Lifestyle News Meek Mill and Jay-Z are Sending 100,000 Surgical Masks to Jails and PrisonsSelena HillApril 3, 2020April 3, 2020 by Selena HillApril 3, 2020April 3, 20201254 The REFORM Alliance, a nonprofit founded by Meek Mill and Jay-Z, is donating much-needed supplies to correctional facilities around the country...
Technology It’s Like Kickstarter for Bail MoneySamara LynnSeptember 18, 2016May 11, 2018 by Samara LynnSeptember 18, 2016May 11, 2018911 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 IssuesEssence GantApril 21, 2015May 8, 2018 by Essence GantApril 21, 2015May 8, 2018300 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 PrisonsAaron MorrisonJune 21, 2013 by Aaron MorrisonJune 21, 2013101 If state officials followed the order, about 10,000 inmates could be freed by the end of the year....
News Rapper Ja Rule to Be Released from Jail in JulyGerren Keith GaynorMarch 2, 2013March 3, 2013 by Gerren Keith GaynorMarch 2, 2013March 3, 2013195 36-year-old served time for gun possession and tax evasion of more than $3 million....
News Bobby Brown Sentenced to Jail For Third DUIGerren Keith GaynorFebruary 28, 2013February 28, 2013 by Gerren Keith GaynorFebruary 28, 2013February 28, 2013105 In addition to jail time, Brown was ordered to 18 months in rehab....
Entrepreneurship FCC Seeks to End High Jail Phone Rates, Open Industry to CompetitionC. Daniel BakerFebruary 20, 2013October 5, 2017 by C. Daniel BakerFebruary 20, 2013October 5, 2017457 After years of requests from the public, the FCC tackles the "near monopoly" of the prison telephone system....
Entrepreneurship Hiring an Ex-Con Could be Right for Your BusinessC. Daniel BakerNovember 6, 2012October 10, 2017 by C. Daniel BakerNovember 6, 2012October 10, 2017123 Why hiring an ex offender might be beneficial for your business....
News Government Agency Pays Prison Labor Less Than $1 An HourBLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 15, 2012August 19, 2018 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 15, 2012August 19, 2018252 Do you feel prisoners are being unfairly exploited?...
Arts and Culture Lifestyle Director Sam Pollard Discusses ‘Slavery By Another Name’Brett JohnsonFebruary 13, 2012September 21, 2012 by Brett JohnsonFebruary 13, 2012September 21, 20121209 Longtime Spike Lee collaborator Sam Pollard delivers Slavery By Another Name, a powerful documentary covering history of slavery & prison...