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Jay-Z & Meek Mill To Donate 10 Million Masks To Prisons Across America
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Minnesota juvenile lifer walks free after 18 years in prison - TheGrio
A Black man sent to prison for life as a teenager took his first steps of freedom Tuesday to the... View Article The post Minnesota juvenile lifer walks free after 18 years in prison appeared first on TheGrio.
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OP-ED: Stopping the Exploitation of Prisoners and Their Families Requires More Comprehensive Solutions
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Much of the public outrage has been directed at the officials who have been unable to prevent the fatal spread of COVID-19 in jails and prisons throughout the country. But in addition, there were too many governors who were unwilling to reduce prison populations by releasing
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To Rip Structural Racism Out By Its Roots, Reforms To Our Criminal Justice System Are Required - Blavity
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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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Alleged cop killer on the run after escaping from court while appearing on rape charge | News24
Police in the Eastern Cape are mum about how a suspect, accused of raping a minor boy, managed to escape custody at the East London Magistrate’s Court.
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Perrion Roberts shares her story on BET's 'American Gangster: Trap Queens' season 2 - TheGrio
Narrated by Lil’ Kim,BET's American Gangster: Trap Queens returns for a second season and shares the stories of five women... View Article The post Perrion Roberts shares her story on BET's 'American Gangster: Trap Queens' season 2 appeared first on TheGrio.
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Jay-Z And Meek Mill’s Nonprofit To Donate Masks To All U.S. Correctional Facilities
After donating 130,000 surgical masks to prisons and jails throughout the country through their nonprofit REFORM Alliance, they are now expanding the initiative to equip all correctional facilities in the United States with masks, the organization
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I Can’t Fight Baby: Guards Didn’t Help R. Kelly While He Caught Jail Fade, Allegedly
If you believe his lawyers, R. Kelly is having a rough time behind bars. Allegedly, no one bothered to help the disgraced R&B singer while a fellow inmate decided to attempt to bless him with the proper fade.
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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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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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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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Mpumalanga man gets life sentence for raping 65-year-old neighbour | News24
A Mpumalanga man has been given a life sentence for raping his 65-year-old neighbour.
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Non-White Jail Officers Claim They Weren't Allowed To Monitor Derek Chauvin
Eight non-white corrections officers at a county jail that initially housed Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, say they were barred from guarding Chauvin because of their race, according to the Star
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Why Was Derek Chauvin Granted Bail While Protestors Are Stuck In Jail?
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Record number of journalists jailed across the world in 2020 - CPJ | News24
A record number of journalists were imprisoned because of their work in 2020, as governments clamped down on news coverage of civil unrest and the coronavirus pandemic, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) found in its latest annual census.
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Lawyer for ‘Big Head’ asks for leniency, placement at NJ prison - Stabroek News
Ahead of his sentencing in just over two weeks, Tower Suites co-owner Shervington ‘Big Head’ Lovell through his lawyer is asking US Judge Paul G. The article Lawyer for ‘Big Head’ asks for leniency, placement at NJ prison appeared first on Stabroek News.
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King Dalindyebo's alleged assault on son: Case postponed | News24
The case of assault against AbaThembu King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo for allegedly attacking his son, Prince Azenathi Dalindyebo, has been postponed.
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AFSC-AZ Unequivocally Condemns Rep. Blackman’s Statements on George Floyd, BLM Arizona Informant Newspaper
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – June 4, 2020 – Over the last two years, American Friends Service CommitteeArizona (AFSC-AZ) has worked with state Rep. Walt Blackman on sentencing reform legislation, focusing on the areas of earned release credits for people in prison to reduce Arizona’s prison population and
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MOVIE REVIEW: No one to root for in ‘All Day and a Night’
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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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Diaspora: Jamaica needs soul-searching, too - Countrymen overseas condemn US racism, call for greater protection of vulnerable back home
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Just In: Angelo Agrizzi moved to private hospital after his condition worsens
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Zambia frees jailed gay couple as part of prison amnesty
A Zambian couple jailed for homosexuality in 2019 were freed this week as part of an amnesty for convicted prisoners to mark Africa Freedom Day, a government gazette
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BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth Executive director of Legal Aid Council (LAC) Hugh Faulkner says the council will be moving swiftly to file for the release of more mentally ill detainees who have been incarcerated for decades without trial.
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Sierra Leone Bans Watchdog Group Over Damning Report On Deadly Prison Riot
[Nation] Prison authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a ban on a local watchdog group over a report on a deadly prison riot which occurred last year.
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LeBron, Viola Davis, other celebs react to Lori Loughlin's prison choice option - DefenderNetwork.com
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James doesn’t like that former Full House star Lori Loughlin gets to choose which Big House she’ll be incarcerated in. James posted on Instagram his disapproval of Loughlin’s upcoming prison sentence, his remarks coming a day after it was revealed that Loughlin can
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