Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC Petition Courts to Force Mississippi’s Parchman Prison to Follow COVID-19 Guidelines
The rappers are calling on the courts to compel Parchman to adhere to COVID-19 guidelines...
Tag : mass incarceration
Colin Kaepernick Partners With Kennedy Organization to Bail People Out of Jail
Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights camp and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced a $1 million donation to community bail funds across the country....
Three Wrongly Convicted Men To Each Receive $2.9 million
Three Baltimore men were exonerated after serving 36 years in prison and are now set to receive $2.9 million from the state of Maryland....
These Black Women Were Fighting for Social Justice Long Before Kim K. Became the ‘Princess of Prison Reform’
The fight for criminal justice reform has been led by a collective of black community organizers, attorneys, and activists, who've been on the front lines...
This Org is Freeing Black Incarcerated Women for Mother’s Day
The National Bail Out Collective is raising money to reunite incarcerated African American moms with their children for Mother's Day....
Post Meek Mill: Report Discloses Companies Profiting from Prison
A new report identifies more than 3,100 companies that earn revenue via contracts with the U.S. prison industrial complex. They are healthcare providers, food suppliers,...
Common and John Legend Address Civil Rights Issues of Today in Moving Oscar Speech
Common and John Legend use Oscars platform to deliver a moving speech...
Is Prison Distorting our Picture of Black Progress?
"The effects of large-scale imprisonment makes it hard to effectively craft social policy," says Pettit...