Incarceration

Ahmaud Arbery’s mom calls defense attorney “rude” for saying her son had “long dirty toenails” On Monday (Nov. 22), attorney Laura Hogue — who represents Gregory McMichael, one of three men charged with murder for killing Arbery — said Ahmaud was no victim and that he did this to himself.  Hogue said. “Turning Ahmaud Arbery into a victim […]

Defense attorney fails to get Rev. Jesse Jackson removed from courtroom in Ahmaud Arbery death trial The Ahmaud Arberry is ongoing and the defense attorney in the case is trying all kinds of tactics to get a mistrial. First they complained about Al Sharpton being in the courtroom  saying that “high-profile members of the African American […]

Wisconsin leads U.S. in imprisonment rates of Black people Well if you have ever wondered which state in the U.S. locks up the most black people at the highest rate, the sentencing project has given us some numbers to help answer that question.  According to their study Data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau […]

Black women have become accustomed to hearing negative statistics about their finances, health and marriageability, but there is one statistic that has improved dramatically. According to recent reports, Black women are going to jail much less, while white women’s incarceration rates have skyrocketed. The Washington Post reports: The U.S. imprisonment rate has been declining for […]

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.