Wisconsin Has Highest Black Male Incarceration Rate in the Nation
Wisconsin leads the nation in black male incarceration rates with drug-related charges being a lead...
Incarceration Rate for Black Women Dropped Sharply in Last Decade
The incarceration rate of African-American women has decreased sharply between 2000 and 2009, accor...
Scott Calls for Increased Focus on Programs to Lower Black Incarceration Rates
Rep. Bobby Scott says more money is wasted on incarceration than on programs to set and keep youth ...
Obama Administration Examines Impact of Drug Policies
The White House outlines a new approach to curb the effects of drug use and incarceration in commun...
Professors Concerned About Boom in Black Female Incarceration
Black women are the fastest growing prison population in America....
Are There More Men in Prison Now Than Were Enslaved?
Ohio State Law Professor Michelle Alexander says yes, and it’s a result of a war on poor communitie...
Commentary: Is Slavery Back in Effect?
With so many Black men in prison, are we seeing a new form of slavery?...
Commentary: Too Many Handcuffs
Life imitates art for Meek Mill and too many Black youth, writes James Braxton Peterson....
New Study Touts Treatment Over Punishment for Drug Offenses
A new study from the White House promotes treatment instead of incarceration....
U.S. Could (Finally) Legalize Condoms in Prisons and Jails
The Justice Act aims to rally state governments to supply condoms in correctional facilities, lesse...
When It Comes to Jailing its Citizens, Nobody Does it Better than Us | News | BET.com
Posted Feb. 29, 2008 – While presidential candidates are focusing on whether the United States shou...
News| HIV/AIDS |Mates and Inmates: Prisons, AIDS and the Black Community
This article is the first in a two-part series. Posted Aug. 23, 2005 -- It got to the point wh...
Today at the White House: April 17, 2012
The government announces a new crack down on illegal gas speculators and a revised drug control str...
The State of Black Iowa
A number of studies and commissions add perspective to the plight of a community that has suffered ...
T.I.’s Lawyer Barred From Arguing Case
Prison officials block defense attorney’s request to challenge rapper’s recent incarceration....
Commentary: When Will the "Down Low" Die?
Why blaming the AIDS epidemic on closeted gay Black men is played out and unfounded....
Why Tyler Perry and HIV Storylines Shouldn't Mix
Tyler Perry's new movie, Temptation, completely perpetuates the HIV stigma that plagues the Black c...
Commentary: What Is Worsening the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Black America?
Why are Blacks so highly impacted by HIV and AIDS compared to whites?...
The War Against the War on Drugs
Reps from the Drug Policy Alliance discuss their intense fight for drug policy reforms....
Lil Wayne Released From Prison
Lil Wayne Released From Prison...
