By Shabnam Danesh | June 23, 2020 n April, as coronavirus swept through MCI Framingham, Massachusetts’ sole women’s prison, Kimya Foust said she and a group of other incarcerated women who had been exposed were…
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(FROM THE BOSTON GLOBE – BOSTONGLOBE.COM) Keyone Sprinke was 17 years old when he was arrested for a Boston murder in 1999. Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins’s office has now droppedthe charges after Sprinkle spent…
Federal prosecutors are investigating the Massachusetts prison system over its use of solitary confinement, and the treatment of elderly and severely ill prisoners, according to several attorneys who have spoken with federal investigators. READ FULL…
When They See Us should not be classified as a crime drama. Ava DuVernay’s Netflix four-part mini-series stands as a real-life horror story for Blacks in America. The film centers around the brutal rape of a…
“I do not want to become a lightning rod to inflict damage on this organization, because of those now attacking my record of fighting for social justice for more than 45 years,” Fairstein wrote. …
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has been granted a hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Superior Court, a milestone his legal team has been pursuing for years. The news comes just two weeks after the Philadelphia District…
Ever since Meek Mill was granted bail in April last year after serving 5 months for a minor probation violation stemming from a crime he committed over a decade ago, he has made it his…
76ers, Nets, Patriots partner with Meek Mill, Jay-Z for justice reform Associated Press NEW YORK — A coalition of big names in sports and entertainment is taking on criminal justice reform. Rappers Meek Mill and…
Help support Criminal Justice reform! With this campaign from TIDAL, people will be able to donate to a good cause, and get a great music streaming service in return. They are asking for a small…
Cassandra was on the panel along with Senator Brownsberger and others talking to lawyers and students about the new law they helped get passed for April 13, 2018. This was the largest criminal justice bill…