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An Education Department report finds a dramatic increase in prison spending over education funding. The Obama administration is calling for a reprioritization.

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The Department of Education announced funding for new tools to help those returning from prison. Grants offer a means to establish and build on existing programs. At the same time, a tool kit offers other resources.

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African-American kids from rich families are more likely to go to prison than White kids from underprivileged households.

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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.

A Clinton aide confirmed the agreement for NewsOne in an email statement, saying that her campaign will no longer accept contributions from federally registered lobbyists or PACs for private prison companies.

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The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates is back with a probing analysis titled "The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration."

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When 22-year-old Kalief Browder took his life, New York City heaved. Browder spent three years on Rikers Island, the infamous New York City jail where he…

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President Obama is not done making his rounds in pop culture. He’s been on Buzzfeed and the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, and now he…

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For the three years Kalief Browder sat in New York’s Rikers Island, he probably wondered what the difference would have been if his family could…

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Oscar-winning singer John Legend just announced FREE AMERICA, a campaign meant to end mass incarceration. According to the Associated Press, it will be a multiyear…

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The United States seems to enjoy locking people up. Despite the nation only accounting for 5 percent of the world’s population, America accounts for 25…

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Half of all Black males in the United States have been behind bars by age 23, according to a new study published by academic journal…