Incarceration

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Rapper JT, who spent two years in a Florida prison, launches initiative for formerly incarcerated women

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Biden signs bill to ease costs for prisoner calls to family

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New York restricts families from sending packages to inmates

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When mental illness leads to dropped charges, patients often go without stabilizing care

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Colonizers intended mostly Black people to land in solitary confinement, and that’s exactly what’s happened

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North Carolina jury indicts nurse in death of incarcerated Black man, jail officers excused

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Keechant Sewell resigns

NYPD commissioner ‘very concerned’ about Manhattan DA’s new crime reduction policies

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Wisconsin leads U.S. in imprisonment rates of Black people

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Wisconsin has the highest rate of imprisoned Black adults

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Almost 60,000 formerly incarcerated citizens regain the right to vote in North Carolina

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Maryland father surprises son after release from prison in emotional video

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Philly restaurant only employs formerly incarcerated people

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Virginia may legalize production and possession of marijuana

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Kwame Kilpatrick denied early release from prison hit hard by COVID-19 outbreak

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Atlanta woman’s death raises more questions about COVID-19 risk in prisons

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Incarcerated Black women face numerous issues in COVID-19 pandemic

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Report finds that incarcerated Black men are biggest beneficiaries of ‘First Step’ act

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Meek Mill says lingering case has him shook about going back to jail

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Frustrated prisoners demand better conditions, human rights in nationwide strike

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Jay-Z making moves with partners, investing $3 million toward bail reform

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