How Jamila T. Davis Created a Platform To Elevate Incarcerated Women
Ex-felon Jamila T. Davis founded the publishing company Voices International Publications to give a voice to incarcerated women. Here is her exclusive interview with Black...
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Meet the Black Woman Behind the Video That Led to the Trump Clemency of Alice Johnson
Topeka Sam, a prison reform activist, facilitated the viral Mic video that moved Kim Kardashian to take a meeting with President Donald Trump to free Alice...
After a 14-Year Bid in San Quentin, He Is Now Coding Apps for Mark Zuckerberg’s Foundation
"Some people believe that once someone is in prison, they are just gone, they are no longer a citizen. Yes, we are," declares Aly Tamboura....
What Special Education Has to Do with the School-to-Prison Pipeline
A week ago or so I wrote about how racism affects our society's most vulnerable students: black and brown children who have special needs. Even...
John Legend Funds Formerly Incarcerated Entrepreneurs through Unlocked Futures
We hope Unlocked Futures will serve as a powerful tool to break through the barriers to opportunity that exist for so many who have criminal...
Appolition App Allows You to Contribute to a Prisoner’s Bail
Due to sky-high bail amounts, less affluent defendants are stuck in jail for low-level crimes or crimes they didn't even commit....
This Woman Went From Prison to Executive Leader of a Major Organization
Executive talks tips for helping formerly incarcerated millennials rejoin the workforce. ...
Obama Bans Solitary Confinement For Juveniles in Federal Prisons
No juveniles will face solitary confinement in federal prison, and maximumn time in solitude has been lowered, thanks a ban by President Obama....
Wintley Phipps’ Singing Ministry Helps Set the Children of Prisoners Free
Renowned gospel singer Wintley Phipps founded an after-school program to serve the children of those in prison and other children who are falling behind....
Zuckerberg Posts about Racial Injustice in Prison System
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, posts his views on the issues with the U.S. prison system....