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FORD, TWISTA & COMMUNITY ADVOCATES CONTINUES TOUR OF ILLINOIS PRISONS ON FATHER’S DAY CALLING FOR REFORM | The Crusader Newspaper Group
State Representative La Shawn K. Ford (D-CH) and Grammy Award Nominee Twista will continue their prison tour to Sheridan Correctional Center on Father’s Day Sunday, June 21, 2020 @ 10:30 a.m. to advocate for a multitude of
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Zimbabwe's MDC 'abductees' charged with fabricating torture, face jail
Three young opposition activists in Zimbabwe who said they had been abducted and sexually assaulted faced charges on Friday of lying about their treatment as the government claims their allegations are part of a plot to destabilise the
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Richard Spencer unable to secure legal defense in Charlottesville lawsuit
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'Major win' for mentally ill prisoners
SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth - More than 20 years ago, Abraham Lawrence was imprisoned after throwing stones at a group of men. The stones had damaged a police service vehicle in the process. His only 'crime', other than malicious destruction of property, was that he was deemed mentally ill and
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DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has banned a man who was kicked off a plane for refusing to wear a face covering, among the first such incidents since airlines promised to step up enforcement of their mask
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Thousands of Texas prisoners still have the coronavirus. More than 25% of inmates at four units are infected. | Dallas Weekly
Two Texas prisons each have more than 670 inmates with active coronavirus infections, according to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the highest counts seen at any state lockup since the pandemic began. As of Monday, 672 men incarcerated at the Stiles Unit near Beaumont had active
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WNBA’s Maya Moore Welcomes Home Man She Sacrificed Season To Help Free From Prison
Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore is known for being on the front lines to fight against social injustice, so when her longtime friend was finally released from prison after being wrongfully convicted—the WNBA
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COVID Prison Release: State To Start With Non-Violent Inmates Over Age 30 - Voice and Viewpoint
Quinci LeGardye | California Black Media Prison officials announced July 10 that an estimated 8,000 incarcerated individuals will be eligible for early release by the end of August, in order to stem the COVID-19 outbreak in California’s prison system. “These actions are taken to provide for
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Holness administration declined UK prison offer, Phillips asserts
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Joe Biden Host Racial Equity Roundtable with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist | News | The Michigan Chronicle

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Dallas developer facing bribery charges put on house arrests – Dallas Post Tribune
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas real estate developer has been put on house arrest after two federal judges found that he violated conditions of his release by contacting a potential government witness in his pending bribery trial. Ruel Hamilton was recorded in January telling a former employee that she
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Bill Cosby's appeal of his 2018 conviction for sexual assault has been accepted by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
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Black Man Claiming ‘Misconduct’ In 1976 Rape Trial Calls On Gov. Roy Cooper To Commute Sentence
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Western lawyers not fearful of potential COVID-19 outbreak in lock-ups
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) is not worried about the possibility of some defendants held in detention contracting the coronavirus as news emerged of at least five cases being discovered at the St Andrew-based Horizon Adult...
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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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Lesotho: Claims Thabane Is Now On His Death-Bed Refuted
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Uganda: We Were Reluctant to Charge Dr Nyanzi, Says DPP
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Jane Frances Abodo has said her office was reluctant to sanction charges of being a nuisance against former Makerere University Research Fellow, Dr Stella Nyanzi last
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Diaspora: Jamaica needs soul-searching, too - Countrymen overseas condemn US racism, call for greater protection of vulnerable back home
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Congress must heed the ticking COVID-19 timebomb behind bars - The Bay State Banner
When people are sentenced to prison, they are not sentenced to die by infection, but that is exactly what is happening. The post Congress must heed the ticking COVID-19 timebomb behind bars appeared first on The Bay State Banner.
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WNBA star Maya Moore Married Jonathan Irons, the Man She Helped Free from Wrongful Conviction – Free Press of Jacksonville
By Kelly McCarthy - Basketball star turned activist Maya Moore revealed that she and Jonathan Irons have married.  The pair joined 'Good Morning America' Wednesday to share exclusive details of their unique love story that blossomed [...]
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Florida Sheriff Tells Residents to Shoot Looters As More Rioting Follows George Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville
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I missed chance to be a dad, Jamaican George Williams reflects 50 year incarceration without trial - Stabroek News
(Jamaica Gleaner) It was George Williams’ first Sunday as a free man, and his family made certain that he had a hearty dinner and experienced the warmth and togetherness of being at home in Ewarton, St
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Popcorn with Zenger: No one to root for in ‘All Day and a Night’ | Afro
“All Day and a Night,” the latest film from Netflix, tells the story of a young black man dealing with the reality of his
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Push by Jay-Z and Yo Gotti Proves to Be Effective Amid Ongoing Lawsuit Against Mississippi Prison System
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