prison system Archives

Meek Mill, Jay-Z, and Madonna Team Up to Send 100,000 More Masks to Jails and Prisons

Selena HillApril 25, 2020April 25, 2020

by Selena HillApril 25, 2020April 25, 20201781

The criminal justice reform organization founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z partnered with Madonna's foundation to send additional aid to U.S. correctional facilities....

News

Meek Mill and Jay-Z are Sending 100,000 Surgical Masks to Jails and Prisons

Selena HillApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020

by Selena HillApril 3, 2020April 3, 20201173

The REFORM Alliance, a nonprofit founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z, is donating much-needed supplies to correctional facilities around the country...

News

Report: Coronavirus Is Putting The US Prison Population At Risk

Dana GivensMarch 23, 2020March 20, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 23, 2020March 20, 2020454

Concerns rise for the prison population after an inmate from Rikers Island in New York City tests positive for the coronavirus....

Education

Harvard University Students Sue School for their Investment Ties to Prisons

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 20201424

Harvard University students filed a lawsuit against Ivy League for benefiting from investments in the prison system....

Arts and Culture

Inmate Stock-Picker Called â€˜Oracle of San Quentinâ€™

Richard SpiropoulosJuly 14, 2014September 28, 2017

by Richard SpiropoulosJuly 14, 2014September 28, 20171235

A convicted murderer in San Quentin shows fellow inmates how to avoid debt and pick winning stocks....