By Timothy Lewis People of all backgrounds have captured the narrative of police brutality on video, but what is often overlooked is the mistreatment of incarcerated individuals in the criminal justice system. The Riverside chapter of the NAACP held a prison reform town hall recently in partnership with Riverside Justice Table and other activist organizations. ...

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire The First Step Act, which replaced a federal “three strikes” rule that imposed a life sentence for three or more convictions – with a 25-year sentence, is benefiting thousands of incarcerated Black men, according to a new report. More than 1,000 individuals incarcerated in federal prisons were granted sentence ...