Criminal Justice Reform
#BREAKING: After 4decades of #solitary confinement, tonight a judge granted #AlbertWoodfox unconditional release! pic.twitter.com/jTpr1fZi6q — AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) June 8, 2015 A federal district court on…
A 22-year-old man who spent three years in jail at New York City’s Rikers Island without ever being convicted of a crime died this weekend…
In an effort to gain an edge with voters of color over leading Democratic 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, one of her Republican opponents plans…
After serving nearly 30 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, being released back in society should be the easy part for James…
Outgoing AG Eric Holder Talks Criminal Justice Reform, Smart On Crime Now that Loretta Lynch has been confirmed as the next Attorney General of the United…
Glenn Ford was freed last year after serving 30 years on Louisiana’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit. If that wasn’t bad enough,…
NewsOne Now Exclusive: Outgoing AG Eric Holder Talks Criminal Justice Reform, Smart On Crime [VIDEO]
Outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder spoke with Roland Martin about criminal justice reform during a recent one-on-one interview for TV One’s “NewsOne Now.” During their…
In August of 2013 several national Black Civil Rights organizations came together to set a Black Agenda. This conglomeration of organizations included the National Urban League,…
A Mississippi Republican judge has been indicted on an assault charge after striking a mentally disabled man and hurling racial slurs at him last spring…
On Sunday the Apollo Theater in Harlem and WNYC partnered for a second year to present WNYC’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration with “Hear Our…
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Angola 3: Ex-Black Panther Albert Woodfox To Be Released After 40 Years Of Solitary Confinement
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Kalief Browder, Jailed For 3 Years Without Conviction, Dies Of Suicide
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Rand Paul Blasts Bill Clinton For Locking Up A “Generation Of Black Men”
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Author Details The Challenges Exonerated Men & Women Face Once They’re Freed