A video reveals what led to Michael Sabbie's death in jail. Sabbie told corrections staff at least 19 times that he couldn't breathe.
Holtzclaw's conviction, mugshot, and incarceration location have been removed from the DOC's site for safety.
Authorities in Alabama claim a teen committed suicide in a jail cell an hour after being arrested, another suspicious case of a Black woman dying…
Capping off a week of events and political actions to tackle prison reform, President Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to visit a…
A week after the White House announced the president would commute sentences for dozens of non-violent drug offenders this summer, Barack Obama made good on the…
Following his plan to rectify the “war on drugs” that jailed thousands and destroyed communities, President Obama is expected to commute the sentences of dozens…
#BREAKING: After 4decades of #solitary confinement, tonight a judge granted #AlbertWoodfox unconditional release! pic.twitter.com/jTpr1fZi6q — AmnestyInternational (@amnesty) June 8, 2015 A federal district court on…
Unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the Baltimore City Detention center prompted civil rights lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union to file a motion Tuesday…
Cheese has got to be the best creation since sliced bread. And don’t even get me started on what happens when you put those two…
The rekindled relationship between the United States and Cuba has taken yet another step forward. On Tuesday, the White House announced that President Obama plans…
A new report from MetricMaps details a shocking statistic — in 16 states in the nation, there are more people locked up in correctional facilities than those…
via: rnbphilly.com Former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky has been sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for sexually abusing children. Sandusky was accused of sexually abusing children he met through his charity for troubled youth. Sandusky was facing 400 years behind bars for 45 counts of child sexual abuse, but age 68 […]
