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Anti-crime measures in the Secure D.C. Act being considered raise concerns about its impact on Blacks living in the District…
Categorical clemency is a step toward acknowledging the ways the Black community has been targeted and harmed by mass incarceration.
Mass incarceration is family separation “on repeat,” creating mass isolation and loneliness. And Black women are an unrecognized casualty.
The Sentencing Project notes that Wisconsin is followed by Oklahoma, Idaho and Montana, all states with low Black populations.
It is no surprise that Black people in Alabama are 28% of state residents, but 43% of the people in…
A New York Assemblymember intends to introduce a prison reform bill in honor of late actor Michael K. Williams.
A 12-year-old boy received the ultimate surprise when he was reunited with his father upon his release from prison.
The Economic Security Project gives cash to mothers to show the existing evidence on the benefits of cash on women…
Richeda Ashmeade was just 12-years-old when her father was incarcerated. In light of Father’s Day, she reflects on their last…
The Decarceration Collective, a Black women-led law office, has helped over 40 nonviolent offenders come home from prison.
Childhood friends Kurt Evans and Muhammed Abdul-Hadi opened Down North Pizza in Philadelphia to decrease recidivism rates.
In New York alone, Black and Brown communities lose more than $1B in earnings per year due to mass incarceration,…
The impact of COVID-19 in America's prisons is yet another manifestation of state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the U.S.
JustLeadershipUSA, a group empowering people most affected by mass will bring the stories of those formerly incarcerated to the DNC.
William Haymon celebrated his 16th birthday and his 511th day in jail on July 14th, and there is no telling…
OPINION: Dr. Jason Johnson says Trump campaign ads point to trouble for a Biden-Harris ticket if they don't get on…
Natalie Papillion says the COVID-19 crisis sadly illustrates that without serious criminal justice reform, literal lives remain on the balance.
When Topeka K. Sam was charged with drug conspiracy, she hoped to receive bail, but instead, she ended up serving…
Van Jones sits down with theGrio and gets real about his work, his relationship with Trump, and how it feels…
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass have introduced a new bill meant to help people who received a sentence…