New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the dilapidated and notorious Rikers Island jail complex will close, with the process taking up to 10 years.
President Obama says solitary confinement has long term consequences that affect an inmates ability to be reintroduced into society
The new initiative will increase employment opportunities for those previously convicted of non-violent crimes.
The president is also expected to focus on some of his signature issues, such as criminal justice reform, after he leaves the White House
Is this a political move or is the reality of Black men's incarceration a deep concern for Hilary Clinton?
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…
In a week chock-full of events and political moves that highlight the need for criminal justice reform in the nation, President Barack Obama traveled to Philadelphia…
Join us for Sunday Morning Live this Sunday when Dr. Khalil Muhammad will be the guest of Marcus Davis. Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad is a professor, author and media commentator who is executive director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. He is the author of The […]