Mass Incarceration
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15 Times Black Men Escaped Being Killed On Death Row
Exonerations from death row sentences are more common than we'd like to believe.
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New Trial for Chicago Man Following Blind Eyewitness Testimony
A Black man had his conviction overturned after being found guilty based on a blind eyewitness testimony.
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Minnesota Inmates Protest Being Oven-Baked in Their Cells
More than 100 inmates in a Minnesota prison refused to return to their cells due to extreme heat temperatures.
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Democratic Lawmakers, Say It’s Time To End Solitary Confinement!
Representatives Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman and others, introduced legislation to end the "inhumane" practice of solitary confinement in Federal Prisons.
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Rodney Reed’s Death Penalty Case Takes Another Blow
An appeals court denied Rodney Reed’s request for a retrial despite his claim there is evidence to prove his innocence.
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How Does a Man Freed from Prison Get Ordered Back for Life?
Crosley Green was exonerated in 2018 until a Florida appeals court overturned the appeal that set him free.
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Los Angeles DA’s Office Apologizes for Sending Innocent Man to Prison
Maurice Hastings was declared innocent after 38 years in prison.
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Suspicious Spike in Inmate Deaths To Be Investigated by Feds
Up to 32 detainees at Harris County Jail in Houston died within 14 months.
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Missouri Man Executed Despite Pending Innocence Claims He was Miles Away From The Murder [Update]
Leonard Taylor was executed Feb 7. by lethal injection.