Posts Tagged ‘Incarceration’
In a Texas prison, Kwaneta cultivated a menopause support network from scraps of paper
After dealing with menopause while incarcerated, one woman is fostering community, education, and resources for others like her.
Read MoreLouisiana voting rights organizations prepare for elections after Callais
The race is on for voter rights organizations to reach tens of thousands of Black and Brown Louisiana voters.
Read MoreThis Black August, Americans will study, meditate, fast, exercise – and read – for Black liberation
What started as a commemoration for fallen comrades has evolved into a larger recognition of Black resistance and power.
Read MoreExonerated after 42 years in prison, he’s eligible for $480K compensation. Louisiana’s AG says no.
AG Liz Murrell maintains that Elvis Brooks is guilty despite evidence showing otherwise, blocking from his legally-owed restitution.
Read More‘You get arrested and that’s it. They figure it out later’
After racial profiling lead to his arrest, Frederick Knight became involved with a charity that helps the formerly incarcerated rejoin society.
Read MoreCriminally Ill: State Mental Hospitals Are Turning Into Prisons
A shortage of beds in mental health facilities leads those in crisis to sit in jail without treatment, sometimes for weeks at a time.
Read More‘Why won’t you help me?’ Pregnant women and their babies endure inhumane conditions in jails
Lack of proper medical care in prison during pregnancy and labor lead to injuries and sometimes death for mothers and their children.
Read MoreJimmie C. Gardner, exonerated after 27 years in prison, forms foundation for social justice
D. Kevin McNeir, The Afro In 1990, Jimmie C. Gardner, now 59, was a member of the Chicago Cubs Minor League team in Charleston, W.Va., pursuing his lifelong dream of playing professional baseball. But after two elderly White women falsely accused him of sexual assault and robbery, he was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 110 years…
Read MoreTrauma Prevention Is Crime Prevention
Addressing inequalities in health, income, education, and housing that can lead to trauma may be key to reducing crime.
Read MoreAdvocates fight for voting rights of formerly incarcerated people in Mississippi
One woman is working for lasting change after having a felony stripped her of employment opportunities and the right to vote.
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