Incarcerated Person In Washington, D.C. Jail Becomes First To Win Elected Office - Blavity

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Incarcerated Person In Washington, D.C. Jail Becomes First To Win Elected Office - Blavity

A Black man made history as the first-ever incarcerated person in Washington D.C. to win an elected office.

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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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Legislation coming to crack down on prisoners with cellphones

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Popcru slams 'fake video' of inmates assaulting warder | News24

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Zimbabwe: Lawyers Denied Prison Access to Sikhala, Mahere, Chin'ono

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