Tag Archives: prison
Man Wrongly Convicted of Rape Released After 14 Years in Prison
Innocence Project finds DNA evidence to exonerate Johnny Williams.
Santa Clara University students and lawyers prove that DNA on a t-shirt did not belong…
By Gerren Keith Gaynor
FCC Seeks to End High Jail Phone Rates, Open Industry to Competition
Familes often pay $200 for one 15 minute phone call
After years of requests from the public, the FCC tackles the “near monopoly” of the…
By C. Daniel Baker
Fat Joe ‘Holding Back’ His Love … of Paying Taxes
Will they ever learn that the government doesn't play when it comes to its money?
Taking a page out of the Wesley Snipes playbook, not-so-fat-anymore rapper Fat Joe has pled…
By Ashley R. Harris
Isolation of HIV Positive Inmates in Alabama Under Review
Inmates say they feel like lepers
A federal judge will soon be deciding if it’s legal to isolate inmates with H.I.V.…
By Makkada B. Selah
From Prison to the Boardroom: A Story of Career Success
CEO Tracey Syphax: 'Entrepreneurship saved my life'
Tracey Syphax, CEO of Capitol City Contracting Inc. overcame the stigma of serving prison time…
By BlackEnterprise.com
Government Agency Pays Prison Labor Less Than $1 An Hour
Do you feel prisoners are being unfairly exploited?
Do you feel prisoners are being unfairly exploited?
By Black Enterprise
Advocating for Fathers: Men Across the Country Seek to Defy Negative Stereotypes
Black men take leadership to shed positive light on today's patriarchs
President Obama’s Fatherhood Buzz initiative seeks to shed a positive light on America’s men, with…
By Demetria Irwin
‘Queen of Street Lit’ Wahida Clark Continues Her Publishing Reign
Entrepreneur talks Cash Money Content deal, second chances, family balance
Street lit veteran Wahida Clark continues brand expansion with more authors and lucrative Cash Money…
By Janell Hazelwood
Director Sam Pollard Discusses ‘Slavery By Another Name’
Spike Lee collaborator explores the parallels between slavery and the industrial prison complex in new documentary
Longtime Spike Lee collaborator Sam Pollard delivers Slavery By Another Name, a powerful documentary covering…
By Brett Johnson
Actor De’aundre Bonds Gets Career on Track After 10 Years in Prison
'The Wood' star details what role God played in his road to redemption
De’aundre Bonds’ Hollywood dreams were deferred by a 10-year prison sentence but The Wood star…
