A program entitled “Not Guilty: The Tragedy of Wrongful Convictions in the U.S., and the DNA Evidence that Frees Them,” seeks to exonerate thousands of minority inmates who falsely end up on the wrong side of prison bars, due to deep flaws found in the legal system. Created by ForensicScience.org, “Not Guilty” provides tangible data […]
NORTH CAROLINA — According a new study by the College Board’s Advocacy & Policy Center, young Black and Hispanic men are heading down a socially downward spiral. The study found that 51 percent of Hispanic males and 45 percent of African American males ages 15-24 will end up unemployed, incarcerated or dead. ABC News Channel […]
Washington — Many juvenile killers are stuck in life for prison for the murder they have committed. But is it right to keep a juvenile in jail for the rest of his life, and not give him or her a chance at redemption? The debate is one that many are passionate about on both sides […]
NAACP President Ben Jealous and Roland Martin had a great conversation this morning on the funding inequality between state schools and prisons. Take a listen to the interview to find out how much funding prisons are getting compared to schools.
Da Brat has been released from prison yesterday after serving 3 years. Brat was convicted for assault after an altercation with a woman where she hit the woman in the face with a bottle. The rapper was put on a short work-release program last May and video footage of JD’s protege in the studio was […]
MILWAUKEE — A Milwaukee man convicted of killing seven women over a 21-year period was sentenced to life in prison Thursday with no chance of parole.
NEVADA-Steve Suwe, the public information officer for the Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada has called the story of O.J. Simpson getting beat up in prison, “Totally Bogus.” Stuwe told USA today: We laughed over that one pretty good Read The Whole Story RELATED STORIES O.J. Simpson Beaten Unconscious By Skinhead In Prison (REPORT) O.J. Co-Defendant […]
The road to recovery has begun once again for R&B legend El DeBarge with a recent announce that he has checked into a rehabilitation center this week to get himself together. Already on the comeback and making moves with his latest release Second Chance, some may be shocked that everything is not as it always […]
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi corrections officials said a new inmate phone block system has worked so well at the Parchman penitentiary that it will be expanded it to other state prisons.
Updates on the cell phone video and altercation that had the nation up in arms earlier this school year.
Has Kwame Kilpatrick's sentence really served him justice? Find out the full details of his current battle with the courts.
Churches and denominations recently join forces to save our black youth. Is your local church doing enough to keep them off the streets and out of prison?
