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Rayshard Brooks Before His Death: The System Treats Us “As If We Are Animals”

3 years ago Democracy Now

“New footage has surfaced of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was killed by former Atlanta cop Garett Rolfe June 12 outside a Wendy’s, speaking out on his struggles with the criminal justice system. Rolfe was charged Wednesday with felony murder and 10 other counts for killing Brooks. In a February interview with the…

Roland S. Martin

Wrongly Convicted Black Man Takes Plea Deal, Freed After 42 Years

3 years ago Roland Martin

“Elvis Brooks, walked out of Louisiana’s infamous Louisiana State Penitentiary, nicknamed “Angola,” Wednesday after agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser offense in the case that sent him to prison almost a half-century ago. Although evidence was uncovered that prosecutors withheld showing that Brooks’ fingerprints didn’t match those found at the scene, as well as…

Democracy Now!

How Cyntoia Brown Survived Sex Trafficking & Won Her Freedom

3 years ago Democracy Now

“At the age of 16, she was arrested for killing a man who had picked her up for sex, after she had been forced into sexual slavery as a child. She was tried as an adult and sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of first-degree murder for shooting the man who bought her…

TEDx

TEDx: Hiring the Formerly Incarcerated Is Best for Your Team

4 years ago TEDx

“What if you were known for the worst mistake you ever made? What if that mistake haunted you in all aspects of your life, including ever being able to find a job? Shelley Winner details how she overcame the statistics stacked against her and is helping others do the same. This Talk was produced in…

PBS NewsHour

U.S. Jail Populations Drop but Not for Women

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“While America’s jail population may be finally decreasing after decades of massive growth, that doesn’t apply to women. In fact, the proportion of women spending time in jail is going up. Special correspondent David Tereshchuk explores some of the causes and potential remedies.” Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour

Democracy Now!

Man Held in Solitary Confinement Longer than any Prisoner in U.S. History

4 years ago Democracy Now

“Albert Woodfox is a former political prisoner who was held in solitary confinement for 43 years until he won his freedom just over three years ago. Now he is traveling the world and joins us in studio to discuss his new memoir, “Solitary: Unbroken by Four Decades in Solitary Confinement. My Story of Transformation and…

Democracy Now!

“Always in Season” Looks at 2014 Hanging in NC & Legacy of Racial Terrorism

4 years ago Democracy Now

“As the state of Texas this week carried out the nation’s first execution of the year, we look at “Clemency,” a new film starring Alfre Woodard that examines the death penalty from the perspective of those who have to carry out executions as well as the condemned. Woodard portrays prison warden Bernadine Williams as she…

TEDx

When do prisoners wrongs end, and their rights begin? by Benny Lee

4 years ago TEDx

“The path to the rehabilitation of an ex-con is stacked against them. The term itself even carries a stigma. Ex-con turned Adjunct Professor Benny Lee challenges us to re-think what prisoner reform is really about. Benny Lee spent the late 60s through early 80s as a gang leader of the Conservative Vice Lord Nation, eventually…

PBS NewsHour

American prisons are hell. For women, they’re even worse

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country–over two million. Roughly 200,000 of them are female. But existing American prisons are often ill-equipped to handle the specific needs of women and girls. Amna Nawaz talks to Andrea James, a lawyer, and former federal inmate who founded the National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated…

PBS NewsHour

From PBS NewsHour: Storytelling is this former lifer’s gift

4 years ago PBS NewsHour

“Troy Williams did his time — 18 years of a life sentence in California prison — and he survived by using his experiences as bases for podcasts, videos and other valuable documentation on the inside. Continuing these pursuits after an unexpected parole in 2014, his acclaim and contributions have only grown, most recently as a…

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