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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...

Pa. Supreme Court to weigh life sentences for felony murder

A collage of images and documents from Marie Scott's archives. (Courtesy of Ellen Melchiondo, arranged by Miranda Jeyaretnam/PublicSource) “PublicSource is an independent nonprofit newsroom serving...

Pennsylvania overhauled its sentencing guidelines to be more fair and consistent − but racial disparities may not disappear so soon

According to the state’s new guidelines, juvenile convictions that are 10 years or older should no longer be considered when determining a person’s sentence. Seksan...

A jail stay as a teen led me to advocacy, but incarceration leads many to ruin

Muhammad Ali Nasir, also known by his emcee name MAN-E, the advocacy, policy and civic engagement coordinator for 1Hood and founder of Community Care...

Education linked to better employment prospects upon release from prison

Education increases the yearly wages of employed ex-offenders by $564. The Washington Post via Getty Images by Ben Stickle, Middle Tennessee State University and Steven Sprick...

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,...

Illinois set to make history by shifting landscape of criminal justice

In a historic move, Illinois is slated to become the first state in the United States to entirely eliminate the cash bail system. The...

Shedding light on the systemic injustice: Disproportionate solitary confinement of Black Americans

Photo credit: Getty Images In the heart of the ongoing fight for justice and equality, members of Congress are waging a fervent battle to eradicate...

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...

Tyrese Gibson and Terrence Howard Are Out to Topple For-Profit Prisons

Photo: Courtesy of The Avenue H. Drew Blackburn   The dynamic duo discusses their new film, ‘The System.’ We also asked Jodie what he thinks about Kendrick...

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