Jail Nurse Says She ‘Witnessed a Murder’, Presses FBI to Investigate Detainee’s Death
A jail nurse's persistence after she claims to have "witnessed a murder" led to an FBI investigation into the death of Hardell Sherrell....
Tag : prison reform
Oldest Juvenile Lifer, 82-Year-Old Man, Released from Prison After Nearly Seven Decades
Joe Ligon is free after serving 68 years in prison. He missed the era of Civil Rights, the technology boom, and the first Black President....
Eddie Lee Howard, Wrongfully Imprisoned For The Killing a White Woman, Exonerated 26 Years on Death Row
Eddie Lee Howard, an innocent Black man who served 26 years on death row, has been released after having his innocence proven....
Video: Correction Officers Tase Shackled, Seizure-Suffering Black Inmate Prior to His Death
A video from 2018 showing a shackled Black inmate tasered by corrections officers shortly before his death has surfaced--along with troubling questions....
Colin Kaepernick Partners With Kennedy Organization to Bail People Out of Jail
Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights camp and Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights announced a $1 million donation to community bail funds across the country....
Success Beyond Bars: Lawrence Carpenter Applies Entrepreneurship To Transform Lives of Formerly Incarcerated
Lawrence Carpenter, the CEO of Superclean Professional Janitorial Services, opens up about his journey from incarceration to entrepreneurship....
New Legislation Seeks To Help Formerly Incarcerated Launch Businesses
New legislation may offer a powerful solution to keep the formerly incarcerated from returning to prison by helping them launch businesses....
Derrick Hamilton Receives $7 Million After Being Falsely Imprisoned for 23 Years
After being in prison for 23 years for a crime he didn't commit, Derrick Hamilton was awarded $7 million in a settlement....
Kim Kardashian West Plays Instrumental Role in the Release of Man Sentenced to Life in Prison
Momolu Stewart is finally free after being sentenced to life in prison as a teenager back in the '90s thanks to the help of Kim...
These Black Women Were Fighting for Social Justice Long Before Kim K. Became the ‘Princess of Prison Reform’
The fight for criminal justice reform has been led by a collective of black community organizers, attorneys, and activists, who've been on the front lines...