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August 3, 2011

Ex-NBA star Jalen Rose jogs into prison to serve sentence

NEWS ONE - Jalen Rose, former NBA star, was recently convicted of drunk driving and started his 20 day sentence…
August 2, 2011

Protestors to rally in support of prisoner rights

BAY AREA - Organizers who say California prisoners are "tortured" in solitary confinement are planning a rally Monday to show…
August 2, 2011

Ex-Detroit mayor freed after 14 months in prison

JACKSON, Michigan (AP) - Kwame Kilpatrick walked free from a state prison early Tuesday after serving just over a year…
July 19, 2011

Rapper Ja Rule sentenced in tax return case

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - "I in no way attempted to deceive the government or do anything illegal," he said, minutes…
July 19, 2011

Ex-inmate offers financial advice for recently released felons

theGRIO REPORT - Confident, articulate, and now pursuing a Master's Degree in Theology, Vivian Nixon seems more likely to have…
July 18, 2011

If black men live longer in prison, it's time for change

OPINION - What does it say about our society when the health care that people supposedly receive behind bars is…
July 13, 2011

Ala. judges impose death though juries vote for life in prison

NEWS ONE - African-American Iraq War veteran, Courtney Lockhart, will now be sentenced to death instead of the life imprisonment…
July 12, 2011

5 most unjust convictions of black men that were overturned

NEWS ONE - In the United States, there have been 272 post-conviction exonerations. In 161 cases, the affected persons were…
July 11, 2011

Prisoner advocate finds love behind bars

theGRIO REPORT - 'Some of the most progressive, forward thinking liberal people I know' have questioned her decision to marry…
July 6, 2011

Ex-Detroit mayor's book covers affair, legal saga

DETROIT (AP) - The former politician bills "Surrendered! The Rise, Fall and Revelation of Kwame Kilpatrick" as the true tale…
July 5, 2011

Killer sues jail for $50 million for calling him an 'inmate'

Gerard Domond says the term "Inmate" is offensive, implies that he "mates with men"...
June 30, 2011

Do black men get better health care behind bars?

OPINION - A research study published by Vanderbilt University sociologist Evelyn Patterson in 2010 shows state prisons are having a…
June 24, 2011

Former Detroit mayor to be released from prison

DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan parole board voted Friday to release former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick from prison after more…
June 23, 2011

Buju Banton gets 10 years in prison for drug deal

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - The Grammy-winning reggae star was convicted by a federal court for conspiring to set up a…
June 23, 2011

Do darker skinned black women get harsher sentences?

theGRIO REPORT - A new study sheds light on the fact that colorism, or racial preference based on skin tone,…
June 20, 2011

Man arrested for spending $110K IRS gave him by mistake

Stephen McDow faces four years in prison for spending over half of a massive tax refund the IRS mistakenly deposited…
June 10, 2011

Ex-cop in Oscar Grant shooting death to be released

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Johannes Mehserle is scheduled to be set free Monday from a Los Angeles County jail where…
June 10, 2011

Reggae star Banton asks for shorter jail sentence

TAMPA, Florida (AP) - The Grammy winner was convicted in February of conspiring to set up a cocaine deal in…
June 8, 2011

Ja Rule sentenced to prison in NYC gun case

NEW YORK (AP) - Multiplatinum-selling rapper Ja Rule is set to go to prison, but he's leaving fans with an…
June 7, 2011

Va. inmate sues after gruesome tries at sex change

DILLWYN, Va. (AP) - If she loses, she says she will continue to try self-surgery -- acknowledging another attempt could…