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A jury delivered the verdicts in a courtroom just miles from where Robert Brooks was pummeled by correctional officers
R. Kelly’s legal team says the defamed R&B singer’s life is in grave danger amid an alleged murder for hire…
In November 2024, Stephanie Dowells was killed during a conjugal visit with her husband; she was the second woman to…
State officials now say that Stephanie Brinson was strangled-to-death by her husband David Brinson during a visit.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was reportedly transported from prison to a Brooklyn hospital for a knee injury while awaiting trial on…
A Kentucky man has filed a federal discrimination lawsuit claiming a state prison’s rules about Black hairstyles are unconstitutional.
The bill Louisiana lawmakers passed Thursday gives parole eligibility to approximately 20 people, most of whom are Black.
Donna Hylton's organization plans to provide transitional housing to dozens of women and empower them to be change agents in…
Fifteen Rikers Island inmates lost their lives this year, all men of color, and several of whom likely died for…
This highlights how criminal behavior by employees festers inside a federal prison system meant to punish and rehabilitate people.
A bombshell ProPublica investigative report demonstrates how Black children were locked up for crimes that didn't exist.
Alabama’s plan to use almost 20% of its American Rescue funds for prison construction drew criticism from some congressional Democrats.
Thomas Earl Braunson III had been jailed and held in 'horrible conditions' when he died behind bars on Rikers Island…
As gymnast Jordan Chiles prepares to represent Team U.S.A. at the Tokyo Olympics, her mother is preparing to report to…
Convicted heroin dealer Gwen Levi is one of many federal prisoners sent to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prosecutors asked a judge to issue arrest warrants for witnesses sought in the retrial of the brother of gymnastics champion…
Two transgender women in Cameroon were recently sentenced to five years in prison. Homosexuality is illegal in the country.
Gloria Taylor is currently serving a life sentence for a nonviolent cocaine charge and has been behind bars for more…
The Decarceration Collective, a Black women-led law office, has helped over 40 nonviolent offenders come home from prison.
Designer Mossimo Giannulli has been released from prison and is under home confinement after his role in a college admissions…