she was raped in jail, now she’s fighting for other women still at risk of sexual assault in prison; Biden grants 3 pardons; MI prisons face 800+ staff shortage; LA Sheriff accused of covering up a deputy kneeling on inmates neck
Federal cannabis legalization falls deeper into the weeds; SC court stops execution of man by firing squad; MS prisons found to have horrible living conditions by DOJ; flakka takes over AL prisons causing deaths
it took nearly 100 days into his second year in office for Biden to act on his promise and grant clemency to a single person.
Since 1985, 11 people have received the death penalty for their participation in a felony where their co-defendants committed a homicide. We go to the Sentencing Project for a study for a study on felony murder.
Drug addiction is sweeping the nation, star of Euphoria, Zendaya portrays the importance of forgiveness and treatment for people struggling with substance abuse. One of
Black people are 3.64 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, notwithstanding comparable usage rates. The increasing number of states legalizing or decriminalizing marijuana has not reduced national trends in racial disparities, which remain unchanged since 2010.
1.9 million people are locked up in the U.S. on any given day At least 1 in 4 people who go to jail will be