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Challenging Punishment: What the California Prisoners Hunger Strike Tells Us About Mass Incarceration
By Samuel K. Roberts, PhD The hunger strike at Pelican Bay is the third such action in the past two years and only the most recent in a 20-year history of protests against conditions there going back to the 1995 … Continue reading
Inmates Across California Join Hunger Strike Over Conditions
By Doreen McCallister Thousands of prisoners across the state are expressing solidarity with inmates being held in solitary confinement at Pelican Bay State Prison in northern California. It is a maximum security facility and problem inmates are held in the Security … Continue reading
T.I. Expected to Finish Prison Sentence in September
Hopefully, T.I. has learned a painful and expensive lesson behind his incarceration. Hopefully, on his release he will make better life decisions and be a better person. T.I. Expected to Finish Prison Sentence in September – The Boombox.
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Tagged Clifford Harris Jr., crime, incarceration, prison, T.I.
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R&B Crooner Lyfe Jennings Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison
This is so sad. A talented artist, a talented man. This is a lesson to not let our rage overcome our logic. Stay strong, my brother while bearing your cross. R&B Crooner Lyfe Jennings Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison.
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Tagged felony, incarceration, Lyfe Jennings, music, prison, r&b
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In defense of indigent defense-how the broken public defense system exacerbates racial disparities
This is something that if you are from the ‘hood you already know. To be adequately represented under the law takes money and lots of it. How many people do you know that did a stretch of time in prison for … Continue reading
Will the Fair Sentencing Act Really Make a Dent in Black Incarceration?
My short answer is, no it will not. Black crime and incarceration is the result of deeper problems in our community and in American society. I support the law due to the fact that persons of color is receive harsher and longer penalties … Continue reading
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Tagged african american, crime, fair sentencing, incarceration, law, Lynette Holloway, prison, The Root
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30 Years Later, Freedom in a Case With Tragedy for All Involved
The Innocence Project has successfully proven that Phillip Bivens and Bobby Ray Dixon did not commit. How many others are serving prison time for crimes they did not commit? How many others were coerced to admit to crimes by police detectives who … Continue reading
Mass Incarceration for Troubled Black Youth
Chris Jack Hill illuminates a problem that needs to be addressed. First, we need to establish and fund more programs for youth to keep them out of the legal system. Secondly, we need to improve the educational system of the country. Thirdly, … Continue reading
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America Never Really Ended Slavery
The new form of slavery has the same intent and purpose as the old: to rob us of our labor and to keep us powerless. By Jazz Hayden Photo Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM February 25, 2013 | February is African-American … Continue reading →