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 […]

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The Texas House County Affairs Committee has reportedly laid the groundwork for a new piece of legislation that would be known as the Sandra Bland Act.

Nicki Minaj's brother Jelani Maraj was in court on Friday for the rape case in which he's being accused of predatory assault of a child.

The producer has finally been forced to pay the price for skipping out on paying almost two decades of child support.

Suge Knight is constantly in trouble with the law (and the streets), but the rap mogul just got some good news while in the slammer.

A video reveals what led to Michael Sabbie's death in jail. Sabbie told corrections staff at least 19 times that he couldn't breathe.

Though Chris was arrested for the incident, it seems there's no evidence to prove any of it ever happened.

Underserved women are affected the most, according to the study. Approximately two-thirds of women in jail identify with a minority group; 44 percent are Black, 15 percent Hispanic, and five percent are of other racial/ethnic backgrounds. Thirty six percent of women in jail identify as White.

Apparently, Katt Williams got into another altercation, this time with a woman.