Prisoners

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March 20, 2013
NBC Southern California - The gutting of Men's Central Jail cells to be replaced with inmate classrooms is one element…
November 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - California residents voted to pass Proposition 36, the ballot measure aimed at reforming the state's controversial Three…
September 25, 2012
More than 1,100 defendants are now serving prison sentences based at least in part on drug tests by a chemist…
September 19, 2012
Rev. Jesse Jackson added to his long list of diplomatic accomplishments this week by securing the release of two Americans…
July 3, 2012
North Carolina Republican lawmakers have voted to override a veto of a law that will place limits on death-row inmates'…
June 1, 2012
The Center for Constitutional Rights has filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of inmates at Pelican Bay, a
August 11, 2011
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A judge on Monday ordered one of them back to prison but allowed the other to…
July 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Confident, articulate, and now pursuing a Master's Degree in Theology, Vivian Nixon seems more likely to have…
December 15, 2010
OPINION - The sharp growth in incarceration has left more black people in prison today than there were black people…
July 19, 2010
VIDEO - Over 70 percent of prisoners in the California penal system are likely to be reincarcerated for committing a…
June 14, 2010
From The LA Times - Should convicted felons have the right to vote? The NAACP and ACLU say yes, but…
June 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The reversal took place as crime in the United States fell dramatically. Violent crime fell 5.5 percent…
May 24, 2010
From NBC Los Angeles - A new documentary shows that talent and courage can be found in strange places, notably…
April 20, 2010
VIDEO - The Sheriff decided to paint the entire jail bright pink and lime green to help calm down the…