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Some of the money Louisiana saved with a reinvestment initiative went toward crime prevention, as intended.
Fellow Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein has apologized to Kyra Harris Bolden for publicly criticizing her hiring decisions.
There is no such thing as a “purge law.” Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act is being wrongly compared to "The Purge."
Albert Woodfox, a former inmate who spent decades in isolation at a Louisiana prison and became a prison reform advocate…
America’s first penitentiary was established in Philadelphia in 1790, and it contained the nation’s first solitary confinement cells.
The bill Louisiana lawmakers passed Thursday gives parole eligibility to approximately 20 people, most of whom are Black.
The bill, HB 1354, creates clearer guidelines and standardizes compensation for those wrongfully convicted of crimes.
"We cannot give Ms. Watkins or Mr. Dunn their lost years but we can restore their dignity," said Nashville District…
Montoyae Dontae Sharpe received a pardoned after serving 24-years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of first degree murder.
This highlights how criminal behavior by employees festers inside a federal prison system meant to punish and rehabilitate people.
The midwestern state, which has a less than 7% Black population, incarcerates the most Black adults in the the entire…
Meek Mill's latest album 'Expensive Pain' has been well received but the rapper says he still doesn't feel totally free.
Alabama’s plan to use almost 20% of its American Rescue funds for prison construction drew criticism from some congressional Democrats.
The Alabama prison construction proposal calls for at least three new prisons and the treasury does not preapprove uses of…
A New York Assemblymember intends to introduce a prison reform bill in honor of late actor Michael K. Williams.
Convicted heroin dealer Gwen Levi is one of many federal prisoners sent to home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Allen Russell, who is currently serving a life sentence in a Mississippi prison for a marijuana charge, was denied his…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that grants those released from prison the right to vote immediately…
Gloria Taylor is currently serving a life sentence for a nonviolent cocaine charge and has been behind bars for more…
Childhood friends Kurt Evans and Muhammed Abdul-Hadi opened Down North Pizza in Philadelphia to decrease recidivism rates.