongly Convicted Black Man Regain His FreedomJay Connor3SaveAs a young girl, Maya Moore dreamed of becoming a professional basketball player. But after conquering the sport as…
May 11SaveCoronavirus5/11/20Coronavirus5/11/20Maryland Inmate Who Was Granted Parole Twice but Denied by Governors Has COVID-19Zack Linly16SaveEraina Pretty, Maryland’s longest-incarcerated woman, has spent 42 years of her 60-year sentence behind bars for a…
Feb 13SaveNews2/13/20News2/13/20Man Convicted of Double Murder 25 Years Ago Is Free After New Evidence EmergesJoe Jurado10SaveIt’s an unfortunate reality that failings in the American judicial system often result in people being imprisoned…
Feb 6SaveNews2/6/20News2/6/20Justice Department to Investigate Conditions in Four Mississippi PrisonsJoe Jurado3SaveEach week it feels like yet another story comes out about a prisoner being killed in a Mississippi prison.…
Jan 28SaveNews1/28/20News1/28/20Changes Are Coming to Mississippi Prisons Amid Rising Violence and Lack of Inmate CareZack Linly9SaveLately, the Mississippi prison system has been doing a lot to challenge my assumption that HBO’s Oz was a complete…
May 24 2019SaveNews5/24/19News5/24/19Free Your Mind: 10 Missouri Eastern Prison Inmates Graduate CollegeAliya Semper Ewing3SaveIf you didn’t know the ceremony was taking place in a state prison, you might think it was just another joyful…
Apr 27 2019SaveNews4/27/19News4/27/19Ayanna Pressley Tells Pundits 'Don't Dare' Make Inmate Voting Rights About the Boston Marathon BomberAliya Semper Ewing49SaveDemocratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley ain’t here to play: “Don’t dare invoke one of the darkest days of…
Apr 18 2019SaveMass Incarceration4/18/19Mass Incarceration4/18/19‘Feeling Cute, Might Shoot Your Baby Daddy Today’: Corrections Officers Show Their Collective Asses in Social Media ChallengeAnne Branigin48SaveThere’s something about the power of euphemism: you call someone a “prisoner” or an “inmate” and, suddenly, all…
Mar 5 2019SaveCriminal Justice3/5/19Criminal Justice3/5/19Exclusive: ACLU Threatens Legal Action if North Carolina Doesn't Transfer Trans Inmate to Women's PrisonAnne Branigin68SaveDespite numerous requests to be transferred, North Carolina continues to hold Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a trans woman,…
Feb 22 2019SaveSocial Justice2/22/19Social Justice2/22/19Kanautica Zayre-Brown and the Cold, Routine Cruelty of How the Criminal Justice System Treats Trans WomenAnne Branigin37SaveKanautica Zayre-Brown is a woman. Kanautica Zayre-Brown was convicted of a crime. Kanautica Zayre-Brown ought to be…