Meek Mill and Jay-Z are Sending 100,000 Surgical Masks to Jails and Prisons
The REFORM Alliance, a nonprofit founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z, is donating much-needed supplies to correctional facilities around the country...
Tag : Jail
It’s Like Kickstarter for Bail Money
35,000 people every other second are arrested. Founder and CEO Ben McFarlin refers to Help Bond Me as "the crowdfunding platform for pre-trial detainees."...
1.5 Million Black Men Missing: Entrepreneurs Summit to Host Town Hall to Address Issues
Over one million black men are missing in the United States, and Black Enterprise hosts a solution-focused town hall meeting....
CA Ordered to Free Inmates From Overcrowded Prisons
If state officials followed the order, about 10,000 inmates could be freed by the end of the year....
Rapper Ja Rule to Be Released from Jail in July
36-year-old served time for gun possession and tax evasion of more than $3 million....
Bobby Brown Sentenced to Jail For Third DUI
In addition to jail time, Brown was ordered to 18 months in rehab....
FCC Seeks to End High Jail Phone Rates, Open Industry to Competition
After years of requests from the public, the FCC tackles the "near monopoly" of the prison telephone system....
Hiring an Ex-Con Could be Right for Your Business
Why hiring an ex offender might be beneficial for your business....
Government Agency Pays Prison Labor Less Than $1 An Hour
Do you feel prisoners are being unfairly exploited?...
Director Sam Pollard Discusses ‘Slavery By Another Name’
Longtime Spike Lee collaborator Sam Pollard delivers Slavery By Another Name, a powerful documentary covering history of slavery & prison...