Men incarcerated at Pendleton Correctional Facility in Indiana co-directed “It’s a Hard Truth Ain’t It,” which captures their education in documentary filmmaking.
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One Lawyer, One Day, 194 Felony Cases | The New York Times
Right now, courts allow an individual to claim, after they lose, that they received an ineffective defense. But the bar is high.
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Kalief Browder’s Suicide Brought Changes to Rikers. Now It Has Led to a $3 Million Settlement. | The New York Times
New York City has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle a lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Kalief Browder, the young Bronx man whose detention on Rikers Island became a symbol of the breakdown in criminal justice in New York and fueled the drive to ban solitary confinement for youths in the city’s jails.
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How Prosecutors Contribute to Mass Incarceration | Colorlines
A new animated video from Color of Change anchors the group’s 100 Days of Justice campaign to hold reform-minded prosecutors accountable.
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Tennessee governor grants clemency to Cyntoia Brown | WREG
Eryn Taylor, WREG [dropcap]NASHVILLE[/dropcap], Tenn. — The woman who was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 16 after killing a Nashville man who solicited her for sex has been granted full clemency by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “This decision comes after careful consideration of what is a tragic and complex […]
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New Year Brings Hope and Pushes for Proper Implementation with First Step Act | AFRO
George Kevin Jordan, AFRO Wesley Bell laughs during his speech after being sworn in as St. Louis County Prosecutor during a New Year’s Eve celebration on Tuesday, Jan. 01, 2019 in St. Louis, Mo. Between jokes Bell took a serious note, stating there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Photo by […]
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Senate Passes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Bill | The New York Times
Nicholas Fandos , The New York Times [dropcap]WASHINGTON[/dropcap] — The Senate overwhelmingly approved on Tuesday the most substantial changes in a generation to the tough-on-crime prison and sentencing laws that ballooned the federal prison population and created a criminal justice system that many conservatives and liberals view as costly and unfair. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] The First […]
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Will Florida’s Ex-Felons Finally Regain the Right to Vote? | The New York Times Magazine
A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens — and could change the state’s electorate.
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Black Organization Seeks Clemency For Incarcerated Women & Families | BlackNews.com
Sadly, the majority of women arrested are in for low-level, non-violent charges.
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John Legend On The 120-Year-Old Law That Still Oppresses Black Louisianians | Colorlines
“Ending the 10-2 jury rule in Louisiana will not solve the issue of mass incarceration or dismantle White supremacy, but it will deal a significant blow to both.”
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