Prisons

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April 23, 2015
OPINION - Video visitation is coming to a county jail near you. Families can take advantage of new technology and…
April 13, 2015
Hillary can run, but she can’t hide from the issues that concern us. On Sunday, Hillary Clinton — the former
January 19, 2015
If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
April 21, 2014
OPINION - In many ways, he helped open the eyes of many to the injustices of a system that far…
February 12, 2014
OPINION - The borough of Brooklyn, New York has a new chief prosecutor, and if he has his way, there…
September 18, 2013
OPINION - In reality, this issue of inequality and the racial wealth gap should be an apolitical issue. Whether you…
August 20, 2013
OPINION - The Philadelphia public schools are in crisis mode right now, with the city agreeing to borrow $50 million…
August 13, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The bottom line is that, while the aggressive enforcement of federal criminal statutes remains necessary, we cannot…
July 4, 2013
OPINION - On this Independence Day, everyone is dependent on the government, but African Americans are even more dependent, for…
May 7, 2013
OPINION - Unless the governor of Mississippi intervenes, the Magnolia State will execute Willie Jerome Manning on May 7...
April 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Advocates for undocumented immigrants see them as highly susceptible to abuse, including sexual abuse, while under U.S. government…
April 5, 2013
DENVER (AP) — One of two members of a white supremacist gang linked to the killing of Colorado's prisons chief…
April 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Who would have known that white supremacist prison gangs are a problem in America?...
March 26, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Has the high rate of black male incarceration has lead to a phenomenon of father-son reunions that…
December 20, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Online sites for dating prisoners have proliferated in recent years. On the surface, these sites profess to…
October 14, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit is looking to put ex-convicts back to work. On Wednesday, the city held an "Offenders Only"…
June 2, 2011
OPINION - There is no question that the U.S. Sentencing Commission should seek to amend the sentencing provisions so as…
May 24, 2011
OPINION - Is it possible to reverse the alarming trends of overcrowding and lack of medical care throughout our nation's…
May 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The court said in a 5-4 decision that the reduction is "required by the Constitution" to correct…
April 7, 2011
OPINION - Over the years, as states escalated spending on prisons, funding for education suffered...