Criminal Justice Reform

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vote thegrio.com
November 4, 2020
Restoration of the vote helps parolees feel further reintegrated into communities, Prop 17 backers said, and it may even reduce…
September 26, 2020
New York Attorney General Letitia James said there is a need for change given that traffic stops for minor infractions…
August 22, 2020
Master P on Friday expressed his frustrations with C-Murder, giving insight into his family's struggles to free the rapper from…
William Barr thegrio
March 22, 2020
U.S. Attorney General William Barr is asking Congress for the ability petition a judge to indefinitely detain someone during an…
Lamonte McIntyre
February 25, 2020
Lamonte McIntyre learned Monday he will receive $1.5 million for a wrongful conviction that resulted in him spending 23 years…
Topeka Sam
December 9, 2019
When Topeka K. Sam was charged with drug conspiracy, she hoped to receive bail, but instead, she ended up serving…
November 25, 2019
Robert Wood speaks candidly about the powerful impact of the First Step Act and the next phase of criminal justice…
Kamala Harris theGrio.com
October 27, 2019
Kamala Harris was scheduled at Benedict College until she found out that the event's sponsor, celebrated Trump's criminal justice.
Marilyn Mosby theGrio.com
October 4, 2019
"[O]ur legal and ethical obligation in the pursuit of justice leaves us no other recourse but to ‘right the wrongs’…
Adobe Stock
September 18, 2019
Kyle R. Canning resigned from office on June 27, 2019, and he has agreed to the commission’s terms after posting…
Minnesota Lynx’s Maya Moore plays in the first quarter during Game 5 of the WNBA basketball finals against the Los Angeles Sparks Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) thegrio.com
September 16, 2019
WNBA star Maya Moore shocked fans when she announced in February plans to put down the basketball for now and…
Chrissy Teigen
September 11, 2019
Chrissy Teigen has never been one to mince words, but after her latest war of words with Donald Trump made…
September 10, 2019
[griojw id=”Xn6O3SJZ” playerid=””] On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses: Senator and democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, criminal
prison thegrio.com
August 23, 2019
A North Carolina man who maintained his innocence even as he served a life sentence for a murder he didn't…
Adobe Stock
August 12, 2019
Mark Denny is celebrating his bittersweet victory after he was released from prison nearly 30 years after he was wrongly…
August 9, 2019
The GenForward Survey Project looks at how millennials view the criminal justice system and law enforcement's response to people of…
July 15, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass have introduced a new bill meant to help people who received a sentence…
Kardashian
June 14, 2019
Kim Kardashian-West in her fight for criminal justice reform went to the White House to unveil Lyft ride-share program for…
May 30, 2019
Actor Jharrel Jerome says playing real-life Central Park Five survivor in new Ava DuVernay Netflix series was heartbreaking and inspiring.
Meek Mill thegrio.com
May 23, 2019
Philadelphia's top prosecutor called for a new trial and judge for rapper Meek Mill on Wednesday, saying the former judge…