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March 30, 2021
N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's acting counsel says the state's overall goal has been to implement a vaccination plan "that is…
March 6, 2021
Prisoners are in the last group scheduled for vaccines in Tennessee, even though inmates in the state are a high-risk…
Man in Prison
March 5, 2021
In New York alone, Black and Brown communities lose more than $1B in earnings per year due to mass incarceration,…
February 12, 2021
The impact of COVID-19 in America's prisons is yet another manifestation of state-sanctioned violence against Black people in the U.S.
prisoner thegrio.com
January 29, 2021
Staff members at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility have been suspended amid an ongoing investigation into claims of abuse.
January 18, 2021
Skylar Mack, a Georgia teen was released from Cayman Islands prison for violating COVID-19 rules. Mack reportedly was supposed to…
Amber Crowder thegrio.com
December 22, 2020
theGrio spoke with Amber Crowder, founder of the Been Down Project, about being a an advocate for women in the…
Crystal Mason thegrio.com
December 1, 2020
A Black woman, Crystal Mason, was sentenced to five years in prison for illegal voting in Texas and has filed…
Lil Wayne arrest gun charges thegrio.com
November 17, 2020
Rap star Lil Wayne is facing 10 years in prison after being charged with possession of a firearm stemming from…
October 31, 2020
Full House actress Lori Loughlin began her sentence in a California federal prison for her role in the college admissions…
October 20, 2020
Bill Cosby's newest mugshot was released and the prison says it is normal for them to update an inmate’s photo…
August 17, 2020
JustLeadershipUSA, a group empowering people most affected by mass will bring the stories of those formerly incarcerated to the DNC.
August 2, 2020
According to reports from the Georgia Department of Corrections, Ware State Prison was forced into lockdown after the disturbance.
June 15, 2020
David Thomas Brown Sledge, who was incarcerated at East Jersey State Prison, died of COVID-19 on April 24, 2020. Mr.
June 2, 2020
In a disturbing video allegedly filmed inside of Jessup Correctional Institution in Maryland, an inmate is seen repeatedly pleading for
May 28, 2020
Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was denied a relase from a federal prison in Louisiana despite a COVID-19 outbreak there.
May 15, 2020
Men and women behind bars are particularly vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic, so Rapper E-40 stepped up to help mitigate the
May 10, 2020
Antonio Mariot Wilson, who met Jenifer Lewis at a gym he managed, pled guilty to a federal wire fraud charge…
May 6, 2020
theGrio investigates how the coronavirus pandemic has turned Rikers Island, one of the world’s most notorious penal complexes, into a…
April 11, 2020
Coronavirus sickened dozens at a Kansas prison. Inmates say they've been mistreated, getting attention by breaking windows and setting small…