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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is proposing a criminal justice overhaul that aims to cut the nation's prison population in…
The soon-to-be lawyer and reality star, who facilitated the release of non-violent drug offender Alice Marie Johnson, took to Instagram…
A partnership between Kim Kardashian West and a rideshare giant will potentially help thousands of inmates get back on their…
Music artist T.I. is lending his voice to a project involving the late Martin Luther King Jr.'s home church in…
TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police
While the city argued that an officer checked on Bryant at least five times in less than four hours, three…
Kim Kardashian spoke with a convicted murderer sitting on death row in San Quentin prison in an effort to get…
On Tuesday morning, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms officially signed legislation to close the Atlanta City Detention Center, after a…
Michael Thompson is serving a 40-to-60 year sentence at Muskegon Correctional Facility in Michigan for a crime, weed, that is…
Brittany K. Barnett and MiAngel Cody are warrior attorneys with a mission: freeing drug offenders serving life in a federal…
Black man released from prison after serving more than 40 years on death row for wrongful conviction
A North Carolina man who once was on death row and then served more than 40 years in prison for…
A small group of inmates, disproportionately black, are set to stay in Washington state prisons for life — left out…
Black Mama's Bail Out operates across the country with the sole purpose of reuniting Black women with their children and…
Now that word has spread that the reality star is helping low-level drug offenders win release from prison, she's reportedly…
Kim Kardashian West gets many accusations of being a culture vulture. But she's also actually been doing something tangible to…
Amy Klobuchar defends her statement about her role in decreasing the number of incarcerated Black people by 65% while serving…
A weatherman in the United Kingdom is drawing international attention after interrupting a morning interview to shutdown talk of building…
Governor Bill Haslam has granted executive clemency to Cyntoia Brown by commuting her life sentence.
In California, inmates typically are granted parole by doing good deeds or showing they have been rehabilitated by becoming pastors,…
CNN commentator Van Jones, credits Kim Kardashian with getting the prison reform bill First Step Act by an 87-12 vote…