Over the last two decades, efforts to stem the tide of mass incarceration appear to have made inroads. A new report from the Sentencing Project found that the imprisonment rate for Black men was nearly cut in half since 2000.Read…
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Resolution Reached Between Minnesota Prison And Inmates Who Refused To Return To Their Cells In Heat Wave
The Stillwater Correctional Facility in Minnesota says that it peacefully resolved a situation resulting in around 100 incarcerated people refusing to return to their cells.
Read MoreFulton County Jail Under Federal Investigation After Inmate Found Covered In ‘Lice And Filth’
Several instances were cited that prompted the investigation.
Read MoreDerek Chauvin, cop charged with killing George Floyd, allowed to leave the state
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (Image source: Hennepin County Jail) The police officer who kneeled on George Floyd’s neck has been allowed to leave the state of Minnesota. On Oct. 9, a judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota ruled that Derek…
Read MoreOnly 1 cop charged in the Breonna Taylor case, but not for murder
Breonna Taylor (Image source: Instagram – @breonnataylor) After months of waiting and protests, this afternoon the nation learned the fate of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, a Kentucky grand…
Read MoreNigeria to castrate convicted rapists, give death penalty when victims are kids
Photo credit: Shutterstock.com / Ana Aguirre Perez A state in Nigeria has decided to fight sexual abuse crime by implementing harsh punishments for those who are convicted. On Sept. 18, the New York Times reported that the state of Kaduna…
Read MoreBlack man wrongfully convicted of raping White woman released after 44 years
(Photo credit: Kittirat Roekburi/Shutterstock) A Black man is finally free after serving nearly 50 years of his life in prison for a crime he did not commit. At the age of 20, Ronnie Long was convicted of raping a White…
Read MoreMan Imprisoned For Nearly A Decade Over $30 Marijuana Sale Is Released
Source: Antoine and Ainsley Harris / GoFundMe A Louisiana man sentenced to life in prison for less than $30 of marijuana has now been released from prison after nearly a decade of serving his time. According to KTLA5, Derek Harris‘…
Read MoreBlack man forced to spend life in prison for attempting to steal lawn tool
(Photo credit: Kittirat Roekburi/Shutterstock) The Louisiana Supreme Court is being ridiculed for what some are calling a blatant form of systemic racism. A Black man, Fair Wayne Bryant, was initially convicted in 1997 after he attempted to steal hedge clippers…
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