The rap mogul had warned Mississippi officials he was “prepared to pursue all potential avenues.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Rap mogul Jay-Z sued the head of the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the warden of the state penitentiary Tuesday on behalf of 29 prisoners who say the two officials have done nothing to stop the violence that […]
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These Black Women Are Fighting For Justice In A World Of Biased Algorithms | Essence
In the latest #BlackWomenIn… we speak with some of the Black women engineers, professors and government experts who are on the front lines of the civil rights movement of our time.
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‘You don’t know what you did for me’: Released from prison by Obama, now on the dean’s list | USA Today
President Obama let her out of prison. Then she enrolled in college and made the dean’s list. “I’m finally coming into my own,” she wants to tell him.
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Students of Color are More Likely to Be Arrested in School. That May Change. | The New York Times
New York City’s new discipline code could have an immediate impact.
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At home behind bars: After 66 years in prison, he has lost the desire to leave | The News & Observer
Joseph Neff, The News & Observer [dropcap]John[/dropcap] Phillips has been behind bars since April 8, 1952, when he was arrested on sexual-assault charges. He was 18 years old and only in the ninth grade, and he was sent to be evaluated at the state mental hospital for black people. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The report classified Phillips […]
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“When They See Us” Shows How Black Slang Was Criminalized For The Central Park 5 & It Still Is Today | Bustle
Nylah Burton, Bustle Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix. Featured Image [dropcap]Ava[/dropcap] DuVernay’s new Netflix docuseries When They See Us depicts the heartbreaking story of the 1990 Central Park Five case in which a group of young Black and Latinx boys were convicted of a crime that they did not commit. Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, […]
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How Prosecutors Contribute to Mass Incarceration | Colorlines
A new animated video from Color of Change anchors the group’s 100 Days of Justice campaign to hold reform-minded prosecutors accountable.
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill | The New York Times
Nicholas Fandos , The New York Times [dropcap]WASHINGTON[/dropcap] — The Senate overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conservatives and liberals view as costly and unfair. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The First […]
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John Legend On The 120-Year-Old Law That Still Oppresses Black Louisianians | Colorlines
“Ending the 10-2 jury rule in Louisiana will not solve the issue of mass incarceration or dismantle White supremacy, but it will deal a significant blow to both.”
View MoreWomen in Prison Take Home Economics, While Men Take Carpentry | The Atlantic
Decades after a government report on deep inequity in the vocational offerings of the nation’s criminal-justice system, little has changed.
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