Maryland’s 18 ways to stop the mass incarceration of Black people
The offices of Maryland’s attorney general and public defender teamed up to release their first report on the issue.
Davis Vanguard7d
Racial Profiling and Targeting of Black Men a Reality at Kern Valley State Prison
Yes, all prisoners are targeted, and the harshness of their treatment varies only in degree, with the most severe treatment ...
CounterPunch11d
America’s Human Rights Crisis: Prison Slavery
The new slavery is a shameful mark on our country’s pretenses to respect for human rights and the dignity of every human ...
The New York Times22d
I Teach at Harvard. Store Managers See Me as a Threat.
Born to a poor, Black family in Indiana and known as the ... This is not an essay about prison. But when people ask me what the interaction cost me, I know it was easy for me to bend, to offer ...
Amsterdam News11d
Two Black New Yorkers die in NYC Correction custody as future of city jails loom
Two men held on Rikers Island died within a week of each other last month, marking the first two deaths in NYC Department of Correction (DOC).
Missouri Attorney General Wants To Send Exonerated Man Back To Prison
A wrongly convicted Black man who spent over 30 years behind bars could face a return to prison if the Missouri Attorney General has his way.