Posts Tagged ‘prison’
Suit Alleges ‘Scheme’ in Criminal Costs Borne by New Orleans’s Poor
A lawsuit filed against New Orleans criminal district court alleges that it runs a “scheme” in which the poor are jailed if they fall behind paying fines. “The extent to which every actor in the local New Orleans legal system depends on this money for their own survival is shocking,” said Alec Karakatsanis, a founder of Equal Justice Under Law, a civil rights group, and one of the lawyers who filed the suit….
Read MoreWhy Racial Injustice Persists Today: A Very Brief Video History
The myth of racial difference that was created to sustain slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. This very brief video reveals how we got from slavery to today’s forms of racial injustice, such as mass incarceration.
Read More1.5 Million Missing Black Men
For every 100 black women, there are only 83 black men. Among whites, it’s 99 men/100 women, nearly parity. Mass incarceration and early death are principal factors. In certain cities, including Milwaukee, more than 42% of black men are missing. This has serious ramifications for community and family life.
Read MoreNew York Is Cataloging, and Returning, Bloody Relics of 1971 Attica Assault
New York State invited the families of 12 families of victims of the Attica assault for a memorial service and to return personal belongings.
Read MoreMore Black Men in Jail Than in College? Wrong
Ivory A. Toldson dispels a persistent myth about Black men that both perpetuates and is spread by racism.
Read MoreTrue Believers in Justice: Attorney Travis Williams
One lawyer fights for those who cannot afford representation and would otherwise be vulnerable to a racist criminal justice system.
Read MoreIntentional Bias in North Carolina
Three people on death row have had their sentences changed after successfully proving racial bias in their cases.
Read MoreDiscovering Black America’s Jailed Gems
One higher education leader has offered a suggestion that could help Black inmates and lead to rehabilitation.
Read MoreNew Study Confirms Racial Bias in Criminal Sentencing
Research finally supports what people of color have known all along: there is racial bias in the criminal justice system.
Read MoreDrug Policy as Race Policy: Best Seller “The New Jim Crow”
Author Michelle Alexander’s groundbreaking book about the mass incarceration of Black Americans has invited criticism.
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