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In the wake of intense violence nationwide, we must decide now if we are going to allow systemic violence against marginalized communities to become part of the status quo, or are we going to make a change.
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Let prisoners go during COVID-19 pandemic
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Courts under fire as inmate held for 40 years dies without trial
Jamaica’s courts are being blamed for a human-rights crisis at correctional facilities after an Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) report unearthed that an 81-year-old man died in the custody of a facility after a 40-year wait for
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The Exception but Never the Rule – Voice and Viewpoint
On April 21, 2020, San Diego Superior Court Judge Harry Elias granted Jane Dorotik, 73, to be released from prison due to health issues and her
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Rights groups donate to Chikurubi prison
BY LORRAINE MUROMO ZIMBABWE’s three leading human rights lobby groups — Zimbabwe Peace Project (ZPP), Zimbabwe Human Rights NGO Forum and Zimbabwe Human Rights Association — have donated personal protective equipment and jerseys worth US$1 824 to inmates at Chikurubi Maximum Security Prison to help
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Western lawyers not fearful of potential COVID-19 outbreak in lock-ups
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) is not worried about the possibility of some defendants held in detention contracting the coronavirus as news emerged of at least five cases being discovered at the St Andrew-based Horizon Adult...
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Check It Out: The guns of August or the ‘woke’ side of history | New Pittsburgh Courier
by J. Pharoah Doss, For New Pittsburgh Courier I noticed a recent CNN headline that said: What is Black August and how is it different from Black History Month? I … Continued The post Check It Out: The guns of August or the ‘woke’ side of history appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.
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Prison infection rates climbing as calls for release of mothers grow
There have been eight deaths from within the prison system, and calls for mothers with children behind bars to be released are growing.
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Downtown Atlanta Jail To Be Repurposed Into Justice And Equity Center - Blavity
According to Fast Company, the city has been organizing a strategy to transform its jail for months and has tapped architect Deanna Van Buren to lead the designing of the
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Guitar hero: 1960s proto-punk rocker Wayne Kramer brings music workshops to prisons | Afro
The song, “Jail Guitar Doors,” was about guitarist Wayne Kramer—who at the time was wrapping up a prison sentence in Lexington, Kentucky for selling cocaine to an undercover federal
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Sudan: AG - ICC Suspects Could Be Tried
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Florida Sheriff Tells Residents to Shoot Looters As More Rioting Follows George Floyd’s Death – Free Press of Jacksonville
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Lesotho: Claims Thabane Is Now On His Death-Bed Refuted
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To Rip Structural Racism Out By Its Roots, Reforms To Our Criminal Justice System Are Required - Blavity
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Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison - TheGrio
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was returned to federal prison, weeks... View Article The post Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen back in federal prison appeared first on TheGrio.
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Sudan: Transfer of Sudan War Crimes Suspect to the Hague 'A Milestone' - ICC Prosecutor Bensouda
The Hague — The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has hailed the surrender and transfer of former Darfur janjaweed leader Ali Kushayb, indicted by the court for crimes against humanity, as "a milestone in the Darfur, Sudan
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Former IAAF chief Lamine Diack found guilty of corruption, handed 2 year prison sentence | Africanews
The former head of World Athletics Lamine Diack has been found guilty for his role in allowing Russian athletes to pay bribes to compete when they should have been suspended for
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Meek Mill Encourages His Fans Call Their Governors And Demand Protections For Prisoners During Coronavirus Outbreak
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'A jail sentence violates my rights' - ANC's Andile Lungisa pleads for mercy
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Lesotho: Explosive Disclosures On Lipolelo Murder
He says prior to the June 2017 snap elections, which ushered in Mr Thabane back to power, the ex-premier and 'Maesaiah held a meeting with Chakela and the crown witness, Sello (popularly known as Lehlanya) in Ficksburg, South
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Public defenders protest police violence
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EBONY HOSTS ROUND TABLE TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC RACISM IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM • EBONY
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Old, Sick and Incarcerated
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Johnson, Jack (1878-1946)
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Taking Pandemic Credit Bill Closer to Finish Line:Legislature Votes Yes to Amendments on Releasing People Nearing End of Prison Sentences: - The New York Beacon

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COMMENTARY: Old, Sick and Incarcerated | Afro
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Thousands of Texas prisoners still have the coronavirus. More than 25% of inmates at four units are infected. | Dallas Weekly
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