BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — A new report from the Prison Policy Initiative reveals how President Donald Trump’s administration is driving mass deportation by secretly using local jails—even...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rejected a judicial doctrine that for years shielded law enforcement officers from civil liability in police shooting cases...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — One-third of those—over 2.7 million—were for misdemeanor offenses, charges often as minor as sitting on a sidewalk or jaywalking.
In addition to posting bail at no cost to the person or their family, The Bail Project works to connect its clients to social services and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Our experiences inform us that the implementation of a menthol ban will inevitably and undoubtedly create an increased number of stops, frisks, and...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence reductions in the four months since the First Step Act was signed...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “From their very first interaction with the police, to being arrested, booked, charged, convicted, and sentenced, Black people are discriminated against and disproportionately...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Probation is often billed as an alternative to incarceration, but instead it is frequently set with unrealistic conditions that undermine its goal of...