Prison Industrial Complex
POTUS granted 42 federal prisoners clemency, most of who were incarcerated on drug charges.
Plus, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser calls for her district to become a state and the MacArthur Foundation grants millions to help reduce our nation's jail population.
Plus, former Black "Apprentice" contestants blast Donald Trump, Lifetime fast-tracks Flint water crisis movie and more news.
The New Orleans' native was the longest-serving prisoner to be held in solitary confinement in US history.
The prison inmate phone call business is a multi-billion dollar industry that has been gouging families and those locked up behind bars for years. FCC…
Is this a political move or is the reality of Black men's incarceration a deep concern for Hilary Clinton?
A new report from MetricMaps details a shocking statistic — in 16 states in the nation, there are more people locked up in correctional facilities than those…
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