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Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: What I Learn When I Have Lunch at Cook County Jail

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. October 16, 2019December 21, 2021

Tyrone Walker (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Council, Advocates Discuss Federal Inmate Voting Rights

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. October 16, 2019December 21, 2021

Kemba Smith Pradia (Courtesy of ACLU of Virginia)

Black Experience

Kemba Smith Pradia Appointed to Virginia Parole Board

by WI Guest Author September 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy speaks at her State of Justice symposium at The Hotel at the University of Maryland in College Park on Sept. 10. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Braveboy Says County to End Cash Bail

by William J. Ford September 11, 2019December 21, 2021

Former Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous gives the keynote speech at a Progressive Maryland discussion on criminal justice reform at ATU Local 689 headquarters in Forestville on Sept. 7. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Politics, William J. Ford

Jealous Headlines Talk on Criminal Justice Reform

by William J. Ford September 8, 2019December 21, 2021

African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)

Federally Supervised Release Program Under Fire

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. August 21, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Council member Charles Allen (Courtesy photo)

Allen Seeks to Reward Rehabilitating Offenders

by James Wright Jr. August 14, 2019December 21, 2021

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Virtual Bridges: Technology Helps Inmates Prepare for Life Outside Prison

by WI Guest Author August 9, 2019December 21, 2021

Cyntoia Brown

Cyntoia Brown Released from Prison After 15 Years of Life Sentence

by WI Guest Author August 7, 2019December 21, 2021

Prince George's County State's Attorney Aisha Braveboy speaks during a July 31 press conference in Upper Marlboro to announce a justice reform initiative that aims to decrease the number of juveniles in the criminal justice system. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County, William J. Ford

Prince George’s Tackles Criminal Justice Reform for Youths

by William J. Ford July 31, 2019December 21, 2021