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by Jamila Dawn Mitchell  Every year, 90% of the 250,000 people held in Illinois jails are incarcerated pretrial, prior to actual convictions, putting the rate of pretrial incarceration far above the national average of 67%. The percentage of pretrial detentions range county to county – with 51% of the jail population in Tazewell County and […]

By Ragini Srikrishna and Monica Mohapatra Before the controversy around Amazon coming to New York dominated the headlines, the mayor and city officials were quietly working on opening four new skyscraper jails within the city. Although the city’s plan to close the Rikers jails complex solicited initial excitement within criminal justice communities, it has since […]

On Wednesday, President Trump expressed support for a bipartisan bill that would minimize prison sentences, ease mandatory minimums, and offer inmates services after their incarceration.

By Stanley Fritz Last year during Mother’s day weekend, the National Bail out Collective, a coalition of black organizers working, including participants from The Movement for Black Lives and multiple affiliated groups joined forces on an initiative whose main goal was to liberate hundreds of mothers and caregivers who had fallen victim to the criminal justice […]

White guilt can make people do the wildest, most unexpected things. A predominantly Black church in South Carolina was surprised recently when it received an anonymous donation in the mail a few weeks ago. When Rev. Michael Sullivan of the Nicholtown Presbyterian Church opened the envelope, he saw a check for $2,000 and a letter from […]

Richard Olango, whose son Alfred was killed by police in El Cajon, California, has created a foundation that aims to educate and reform police officers. Olango says that San Diego will be the headquarters for the Alfred Olango Justice and Unity Foundation “for the whole world,” according to the San Diego-Union Tribune.

Tensions between police officers and citizens may be at an all-time high. That fact is even more true in cities where long-standing histories of police violence are becoming public knowledge and being pushed to the forefront with multiple investigations. In response, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to hold several meetings throughout the city in August that […]

From POTUS, to the Hill, and even sheriffs, America’s legal and political powerhouses are finally confronting our overly punitive and discriminatory criminal justice system. The ever-growing list of the Department of Justice’s investigation into local policing practices has revealed a fuller realm of the effects of the 1994 crime bill. But as the wave of […]

President Barack Obama has announced new rules that will change the way that federal prisons operate. For starters, putting juvenile offenders in solitary confinement has now been banned due to a belief that it is overused and can lead to severe psychological damage.

Adeshina Emmanuel of the Chicago Reporter, explores the possible reforms that may eliminate job barriers for ex-offenders.

  The following piece is from The Root. It was written by Opal Tometi. By: Opal Tometi The administrative relief measures that President Barack Obama announced Thursday will benefit an estimated 4 million undocumented immigrants living in the United States. This long-awaited measure came several months after the president promised to take executive action in the absence […]

  The following piece is from Truth Out. It was written by Kay Whitlock. By: Kay Whitlock Smoke and Mirrors is a new series that dives into the details of “bipartisan prison reform” to reveal the right-wing, neoliberal carceral sleight of hand that’s really at work. It asks hard questions about the content and consequences of […]