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Meek Mill thegrio.com
April 29, 2019
The report states that Black defendants awaiting trial remain jailed at a rate 25 percent higher than white offenders. It…
Demetrius Anderson thegrio.com
March 29, 2019
After serving three years in prison for identity theft and being released in 2006, Demetrius Anderson may be heading back…
Clifford Williams Nathan Myers thegrio.com
March 29, 2019
Florida inmates Clifford Williams, Jr., 76, and his nephew Nathan Myers were released after spending 42 years in prison for…
Soledad OBrien thegrio.com
March 21, 2019
BET will air American Injustice: A BET Town Hall hosted by Soledad O'Brien later this month with Cory Booker and…
2019 Sundance Film Festival - 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Premiere PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 26_ Jamal Trulove attends the 'The Last Black Man In San Francisco' Premiere during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre. (Getty) thegrio.com
March 20, 2019
[griojw id=”YBz3vcj6″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and
Meek Mill thegrio.com
March 18, 2019
Meek Mill dropped the new trailer for the #FreeMeek documentary that explores his life and many challenges with the Philadelphia…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
February 23, 2019
Sen. Kamala Harris knows that there are those who are skeptical about her career as a prosecutor but says she…
Jay-Z Meek Mill Reform Alliance
January 24, 2019
Jay-Z and Meek Mill have teamed up to announce the launch of the Reform Alliance, an organization devoted to criminal…
judge thegrio.com
January 11, 2019
A San Bernardino gang prosecutor resigned after posting profane social media comments about U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, former first lady…
Cyntoia Brown thegrio.com
January 9, 2019
After spending almost half of her life in prison, Cyntoia Brown has been granted clemency by lame duck Tennessee Governor…
Gun thegrio.com
January 8, 2019
Wayne Shelton, a judge in northern Tennessee, has no idea what he's talking about, especially when he said the Klan…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
January 8, 2019
As she nears a decision on whether to seek the presidency, Sen. Kamala Harris is taking on what could be…
December 21, 2018
Sen. Cory Booker believes the FIRST STEP bill is far from a comprehensive overhaul of this country's broken prison system.
Crime scene thegrio.com
December 19, 2018
The Senate has passed a sweeping criminal justice overhaul. The House also is expected to pass the bill, sending it…
December 18, 2018
CNN host and activist Van Jones talks FIRST STEP Act, criminal justice reform and soft peddling approach to interviewing Jared…
Louis L. Reid thegrio.com
December 17, 2018
Louis Reid served almost 14 years and now wants the First STEP ACT to free thousands of others as part…
December 6, 2018
The latest version of the First Step Act could be what's needed to truly make comprehensive criminal justice reform a…
November 27, 2018
[griojw id=”8xRZ34Ln” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Rapper Meek Mill is in the New York Times this week with a powerful op-ed on
wildfires thegrio.com
November 15, 2018
As devastating wildfires currently ravage parts of California causing the death of over 80 people, another horrifying reality is also…
prison thegrio.com
October 10, 2018
[griojw id=”cHb4QGRG” playerid=”lkkJ8he8″]   On Tuesday, Los Angeles County supervisors took a major step in criminal justice reform by voting