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September 21, 2022
Alabama wants to execute prisoners with a new, untested method of capital punishment called nitrogen hypoxia.
Alabama, Juvenile, theGrio.com
April 28, 2022
A Florida man spent years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was released only to now…
October 17, 2021
Despite the old adage that those who defend themselves have a fool for a client, at least five Capitol riots…
inmate Shane Goldsby thegrio.com
August 9, 2021
A Seattle inmate, Shane Goldsby, ended up sharing a cell with the man who raped his sister and he killed…
Rep. Maxine Waters thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday announced new legislation seeking to provide a significant financial boost for exonerated individuals.
theGRIO.com
June 7, 2021
A DA in Pennsylvania is catching heat after announcing his office will no longer offer plea deals to clients of…
2019 US Open - Day 4
May 11, 2021
Colin Kaepernick is set to release a new book that advocates for abolishing the police and the prison system.
March 16, 2021
Matthew Sullivan was found guilty of murdering his wife, hiding her body in a freezer and then dumping it in…
Tre Brown Kroger
January 22, 2021
Kroger employee Tre Brown is accused of stealing $1 million from the store. He used the fund to buy clothes,…
Jail women florida abuse thegrio.com
December 23, 2020
A DOJ investigation finds that officers at Lowell Correctional Institution in Florida have been sexually abusing inmates for years.
Eric Holder Nipsey Hussle
December 3, 2020
Eric Holder, Nipsey Hussle's alleged killer, will not go to trial for at least the next 90 days due to…
Brandon Willie Martin murder Tampa Bay Rays thegrio.com
November 6, 2020
Former Tampa Bay Rays pro baseball player, Brandon Willie Martin, was convicted of killing his father and two others with…
Trial 4 Netflix Sean K. Elis
November 4, 2020
Netflix releases trailer for upcoming docuseries ‘Trial 4’ about Sean K. Ellis, a wrongfully convicted man who served 22 years…
Jhamel Paskel thegrio.com
October 28, 2020
Jhamel Paskel a Florida teenager will serve 25 years for an armed carjacking that included the killing of a K-9…
4th Annual TIDAL X: Brooklyn - Arrivals
September 22, 2020
Florida rapper Kodak Black alleges he's being tortured in a federal facility in Kentucky where he's serving time on gun…
September 11, 2020
A New. York nurse is denied bail and remains on Riker's Island after killing her estranged husband she says in…
One-Third Of Prisoners At San Quentin Prison Have Coronavirus thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
An outbreak of COVID-19 at the San Quentin prison in California has resulted in half of the inmates infected.
juvenile detention thegrio.com
July 14, 2020
A Michigan teen is placed in a juvenile facility during the pandemic for violating probation after she doesn't complete all…
July 1, 2020
A whipping post that was in use until the '50s was finally removed from outside Delaware's Suffolk county courthouse this…
jail cell thegrio.com
April 24, 2020
The coronavirus has a significant impact on black women in jail, many of whom are only there because they can't…