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New York City's mayor ignores prison reform activists and plans renovation of controversial prison complex.
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Former Inmate And Criminal Justice Reform Advocate Fights…

Glenn Martin, a former Rikers inmate and advocate for criminal justice reform, has continually made the effort to have Rikers…
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Left To Die Without Water In Oklahoma Jail,…

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02.09.17
WATCH: President Obama’s Most Impressive Policy Wins

As President Barack Obama prepares to leave office, NewsOne takes a look at some of his most impressive wins.
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John Legend Has One Last Request Before President…

John Legend addresses crime in America and how the Prez can continue helping...
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NEWS ROUNDUP: President Obama To Change Child Support…

Obama plans on implementing regulations that would lower the amount of child support that prisoners pay when they’re behind bars,…
10.17.16
Police Fatally Shot Keith Lamont Scott In The…

Keith Lamont Scott was shot in the back, the abdomen and the wrist by officers from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.
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President Obama Commutes Prison Sentences Of 102 More…

President Obama commuted the sentences of 102 nonviolent federal drug offenders. The president plans to continue commuting the sentences of…
10.07.16
CBC Message To America: ‘We Have A Once…

"For too long policy makers have chosen to play politics with prime-policy by enacting so-called tough on crime slogans and…
04.09.18
“Kalief’s Law” Aims To Reform Pretrial Detention After…

The bill will be introduced to the Senate and if it passes, will be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
04.11.18
Judge Frees Detroit Man Wrongfully Convicted Of Murdering…

Davontae Sanford, 23, who served close to nine years in prison for a quadruple homicide, left prison in Ionia, Michigan,…
06.09.16
Obama Commutes 348 Prison Sentences, The Most Of…

Underscoring his calls for criminal justice reform, President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the prison sentences of 42 people who…
06.06.16
Man Spends 5 Months In Rikers Island Because…

Forty-one-year-old Aitabdel Salem, a native of Algeria, spent five months on New York's Rikers Island because, uhm, officials failed to…
06.02.16
President Obama Commutes Sentences For 58 Federal Prisoners

"It just doesn't make sense to require a nonviolent drug offender to serve 20 years, or in some cases, life,…
05.06.16
Pop-Up Art Museum To Tackle Drug Policy During…

The museum -- which is free to the public from April 19-21 -- will take place on Park Avenue during…
04.18.16
New Orleans Man Facing Life In Prison For…

A 30-year law against repeat offenders in Louisiana can land one man life in prison.
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