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August 30, 2019
A judge noticed that a man who was doing life behind bars was in prison for stealing $50. Now after…
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August 23, 2019
A North Carolina man who maintained his innocence even as he served a life sentence for a murder he didn't…
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August 20, 2019
A mixup in the Michigan prison system has allowed a man to fake his identity for years, but he still…
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August 6, 2019
A 39-year-old Black man who had been serving a 17-year term was stabbed in the skirmish, meanwhile prison security is…
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August 2, 2019
A man spent two decades in prison for killing another, but someone else confessed the truth years before and it…
July 15, 2019
Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Karen Bass have introduced a new bill meant to help people who received a sentence…
July 11, 2019
Strawberry Hampton, a 28-year-old activist from Chicago says she endured violence and humiliation from guards and inmates and now wants…
Bill Cosby thegrio.com
June 18, 2019
Bill Cosby is apparently trying to keep himself busy in prison. Reportedly the disgraced TV dad is advising inmates on how…
June 14, 2019
An Indiana teen who brutally stabbed her mom is remorseful as she prepares for her 45-year prison sentence tells the…
Bill Cosby AP thegrio.com
June 6, 2019
The disgraced comedian, behind bars after a sexual assault conviction, has been collecting wall art of his favorite celebs, unnamed…
Kardashian
June 2, 2019
Kim Kardashian has helped to free some non-violent offenders, but she is now trying to help a convicted murderer whose…
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June 1, 2019
The family of Janika Edmond, the woman who died by suicide after prison guards placed a bet on her life,…
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May 21, 2019
The ACLU is faced with fighting what is believed to be censorship in the state's prison system when a particular…
Shamieke Pugh thegrio.com
April 18, 2019
A lawsuit has been filed against Ohio prison staff alleging that they stood by and allowed a white supremacist to…
Demetrius Anderson thegrio.com
March 29, 2019
After serving three years in prison for identity theft and being released in 2006, Demetrius Anderson may be heading back…
Adobe Stock
March 22, 2019
A fuming felon in Ohio raged and cursed out the judge who handed down a 22-year sentence for his crimes,
R. Kelly thegrio.com
February 24, 2019
R. Kelly turned himself in to authorities and was given a $1 million bond, but does not have enough money…
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February 15, 2019
The death of Anthony “Trey” Myrie, an inmate in a New York prison has gone unexplained and it has drawn…
Bill Cosby AP thegrio.com
February 14, 2019
Comparing himself to luminary historic figures, comedian Bill Cosby insists he has done nothing wrong and offers no apology
Bill Cosby thegrio.com
February 12, 2019
Cosby was moved to general population in Skippack Township, Pa., two weeks ago and is now in a single cell…