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Transgender teen stabbed on D.C. metro train
A 15-year-old transgender teen was stabbed in the back by an attacker while riding a Green Line Metrorail in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. The victim, a D.C. resident, was being treated at a hospital for a non-life threatening puncture wound.
Report: New York City jails neglected suicide precautions
By: Associated Press In one case, a mentally ill New York City inmate hanged himself from a shower pipe on his third try in three days. During that stretch, orders to put him on 24-hour watch were apparently ignored, along with a screening form that said he was “thinking about killing himself.”
After 17 years behind bars, wrongfully convicted man freed
After spending nearly 17 years behind bars, 40-year-old Nathan Brown is now a free man. Brown was arrested and charged with the rape of a 40-year-old woman at a New Orleans apartment complex where they both lived. He was convicted three months later, and sentenced to 25 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
Event: ‘Free Her Rally’ seeks to call attention to women and girls in prison
The Institute of the Black World along with Black Family Summit Organizations will host a “Free Her” rally in hopes of calling attention to the affects of mass incarceration on women. Thousands of concerned citizens along with members of national organizations are expected to converge on the National Mall in Washington, D. C. on Saturday, […]
After 17 years in prison, innocent man finally freed
Roger Logan is finally free after spending nearly 17 years behind bars for a murder he did not commit. Logan was convicted for killing Sherwin Gibbons in Bedford-Stuyvesant, but always maintained his innocence.
The war on drugs should be an actionable agenda, not just rhetorical exercise
The following post originally appeared on the Huffington Post. It was written by Glenn Martin and appears under the title of, “The War on Drugs Didn’t Fail Yesterday.” Glenn E. Martin is a national leader and criminal justice reform advocate who who spent six years in New York State prisons. He’s also the Founder and Chief Risk […]
Man who planned to kill president gets death penalty
A South Dakota judge sentenced a man who killed a woman as part of a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama to death on Tuesday. The hearing formalized a unanimous vote of a jury to sentence 44-year-old James McVay to death.
New Niggas, Same Old Curse
In a conversation that I had with a close friend, we discussed people using the word Nigga/Nigger and what it meant. There is this new age argument that Nigga now means friend and is a term of endearment. But is it really? Is a word that has the power to elicit your deepest rage and […]
Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter dead at 76
Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, the boxer whose wrongful conviction became an international symbol of racial inequity, has died at 76. Carter, who suffered from prostate cancer, passed away in his sleep Sunday.
BYP 100’s Edward James, civil rights activists call for firing of Angela Corey
Edward James and other members of BYP 100 joined thousands of protesters on Tallahassee on Thursday. The civil rights groups demanded justice for Marissa Alexander.
New York man suing state for $25 million after wrongful conviction
A Brooklyn man who was recently released from prison after serving 25 years for a crime he didn’t commit is suing the state of New York for $25 million. Deacon wants $1 million for every year he served in prison.
Petition calls for exoneration of Michael Cornelius Anderson
A Change.org petition is calling for the release of a man who the system simply forgot to charge. Michael Cornelius Anderson was convicted in 2000 of armed robbery, but for some reason, authorities didn’t arrest him until 13 years later.