T.D. Jakes’ Offender Reentry Initiative Equipped for National Expansion After Helping Close Eight Prisons
Award-winning artist Fantasia Barrino Taylor and Kendall Taylor Join Jakes Onstage at Annual Celebration...
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Kevin Liles Launches New Music Label Amid Ongoing Fight For Black Freedom
Ahead of Kevin Liles' new music venture, 300 Elektra Entertainment, the record executive encourages others to stand up and fight for Black freedom....
California Senate Advances Three Criminal Justice Reform Bills Limiting Bail and Eliminating Qualified Immunity Protections
The California Senate advanced three criminal justice reform bills making changes to bail and dropping qualified immunity protections for officers...
North Carolina Brothers Awarded $75 Million for Wrongful Conviction in Girl’s Murder
Two Black half-brothers, who spent several decades in prison due to being wrongfully convicted of the murder of an 11-year-old girl, have been awarded $75...
Andre Hill’s Family Awarded $10 Million Settlement; Gym To Be Named In His Honor
The family of Andre Hill has reached a settlement with the city of Columbus, Ohio, for $10 million....
House Narrowly Passes George Floyd Justice In Policing Act
The House of Representatives passed a police reform bill Wednesday that would ban chokeholds across the nation and overhaul qualified immunity for officers....
California’s Largest Criminal Justice Organization Will Be Run By A Black Woman
Californians for Safety and Justice (CSJ), the state's largest criminal justice organization, announced Tinisch Hollins will be its new executive director....
Nerika Jenkins Served 12 Years In Prison And Didn’t Commit A Crime, A Change In The Law Set Her Free
Nerika Jenkins served 12 years in prison despite not committing a crime, but a change in mandatory minimums set her free and now she's helping...
Illinois Expunges 500,000 Marijuana Arrest Records
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on New Year's Eve that the state expunged 500,000 marijuana-related convictions in the state....
A Judge Asked Harvard To Find Out Why So Many Black Residents Are In Prison, Guess What They Found
When a judge tasked researchers at Harvard to explain why Massachusetts’ Black and Latinx incarceration was so high, they reached one conclusion....