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Tag: mass incarceration

Activist, father, husband and son Tony Lewis Jr. received the NFL's 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker award from the Washington Commanders. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inMLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Tony Lewis Jr. Reflects on MLK and How He Would Fight for Justice Today

by Micha GreenJanuary 17, 2024January 17, 2024

Tony Lewis Jr., an activist who fights against mass incarceration and family reunification, reflected on the life and work of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and encouraged people to love each other, address poverty, and fight for peace.

Black Americans represent 14% of the U.S. population but 46% of the prison population who had already served at least 10 years. (Courtesy of BlackExcel- lence)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Racial Disparities in Criminal Convictions Disproportionately Harm Blacks: Report

by Stacy M. BrownJanuary 16, 2024January 16, 2024
Activist, father, husband and son Tony Lewis Jr. received the NFL's 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker award from the Washington Commanders. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inLifestyle

After Dad’s Release from Prison, Tony Lewis Jr.’s Fight for Justice is Far From Over

by Micha GreenJanuary 14, 2024January 23, 2024
iStockPhoto/NNPA
Posted inNational

Sentencing Project Says U.S. Took Strides Towards Reforms, Progress, and Ongoing Challenges

by Stacy M. BrownDecember 20, 2023December 20, 2023
a person in orange shirt with tattooed arms
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

U.S. Local Jail Population Surges by 4% in Mid-2022, Female Inmates Increase by 9%

by Stacy M. BrownOctober 9, 2023October 9, 2023
**FILE** The First Step Act promotes rehabilitation and reducing excessive sentences within the federal prison system. (Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Bipartisan First Step Act Shows Promise in Reducing Mass Incarceration: Report

by Stacy M. BrownAugust 30, 2023August 30, 2023
a bunk bed with striped linen behind bars
Posted inBlack Experience, National, Stacy M. Brown

Black Women Feel the Brunt of America’s Mass Incarceration

by Stacy M. BrownApril 11, 2023April 11, 2023
Tony Lewis Sr. (left) and his son Tony Jr. pose for a photo. After serving more than 30 years in prison and his son’s longtime fight to reverse his life sentence, Tony Sr. is now free. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

Tony Lewis Sr. Free After Decades Incarcerated

by Micha GreenMarch 20, 2023March 20, 2023
The Sentencing Project and a coalition of advocates, professionals, and allies have launched 50 Years and a Wake Up: Ending the Mass Incarceration Crisis in America, a public education campaign. (Bart Everson/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

The Sentencing Project Launches Education Campaign on Mass Incarceration

by Stacy M. BrownFebruary 22, 2023February 23, 2023
Posted inPrince George's County, William J. Ford

Police Reform Rally Planned in Forestville

by William J. FordOctober 14, 2020December 21, 2021

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