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Diddy’s not the only one dealing with unsafe jail conditions

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 criminal case...

Despite improvements in financial aid, earning a degree in prison remains difficult

Tiant Mitchell, 36, is earning a bachelor's degree at Villanova University while incarcerated at State Correctional Institution, Phoenix. (Courtesy photo) Federal grants to attend college...

Why mass incarceration still has mass appeal

Inmates playing cards. Getty Images Stock Photo There’s plenty of profit to be made by exploiting Black people in America’s system of punitive laws, privatization,...

As Second Chance Pell Grant program grows, more incarcerated people can get degrees

Only 15% of adults in prison have earned a postsecondary degree or certificate – either before or while being incarcerated. Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington...

What are bail funds? Two social policy experts explain

by Cynthia A. Golembeski, The New School and Matthew Bakko, University of Michigan When someone charged with a crime is eligible for release but cannot...

Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality

by Jelani Ince, University of Washington and Zackary Dunivin, Indiana University Considered to be the largest social justice movement since the civil rights era of...

Ketanji Brown Jackson faces confirmation hearings: 7 questions answered

by Alexis Karteron, Rutgers University - Newark Confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, nominated to be the first Black female justice on the Supreme...

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court: 7 questions answered

by Alexis Karteron, Rutgers University - Newark President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the...

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