Mass Incarceration

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February 17, 2017
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Van Jones didn’t pull any punches when he put his finger on just what
February 13, 2017
One of 1,715. For Eric Alvarez, this number is personal. It represents the 1,715 people who received a second chance at
January 27, 2017
Jay Z believes that Rikers Island should be shut down, and he's pointing to the upcoming Kalief Browder doc premiering…
November 10, 2016
The morning after the election of Donald Trump, private prison stocks soared.
October 12, 2016
A new study has found that marijuana arrests outnumbered all those for violent crimes last year.
October 11, 2016
Nick Cannon is taking a full course load at Howard University, including one class that meets every Thursday at the…
October 7, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama offered 102 federal inmates the chance to leave prison early, wielding his clemency powers…
October 6, 2016
Ava DuVernay's "13th," which premieres on Netflix Oct. 7, is a historical masterpiece that explores the 13th Amendment's "original sin."
September 28, 2016
Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13th, is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival, and ahead of its release, Netflix…
September 16, 2016
According to a recent report released by Vera Institute of Justice, 90 percent of people sitting in Orleans Parish Prison…
September 15, 2016
Willie Wilson, a Chicago businessman and former candidate for mayor, wants to help give some Cook County inmates a second…
September 9, 2016
On Wednesday, a riot at Florida’s Holmes Correctional Institution left almost every single dorm damaged and saw more than 400 inmates
July 13, 2016
The deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, while tragic, were markers of larger problems in America. Their murders were
July 8, 2016
This week represents a climax to a tragic American narrative decades in the making. It’s a story overrun by a ‘War on Drugs’ run
June 24, 2016
For 22 years, there’s been a congressional ban on inmates receiving federal aid for college education, with opponents declaring it unfair that
June 6, 2016
Doing time for a crime, doesn’t always mean getting a second chance.  But in the state of Virginia, there was a glimmer
April 11, 2016
Last month, the president hosted a surprise meeting with former federal inmates who had been invited to the White House...
April 11, 2016
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton visited historic black churches in New York City on Sunday. He told the congregation
April 11, 2016
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton visited historic black churches in New York City on Sunday. He told the congregation
April 8, 2016
The Internet thanks you Naomi Yitna. Yitna was helping volunteer at a Texas elementary school's debate program when one student…