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Tag: prison reform

The Maryland Senate holds a special legislative session at the State House in Annapolis on Dec. 6. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Maryland Senate Overrides Hogan Veto in Parole Decisions

by William J. Ford December 6, 2021

The Maryland General Assembly began its special session Monday with a relatively quiet start in the House of Delegates, but with jubilation from criminal justice advocates outside the Senate chambers.

Shaquanda Cotton (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational

The Suffering Behind the Unjust Incarceration of Black Women and Their Families

by Stacy M. Brown September 29, 2021December 21, 2021
iStockPhoto/NNPA
Posted inOpinion

BROWN: Man’s Inhumanity to Man Makes Me Wanna Holler

by WI Guest Author August 11, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

Murder Plot Reveals Deadly Mix: White Supremacists and Law Enforcement

by Stacy M. Brown August 4, 2021December 21, 2021
D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. to Consider Overhaul of Juvenile Justice System

by Stacy M. Brown July 6, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

Pamela Smith Served Her Time for Check and Credit Card Fraud

by Stacy M. Brown June 30, 2021December 21, 2021
African Americans account for 25 percent of the 12 million jail admissions every year. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inOpinion

COATES: Demanding Jobs Over Jails

by WI Guest Author May 26, 2021December 21, 2021
Elizabeth Davis
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Rest in Paradise

by WI Guest Author April 14, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Tony Lewis Jr. Leads Movement Seeking Clemency for His Father

by Sam P.K. Collins April 7, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inNational

Son of Jesse Jackson to Help Deal With High Costs of Prison Phone Calls

by WI Guest Author April 5, 2021December 21, 2021

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