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Former Rep. Corrine Brown Released From Sumter Prison to Home Confinement
This wasOriginally posted on April 23, 2020 Former Rep. Corrine Brown Released From Sumter Prison to Home ConfinementSUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was released from a Sumter County federal prison to home confinement today, after serving almost half of a 5 year sentence for
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Source: The Orlando Advocate
Atlanta to Transform City Jail Into Justice and Equality Center Community Space
The City of Atlanta is moving forward with a plan to  to transform the Atlanta City Detention Center into a space for justice and equity.
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California prison phone rates to fall under new contract with vendor - L.A. Focus News
Inmates at California state prisons will save $17 million a year on telephone calls under the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's new contract with its phone vendor. The six-year contract with GTL sets rates at 2.5 cents per minute for all calls, a reduction of 5.1 cents for in-state
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District constable freed of ganja charges
A district constable accused of attempting to transport ganja into the Horizon Adult Correctional Centre has been freed by the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Newton Braham, 34, was found not guilty yesterday of introducing contraband into a...
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Johnson, Jack (1878-1946)
Jack Johnson, the first African American and first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, was born the second of six children to Henry and Tiny Johnson in Galveston on March 31, 1878.  His parents were former slaves.  To help support his family, Jack Johnson left school in
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Mother imprisoned for non-violent offense dies from COVID-19 after early release was denied - TheGrio

A woman has died from COVID-19 complications in a Florida prison after her request for an early release to finish... View

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Waupun weighs a future without 167-year-old prison
The U.S. prison population suffered higher rates of infection, higher than most other institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic and for those living at Waupun Correctional Institute (WCI), the state’s oldest continuously operating prison, and for those who care for them, the pandemic further
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Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC Petition Courts to Force Mississippi's Parchman Prison to Follow COVID-19 Guidelines
Team ROC filed court documents on behalf of Jay-Z and Yo Gotti highlighting the inhumane conditions at Mississippi State Penitentiary's Parchman Farm.
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The Majority Of Incarcerated People Are Lacking Basic Hygiene Products During The Pandemic, Study Finds - Blavity
A new study highlights the lack of basic necessities in prisons amidst the pandemic and the consequential effects hampering Black women who have loved ones behind bars.
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CHAVIS: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions
Individuals who have been sentenced to prison for a crime are already paying their debt to society. They should not also be forced to pay to help plug holes in the budget of a local warden or sheriff.
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Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a ‘PR nightmare’ - TheGrio
A Tennessee advisory panel tasked with deciding in what order residents should receive the COVID-19 vaccine acknowledged that prison inmates... View Article The post Tennessee panel deemed vaccinating inmates a ‘PR nightmare’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kenya: Proposed Marijuana Law is Lenient on Users but Harsh on Traffickers
[Nation] The offence of possessing cannabis will now attract a lighter sentence but a harsher penalty has been imposed on those found guilty of trafficking narcotics.
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Former Prison Officer Accused of Leaking R.Kelly's Jail Records • EBONY
A retired U.S. Bureau of Prisons officer is accused of leaking sensitive information about R. Kelly to a social media vlogger, the Daily Mail UK reports. According to the search warrant obtained by the Chicago Tribune, federal agents procured a laptop from the officer who’s accused of illegally
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Justice For Shaheen Mackey: Graphic Video Shows Prison Guards Taser Shackled Inmate In Medical Distress Before Death
Shaheen Mackey, who was an inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, suffered from an epileptic seizure only to met with a brutal response that his family argues caused his death.
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Plans To Transform Atlanta Jail Into Justice And Equity Center Move Forward
In an effort to curb recidivism and cultivate spaces for community empowerment, the city of Atlanta is moving forward with its efforts to transform the Atlanta City Detention Center into a space for justice and equity, Fast Company
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Possible Derek Chauvin Federal Plea Deal Could Explain Cryptic Message To George Floyd’s Family
Derek Chauvin and his legal team have reportedly been negotiating a federal plea deal that could provide some context to the cryptic message that the convicted murderer gave George Floyd's family in court during his sentencing.
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Not another Noel Chambers
A declaration from the prime minister that inmates serving at least 35 years in correctional facilities, without being tried, should be released, and a promise by the chief justice to establish a task force to look at the present law, and procedures relating to individuals in custody with mental
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Uganda Urged to Free Two Journalist Held Since Last Week On Libel Charges
Press Release - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate release of two Ugandan journalists, Pidson Kareire, the founder of the respected investigative news website Drone Media, and Darious Magara, a reporter for East African Watch, who were jailed on criminal libel charges last week
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Criminal Justice Reform Advocates Don’t Plan To Let A Biden Administration Off The Hook
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Former Rep. Corrine Brown Released From Sumter Prison to Home Confinement
This wasOriginally posted on April 23, 2020 Former Rep. Corrine Brown Released From Sumter Prison to Home ConfinementSUMTER COUNTY, Fla. - Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown was released from a Sumter County federal prison to home confinement today, after serving almost half of a 5 year sentence for
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Mentally Ill Jamaican man gets bail after 20 years behind bars - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) Forty-nine-year-old Abraham Lawrence, one of several mentally challenged persons, who had been locked away in state custody for two decades, was granted bail in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Black River
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Egyptian TikTok influencer to appeal 10-year trafficking sentence | News24
Egyptian TikTok influencer Haneen Hossam will appeal a 10-year prison sentence handed down by a Cairo court that found her guilty of human trafficking, her lawyer has said.
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Is It Worth It? Adding up the Cost of Escalating Violence - Houston Forward Times
For most, the year 2020 has been the most trying year of our lives. The… The post Is It Worth It? Adding up the Cost of Escalating Violence appeared first on Houston Forward Times.
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Shock and disbelief! - US Jamaicans react to latest cop killings
NEW YORK, USA — Jamaicans in the United States have reacted sharply to Friday's killing and wounding of four members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), renewing an offer to help fight crime at home, and launching a GoFundMe account for the families of the ill-fated
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South Africa: British Multinational Company Exposed for Its Inhumane Treatment of South African Prisoners and Correctional Officers
[Daily Maverick] After almost a decade of investigation, author Ruth Hopkins has exposed security company G4S for its brutal treatment of prisoners at Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein and the failure of the Department of Correctional Services to take appropriate action.
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Is it Unjust to Send Federal Prisoners Back After Early Pandemic-Related Releases? | The Michigan Chronicle
Anthony Boyd, a director at the Michigan Liberation nonprofit organization, shares his two cents with the possible rescinding of the CARES Act early release prison program.   Photo provided by Anthony Boyd      It’s no shock that COVID-19 has seeped into every facet of life in America and around
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WNBAs Maya Moore sacrifices season to help free man from prison
Maya Moore met Jonathan Irons before her freshman year of college through a prison ministry program in 2007. She and the man became fast friends, and she dedicated herself to seeing him released from prison. After sacrificing her 2019 professional basketball season, her dedication paid off and he
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Attica 50: How The U.S. Government’s Lies About Prison Uprising Fueled Lingering Mistrust Of The System
A culture of mistrust of the federal government lingers and then some a half-century after officials lied about the circumstances leading to and following the Attica Uprising, one of the worst prison riots in American history.
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Man jailed five years for threatening to stab sister | Malawi 24 - Malawi news
The Senior Resident Magistrate court in Mzuzu has sentenced a 33-year-old man, identified as Jackie Mwandira, to five years imprisonment for threatening to stab his sister with a knife. During court proceedings it was revealed that Mwandira committed the offence during the evening of March 1, 2021
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Senegal's 'Escape Ace' arrested again after prison break | Africanews
Baye Modou Fall is said to have escaped 12 times from prison, according to local media.
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