“I promised myself before I got out of that bus that no matter what the outcome was that, you know, I was just going to try to do better for myself,” he told ABC News. “I knew that I wanted to better myself, and I did that.” McKinley was arrested for a gang-related murder when […]
Many are skeptical about the change, including Stanley Richards, a former Rikers prisoner turned DOC commissioner, who thinks the new policy is a mistake. “This administration is going back to the way in which jails were managed decades ago. They are closing ranks,” he told The City. Richards is the vice president of Fortune Society, […]
(BPRW) BSU Offers College Degree Program for Incarcerated Citizens at Jessup First HBCU in Maryland Participating in the Initiative (Black PR Wire) BOWIE, Md. – Incarcerated citizens at Maryland’s Jessup Correctional Institution can now earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology and an optional Entrepreneurship Certificate through a prison education program offered by Bowie State University […]
(BPRW) 70 Grassroots Advocates, Civil Rights, Consumer Rights and Faith-based Organizations Urge Congress to Pass Just and Reasonable Communications Acts to Ensure Incarcerated People and their Loved Ones Can Stay Connected | Press releases | Black PR Wire, Inc. Source link Related Posts Best Of LeBron James | 2019-20 NBA Season Check out the best […]
47-year-old Margaret Hall mom from Tempe, Arizona was previously incarcerated recently graduated summa cum laude with a master’s degree from Arizona State University (ASU). The degree is the third she’s earned within the last 5 years after being released from prison. Almost six years ago, Hall was convicted of a class C felony and was […]
Aventiv Technology announced its first-ever hip-hop contest dedicated to aspiring artists who are currently incarcerated. The company, which provides resources to incarcerated individuals and correctional facilities, is partnering with Grammy award-winning artist Lecrae, who is most widely known for his faith-based, social justice activism. “My commitment to the incarcerated community is no secret. It’s why […]
Giyoh Shey, who has almost 800,000 followers on TikTok and whose videos have garnered close to 10 million likes, is using his influence to put a spotlight on the injustices of the criminal justice system, KCUR reports. In a video posted on Tuesday that has received close to 1 million views, Shey spoke about the cases […]
A Black man made history as the first-ever incarcerated person in Washington D.C. to win an elected office. Joel Caston came up victorious in the race for advisory neighborhood commissioner of southeastern district 7F07, where he’ll oversee the Harriet Tubman Women’s Shelter, new local, luxury apartments and the jail where he is incarcerated, according to […]