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ACLU Issues Report On Reducing US Incarceration Rates

August 09, 2011
Bipartisan reforms in historically “tough on crime” states have significantly reduced incarceration rates, saved taxpayers billions of dollars, lowered crime rates and should be emulated nationwide, according to a new report ... read more
PA NAACP Calls For Education Over Incarceration

PA NAACP Calls For Education Over Incarceration

April 26, 2011
"Today, children from around Pennsylvania are marching on the State Capitol in Harrisburg to remind legislators that they are the future of this state.” ... read more

Mass Incarceration Labelled The New 'Jim Crow'

March 14, 2011
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High Male Minority Incarceration Linked To Lower Dropout Rate

High Male Minority Incarceration Linked To Lower Dropout Rate

January 28, 2011
The findings are surprising, he said, as they contradict both liberal and conservative views as well as current public policy initiatives. ... read more
New Orleans: The Incarceration Capitol Of The U.S.

New Orleans: The Incarceration Capitol Of The U.S.

December 23, 2010
You’re hard-pressed to find a resident of New Orleans – especially in poor communities – that hasn’t had their lives disrupted in some way by this institution. ... read more

Report Quantifies Collateral Costs Of Incarceration

September 28, 2010
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The Mass Incarceration Of Minorities

August 19, 2010
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Analysis: U.S. Incarceration Continues To Grow And Racial Disparities Persist

December 14, 2009
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News Pitch: Mass Incarceration of African Americans as a Civil Rights Issue

May 22, 2009
Professor Kennedy Recognizes Sentencing Laws As a Civil Rights Issue ... read more

A cautionary tale: The impact of incarceration on Baltimore City

April 01, 2009
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Give Welcoming Remarks to Congressional Summit Addressing the Effects of HIV and Incarceration on

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Give Welcoming Remarks to Congressional Summit Addressing the Effects of HIV and Incarceration on

March 11, 2009
The Summit offers leglislators and community leaders an incredible opportunity to address the relationship between incarceration and rates of HIV and co-morbidities, including hepatitis A, B, C; tuberculosis; and STDs, in communities of color. ... read more
Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk

Louisiana Prisons Put Black Voting Power At Risk

September 02, 2011
Angola, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, is one of the most notorious prisons in the United States. Sometimes called “The Farm” because of its plantation-like set-up, it houses almost 5,300 men, of whom 3,900 are serving life sentences, 968 face terms of 40 years or more, and 83 are on death row. The prison is located 90 minutes ... read more
CA Passes Law Protecting Minority Voting Strength

CA Passes Law Protecting Minority Voting Strength

August 31, 2011
The California State Legislature is receiving praise for passing legislation to end prison-based gerrymandering. Assembly Member Mike Davis sponsored the bill that will help bring California's redistricting process in line with basic principles ... read more

Civil Rights Museum Presents 20th Anniversary Freedom Awards

August 11, 2011
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the National Civil Rights Museum, the 2011 Freedom Awards will be given to select individuals for their contributions to civil and human rights, education, the arts, sports community, justice and for their dedication to creating opportunity for the disenfranchised. Honorees this year include Danny Glover, Cicely Tyson, Bill Russell, Alonzo Mourning, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, among others. The Freedom Awards is a global civil rights event, part of the mission ... read more

Feds Address Drug And Alcohol Abuse In Tribal Nation

August 08, 2011
Attorney General Eric Holder, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Ken Salazar today announced a new federal framework to assist American Indian and Alaska Native communities in achieving their goals in the prevention, intervention and treatment of alcohol and substance abuse. ... read more

Feds Sue To Block State Immigration Law

August 02, 2011
An Alabama immigration law that is widely considered the toughest in the nation is being challenged in court by the Obama administration, which contends that the state is overstepping its authority on border enforcement. The Department of Justice challenged the state of Alabama’s recently passed immigration law ... read more

NAACP Calls For End To Drug War

August 01, 2011
The NAACP has passed an historic resolution calling to an end the war on drugs with a majority vote at its annual convention in Los Angeles. The resolution outlines key details of the war on drugs, which the organization notes are crucial failings; the U.S. spends $40 billion annually on the war, and low-level drug offenders ... read more

Stigma Prevents HIV Testing By Black MDs

August 01, 2011
Social stigma is the largest barrier to routine HIV testing by African-American frontline care physicians, according to a new National Medical Association survey. Despite the belief by most physicians surveyed (93 percent) that HIV is either very serious or a crisis in the African-American community, findings suggested that ... read more
Do Dark Skinned Black Women Get Harsher Sentences?

Do Dark Skinned Black Women Get Harsher Sentences?

July 11, 2011
Colin Powell said it, Sen. Harry Reid hinted at it about President Barack Obama, and black folks have known it for hundreds of years. There are advantages to being a light-skinned black person in the United States. Online news magazine The Root reports, research on those advantages isn't new ... read more
Illegals Staying Away From Arizona

Illegals Staying Away From Arizona

July 11, 2011
People on both sides of the immigration debate in Arizona are skeptical of new research that shows a national decrease in the flow of illegal immigration from Mexico into the United States. But there is one thing they are certain of: ... read more
Stunning Admissions In Katrina Shootings Case

Stunning Admissions In Katrina Shootings Case

June 29, 2011
Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers allegedly fired on two black families on the Danziger Bridge. Two people died. Now the officers are on trial in a case that exposes widespread corruption in the city's justice ... read more
Nation's Mayors Speak Out On

Nation's Mayors Speak Out On "Failed" War On Drugs

June 22, 2011
According to the mayors’ resolution, the Criminal Justice commission will produce recommendations to “reduce crime and violence, improve cost-effectiveness, ensure the interests of justice at every step of the criminal justice system…reduce incarceration, reform U.S. drug policy, eliminate racial and gender disparities ... read more
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DID "WAR ON DRUGS" TARGET BLACKS?

June 06, 2011
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Blacks And AIDS: 30 Years Later

Blacks And AIDS: 30 Years Later

June 02, 2011
AIDS, initially thought to be the exclusive purview of white gay men, has taken a large toll on African Americans. ... read more
Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision

Civil Rights Groups Urge Reversal Of Prison Censorship Decision

May 27, 2011
“TDCJ’s censorship of these books is a transparent attempt to suppress speech that is critical of the government." ... read more
NAACP To Celebrate 102nd Convention In LA

NAACP To Celebrate 102nd Convention In LA

May 20, 2011
This year’s convention is especially significant as they honor the 75th anniversary of the Youth & College Division. ... read more
Black Pastors Unite To Revive Marriage And Fatherhood

Black Pastors Unite To Revive Marriage And Fatherhood

April 26, 2011
Recalling the African-American church's central role in the civil rights movement, the leaders of this Call to Action recognize the power the church can have. ... read more
NAACP: We Can't Afford Not To Fix Our Justice System

NAACP: We Can't Afford Not To Fix Our Justice System

April 12, 2011
It is no longer enough for criminal-justice reform to be an issue of concern only to criminal-justice reformists. ... read more
Report Blasts US Prison Systems

Report Blasts US Prison Systems

April 07, 2011
The release of the report, published by the NAACP, gave today’s groups common ground to discuss excessive and needless government spending on mass incarceration. ... read more
OBAMA SPEAKS AT SHARPTON CONFAB

OBAMA SPEAKS AT SHARPTON CONFAB

April 06, 2011
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