Posts Tagged ‘prison’
U.S. spending on prisons grew at three times rate of school spending: report
U.S. state and local spending on prisons and jails grew at three times the rate of spending on schools over the last 33 years as the number of Americans behind bars ballooned under a spate of harsh sentencing laws
Read MoreU.S. to Release 6,000 Inmates From Prisons
The Justice Department is preparing to release roughly 6,000 inmates from federal prisons starting at the end of this month as part of an effort to ease overcrowding and roll back the harsh penalties given to nonviolent drug offenders .
Read MoreSuit 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 MoreJohn Legend Uses ‘Glory’ Best Original Song Win To Discuss America’s Prison Problem
John Legend and Common accepted the Best Original Song award after performing a moving rendition of the song to a tearful audience. “‘Selma’ is now because the struggle for justice is right now,” Legend said.
Read MoreThe 5 Worst States for Black People
Taking into account stats on education, health, incarceration rate, economics and general misery, these are some of the worst states for black people to live in.
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.
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