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In an interview with Vanity Fair, Van Jones didn’t pull any punches when he put his finger on just what
Jay Z believes that Rikers Island should be shut down, and he's pointing to the upcoming Kalief Browder doc premiering…
The morning after the election of Donald Trump, private prison stocks soared.
A new study has found that marijuana arrests outnumbered all those for violent crimes last year.
Nick Cannon is taking a full course load at Howard University, including one class that meets every Thursday at the…
Ava DuVernay's "13th," which premieres on Netflix Oct. 7, is a historical masterpiece that explores the 13th Amendment's "original sin."
Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13th, is set to premiere at the New York Film Festival, and ahead of its release, Netflix…
According to a recent report released by Vera Institute of Justice, 90 percent of people sitting in Orleans Parish Prison…
Willie Wilson, a Chicago businessman and former candidate for mayor, wants to help give some Cook County inmates a second…
On Wednesday, a riot at Florida’s Holmes Correctional Institution left almost every single dorm damaged and saw more than 400 inmates
The deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, while tragic, were markers of larger problems in America. Their murders were
Doing time for a crime, doesn’t always mean getting a second chance.  But in the state of Virginia, there was a glimmer
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton visited historic black churches in New York City on Sunday. He told the congregation
NEW YORK — Former President Bill Clinton visited historic black churches in New York City on Sunday. He told the congregation
The Internet thanks you Naomi Yitna. Yitna was helping volunteer at a Texas elementary school's debate program when one student…