Posts Tagged ‘prison’
Prisoners sustain self-inflicted third-degree burns, calling out against ‘inhumane’ conditions
Virginia’s Black Legislative Caucus has called for the state to investigate neglect and injuries sustained at a supermax prison.
Read MoreWisconsin DOC: Nonprofit can no longer send used books to prisoners
Wisconsin prisoners will have even less access to education through books due to changes in the DOC’s guidelines.
Read MoreWhy is America so slow to exonerate the wrongly convicted?
Now an educator and activist, Ben Chavis spent years in jail due to a broken system. Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s new book tells all.
Read MoreIn one of America’s most troubled jails, a mental health unit has managed to thrive
Those incarcerated in the Orleans Justice Center have new mental health support in place of violent enforcement.
Read More4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, 5th with manslaughter, in death of Black man
Four prison guards whose violent actions against an inmate caused his death may serve between 10 and 30 year sentences for manslaughter.
Read More‘Art Against the Odds’ Shines a Light on Artists Within Wisconsin’s Justice System
An art exhibit at the Neville Museum in Green Bay features pieces by those incarcerated in Wisconsin prisons.
Read MoreBlack death row inmates suffer botched executions at twice rate of whites in US
A report by a human rights group revealed that lethal injections are more likely to go wrong with Black prisoners than white ones.
Read More6 Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officers sentenced to 15 to 45 years on state charges for torture of 2 Black men
Ex-officers from Mississippi who brutally tortured two innocent Black men and called themselves the “Goon Squad” were finally sentenced to at least one decade in federal prison.
Read MoreMass Grave Recalls the Ugly Past of a City Where ‘Life Is Sweeter’
It is a struggle to recognize the dark history of one Houston neighborhood that is now considered idyllic by many.
Read MoreRecreational Therapist Helps Prisoners Get Their Heads Right
Naimah McDaniels works hard to promote mental health among incarcerated people who are so often underserved.
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