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Cyntoia Brown

Cyntoia Brown Granted Clemency for Murder Conviction as Teen

by WI Guest Author January 7, 2019October 31, 2020

Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)

BAKER: Let’s Talk About Economic Justice Before Legalizing Marijuana

by WI Guest Author June 27, 2018October 31, 2020

Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks (right) and Anne Arundel County Assistant State's Attorney William Katcef review a bill to make solicitation to commit murder a felony in Maryland. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Prince George's County

Md. Officials Push Stiffer Penalty for Murder Solicitation

by William J. Ford February 15, 2018October 31, 2020

Jay-Z: Probation ‘A Land Mine’ for Blacks in America

by WI Guest Author November 21, 2017October 31, 2020

Veteran journalist April Ryan moderates a panel discussion on Black women and the criminal justice system during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 47th Annual Legislative Conference in D.C. on Sept. 20. (Mark Mahoney/The Washington Informer)

CBCF Forum Focuses on Black Women’s Pipeline to Prison

by WI Webstaff September 27, 2017October 31, 2020

Brian Ferguson

‘Clean Slate’ Legislation Aimed at Criminal Record System

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer September 20, 2017October 31, 2020

SIMELTON: Is This America? Kharon Davis Held 10 Years in Jail Without Trial

by WI Guest Author September 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Gary Gathers (second from left) and Keith Mitchell (third from right) celebrate their freedom after murder convictions against them were overturned and the charges dismissed. (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, National

Exonerated: Blacks More Likely to Be Falsely Convicted

by Stacy M. Brown March 15, 2017October 30, 2020

How Prosecutors Get Away With Cutting Black Jurors

by Reporter II September 28, 2015October 30, 2020

Whites Quit Working With Black Mississippi Judge, Then He Got Sacked

by Reporter II August 31, 2015October 30, 2020