By Jesse Jackson Jr. and Dr. Michael B. Jones
Emancipation of the January 6 Insurrectionists
When Donald Trump pardoned 1,500 American citizens, fulfilling a campaign promise...
Dwayne Betts (Photo Credit: macfound.org).
As the story goes, Dwayne Betts didn't discover poetry in the usual way.
After getting arrested at 16 years old for...
Sean "Diddy" Combs (Photo Credit: Daniel Incandela, Flickr).
By Joseph Williams
This article was originally published on Word In Black.
Earlier this month, as federal investigators prepared a...
Last Thursday at Mandel Hall on the University of Chicago's campus, author and activist for criminal justice reform, Cyntoia Brown-Long discussed her book, Free Cyntoia- My Search For Redemption in the American Prison System, with Dr. Tara Betts, author of Break the Habit and Arc and Hue. Brown-Long reflected on the impact of trafficking in Black communities in recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. She also discussed what contributes to human trafficking, the injustices to women and children in the prison system, and her road to redemption.
A recent column in D.C. based paper The National Journal titled Criminal-Justice Reform, Brought to You by CPAC describes in detail how prison reform...
