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Justice for Curtis Flowers | The New York Times

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019Criminal Justice Reform

Delayed and incomplete, but still a triumph. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] First, a quick note about impeachment: More than 600 protests will be taking place around the country this evening. The goal is to voice outrage at President Trump’s behavior and show support for impeaching him. My colleague Michelle Goldberg writes about the planned events in her […]

Freed from prison nine years ago, Brandon Flood is new secretary of Pa.’s pardon board | Will Bunch | The Philadelphia Inquirer

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019Criminal Justice Reform, Mass Incarceration

This column will probably come as something of a shock to all the people in Harrisburg who only know Brandon Flood – a bow-tied, bespectacled policy wonk with sartorial flair – as the persona that he laughingly calls “Urkel Brandon,” in a homage to one of TV’s most famous nerds. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Flood, now 36, […]

‘I Got Tired of Hunting Black and Hispanic People’ | The New York Times

December 9, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

Multiple police officers in Brooklyn say they were told by a commander that white and Asian people should be left alone.

Oklahoma Cop Accused Of Lying When He Said ‘Pig’ Was Printed On Starbucks Cups | NewsOne

December 3, 2019December 3, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

Oklahoma police chief Johnny O’Mara accused a Starbucks employee of writing “pig” on his cup, which caused the employee to be fired. Now, there are reports he may have lied and even his own daughter is blasting him. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Caroline Orr, a reporter for the National Observer wrote on Twitter, “Wait so people started […]

Incarcerated People Can Do More than Beat Harvard in a Debate | Rolling Stone

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019Mass Incarceration

“College Behind Bars,” a new PBS documentary executive-produced by Ken Burns, shines a light on a program that every major university in America should be sponsoring

Ayanna Pressley Introduces Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform Resolution | Essence

November 20, 2019November 20, 2019African American Politics, Criminal Justice Reform

The United States, a nation addicted to punishment and cages, is the number one jailer in the world, something that Pressley is seeking to change.

Court Stops Execution of Rodney Reed in Texas After Outcry | The New York Times

November 16, 2019November 16, 2019Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Reform

Mr. Reed had been scheduled to die on Wednesday. Celebrities, politicians and the state’s parole board had all argued for a reprieve.

These Black Women Are Fighting For Justice In A World Of Biased Algorithms | Essence

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019KOLUMN Magazine

In the latest #BlackWomenIn… we speak with some of the Black women engineers, professors and government experts who are on the front lines of the civil rights movement of our time.

John Legend Wants To Improve Job Opportunities For People With Criminal Backgrounds | Forbes

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019African American Economics, KINDR'D ...

In Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Grammy-winning musician John Legend announced the second cohort of participants in Unlocked Futures, a 14-month accelerator program for social entrepreneurs who have been incarcerated and urged business leaders to be more inclusive of job applicants with criminal backgrounds. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Unlocked Futures launched in 2017 as a partnership between the […]

An effort to stop overnight jail releases in California is rejected by Gov. Newsom | Los Angeles Times

October 15, 2019December 21, 2019African American Commuities, African American Lives ...

SACRAMENTO — Ten years ago, Mitrice Richardson was released from the Los Angeles County sheriff’s Malibu/Lost Hills Station just after midnight, left to find her way home through a remote area, alone and on foot, with no money or phone. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When her body was located 11 months later, questions were raised about why […]