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Tag: prison industrial complex

Posted inNational

Justice After Injustice

by Washington Informer September 30, 2015October 30, 2020

Thomas Haynesworth, left, who spent 27 years in prison, is surrounded by attorneys and the media as he leaves the Virginia Court of Appeals, after a hearing in Richmond, Va., […]

Posted inPolitics

Documentary Featuring Obama Prison Visit Debuts in Oklahoma

by Washington Informer September 24, 2015October 30, 2020
African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational

Another State Faces Allegations of Illegally Jailing Poor

by Washington Informer September 23, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Rep. Maxine Waters Wants to Rid Mandatory Minimums

by Washington Informer September 22, 2015October 30, 2020
African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inBusiness

Report Details Economic Hardships for Inmate Families

by Washington Informer September 15, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Philadelphia Corrections Officers Accused of Selling Drugs, Phones to Inmates

by Washington Informer September 11, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Feds Launch Pilot College Program for Prisoners

by Washington Informer September 8, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

NYPD Officers Sue Saying They’re Being Punished For Refusing To Discriminate

by Washington Informer September 4, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

California Data Shows Racial Disparity in Arrests, Deaths

by Washington Informer September 3, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Bittersweet Reward for Brothers Wrongly Imprisoned 30 Years

by Washington Informer September 3, 2015October 30, 2020

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