NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNow playing NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNYPD Using “Zombie Warrants” To Skip The Courts and Lock People Up, Lawsuit SaysThe lead plaintiff in a new lawsuit claims he was detained for four days in Rikers Island in 2020 over a vacated…PublishedOctober 12, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNYPD is Illegally Sending People To Rikers Without Taking Them Before a Judge, According to LawsuitA new class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York accuses the NYPD of "an extrajudicial campaign…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedOctober 5, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationOfficial Misconduct and Falsified Evidence Are Why Innocent Black People Get Imprisoned, Report FindsThe report says Black people are seven times more likely to be falsely convicted of serious crimes.ByKalyn WomackPublishedSeptember 27, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationJudge Angered by Hidden Evidence in Wrongful Conviction of Louisiana ManThe man was incarcerated for 36 years for a crime he didn’t commit.ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 29, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationManhattan DA Talks Office Expansion to Investigate Wrongful ConvictionsAfter the final exoneration from the Central Park Five case, the Manhattan DA's office has a new commitment to…ByKalyn WomackPublishedAugust 9, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThree Black Men Exonerated in Horrible 1995 Subway KillingThe case was allegedly based on false confessions and flawed evidence.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 18, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationDetroit to Pay $7.5M to Black Man Who Claims Cops Framed Him for MurderDesmond Ricks alleged the police switched bullets to connect him to the incident.ByKalyn WomackPublishedJuly 14, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationSan Francisco Man Exonerated after 3 Decades in PrisonThe San Francisco DA dismissed the case against Joaquin Ciria after finding false witness testimonies and police…ByKalyn WomackPublishedApril 20, 2022
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationBlack Florida Man Released From Prison After 30 Years, but Prosecutors Still Want Him Locked UpThe legacy of racism in America’s “justice” system has frequently resulted in the release of Black men from prison,…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedApril 8, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarcerationlllinois Becomes First State to End Cash Bail After Governor Signs Historic Criminal Reform Measure Into LawIllinois on Monday became the first state to eliminate cash bail, the system under which people are kept in jail…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedFebruary 24, 2021
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration'If Black Lives Matter, What Are You Doing About Detroit Pistons Owner Tom Gores?': Advocacy Group Calls Out NBA In Full-Page Newspaper AdIf you cracked open the New York Times on Sunday, you might’ve been greeted by the following full-page ad: ByJay ConnorPublishedDecember 21, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThe Incarcerated Are Eligible for Stimulus Checks. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Danny Davis Want to Know Why the Bureau of Prisons Is Blocking ThemThroughout the coronavirus pandemic, the United States Congress has given only one stimulus check to help Americans…ByAnne BraniginPublishedOctober 29, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationFamily of Layleen Polanco Reaches History-Making $5.9 Million Settlement Over Solitary Confinement DeathThe family of Layleen Polanco, a trans-Afro-Latina who died while in solitary confinement at Rikers Island jail last…ByAnne BraniginPublishedAugust 31, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationThe Story of a Black Teenage Girl Incarcerated for Not Doing Her Online Schoolwork Shows Us Just How Big Our Criminal Justice Problem IsAs activists have sustained calls for a radical transformation of our nation’s criminal justice system over the last…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJuly 15, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationChicago Police Announce Plans to Make Mass Street Arrests, Ask Courts to Hold People in Jail Over July 4th WeekendPutting Black faces in high places will not be the solution to structural racism in the United States. And while…ByIshena RobinsonPublishedJuly 1, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationJay-Z, Roc Nation File Federal Lawsuit Against Mississippi Prison Officials for Violent Conditions, 'Failure to Meet Basic Human Rights'I’ve never spent a day of my life in prison, but after a recent rash of stabbings and violent attacks led to the…ByJay ConnorPublishedJanuary 15, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationIn the Past Week, Five Inmates Have Been Killed in Mississippi Prisons Due to Gang ViolenceIn Mississippi, five inmates have been killed due to stabbings and attacks within the past week.ByBrooklyn BaldwinPublishedJanuary 4, 2020
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass Incarceration‘Appalled’ and ‘Disappointed’: Federal Judge Tells St. Louis to Stop Dragging Feet on Cash Bail OrderThe city of St. Louis can no longer hold people in jail simply because they’re too poor to pay bail, a federal judge…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 17, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationT.I., the Central Park Five, and Ebenezer Baptist Church Kick Off Summit to End Mass IncarcerationAnyone who thinks the black church is a bygone relic with no relevance to the social justice struggles of today may…ByAngela HelmPublishedJune 16, 2019
NewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationNewsCriminal JusticeMass IncarcerationA New Lawsuit Against a Virginia Apartment Complex Shows How Modern Day Redlining WorksThe American Civil Liberties Union filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against a Virginia apartment complex…ByAnne BraniginPublishedJune 4, 2019