Despite a setback, his attorneys are not giving up on a comeback. Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell will continue trying to overturn his corruption conviction.…
Following his plan to rectify the “war on drugs” that jailed thousands and destroyed communities, President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of dozens…
For the three years Kalief Browder sat in New York’s Rikers Island, he probably wondered what the difference would have been if his family could…
#BREAKING: After 4decades of #solitary confinement, tonight a judge granted #AlbertWoodfox unconditional release! pic.twitter.com/jTpr1fZi6q — AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) June 8, 2015 A federal district court on…
Unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the Baltimore City Detention center prompted civil rights lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union to file a motion Tuesday…
One prisoner has gone to one of the world’s biggest publications to share his views that more correctional facilities should give inmates a chance to…
The rekindled relationship between the United States and Cuba has taken yet another step forward. On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Obama plans…
Two Florida corrections officers and one former officer trainee have been arrested in a plot to kill a Black inmate who was being released from…
When Frederick Hutson landed in prison at the age of 24 on a drug trafficking charge in Florida, he was surprised to learn that it…
A new report from MetricMaps details a shocking statistic — in 16 states in the nation, there are more people locked up in correctional facilities than those…
UPDATE: 12:15 PM EST According to CNN, Fairfax County police are confirming that the prisoner who escaped a Virginia hospital Tuesday is now in police custody.…
After going on a 22-month hiatus following backlash from her racist remarks, Paula Deen will be returning to television. The Georgia-bred chef will debut her…
