Prison

On Monday, President Obama unveiled a series of initiatives to overhaul the criminal justice system. Here's how the reforms will help Blacks and other people of color.

Seven inmates were given a combined total punishment of 7,150 days, or 19.75 years, of solitary confinement at the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC).

Friday's sentencing came after Conrad Alvin Barrett, 29, plead guilty over the summer. In December 2013, Barrett -- who was 27 at the time -- was charged with a hate crime for punching 79-year-old Roy Coleman, fracturing the man's jaw in two places.

Fathers in prison facing high debt over unpaid child support payments will have the opportunity to "press pause" with a new program.

We caught up with DJ Esco on the BET Hip-Hop Awards green carpet to discuss his nomination, surviving 56 nights in a Middle Eastern prison, and Future's undeniable loyalty.

During an appearance on the Iowa radio program Mickelson in the Morning, Republican candidate Mike Huckabee agreed when the conservative host used a bible verse to justify selling poor people into slavery.

The Department of Justice is preparing to release about 6,000 nonviolent inmates from federal prison at the end of the month.

On Tuesday (Sept. 8) Fairfax County’s lead prosecutor revealed that he will not pursue charges in the death of Natasha McKenna, who died under curious…

Migos' Quavo and Takeoff are keeping things afloat while their bro Offset takes some time off from the music game behind bars.

An amended lawsuit has been filed against a Pennsylvania prison and its medical personnel for refusing Hepatitis C treatment to political prisoner and former Black…

Capping off a week of events and political actions to tackle prison reform, President Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to visit a…

There’s nothing that can escape the heat of the internet; not even the world’s most wanted criminal “El Chapo.” The internet was on fire this…