Prison
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Attorney’s Complaint on Behalf of Bill Cosby is Rejected
While comedian Bill Cosby continues to languish inside the walls of a Pennsylvania prison, the comedian is receiving unexpected support…
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O.J. Simpson Granted Parole in Nevada
O.J. Simpson will be a free man on Oct 1. A Nevada parole board unanimously voted on Thursday to grant…
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Effort to Halt Prison Revolving Door Loses Funding
BALTIMORE — Antoin Quarles stood at the podium erect and proud. He was dressed in his burgundy cap and gown,…
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Legalized Torture of Prisoners
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist Freddie Gray is neither the first, nor will he be the last person to…
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Concerns Rise Over U.S. Anti-Prison Rape Law’s Fate
Rebecca Boone, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP)—When Congress passed a law in 2003 aimed at ending sexual assault in U.S. prisons,…
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Supreme Court Will Hear Case Involving Life Sentences without Parole for Juveniles
Robert Barnes, THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)—The Supreme Court said Friday that it will decide whether hundreds…
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More Than 3,200 Serving Life Without Parole for Nonviolent Offenses
Louisiana leads the nation Special to the NNPA from The Louisiana Weekly In an in-depth study of people serving life…
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U.S. rapper Ja Rule released from prison after two years [Reuters]
U.S. rapper Ja Rule was released from prison on Tuesday after serving about two years on gun and tax evasion…
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Blackonomics: Crime Pays – Literally
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist A recent report by Jason Jenkins, Investment U Research, shows that private prisons are…
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To Be Equal: Florida Atlantic University Should Take Prison Company Name off Stadium
By Marc Morial NNPA Columnist GEO Group “is a terrible company with a well-publicized track record of abuse and neglect…
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