• Donate
  • Newsletters
  • News
    • DMV
    • National
    • World
  • Community
    • Business
    • Education
    • Prince George’s County
    • Environment
    • Religion
    • Housing
    • Health
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts and Culture
    • Things to Do, DMV
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Video
    • YouTube
    • Let’s Talk
    • WIN TV Live
  • Special Issue
    • MLK Memorial Issue
    • Home Ownership
    • Black History Month
    • Financial Literacy
    • Year in Review
    • DC Spelling Bee
    • PG Spelling Bee
    • Health, Wellness, & Nutrition
    • Sustainability
    • Black Music Month
    • Congressional Black Caucus | ALC
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
  • News
    • DMV
    • National
    • World
  • Community
    • Business
    • Education
    • Prince George’s County
    • Environment
    • Religion
    • Housing
    • Health
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts and Culture
    • Things to Do, DMV
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Video
    • YouTube
    • Let’s Talk
    • WIN TV Live
  • Special Issue
    • MLK Memorial Issue
    • Home Ownership
    • Black History Month
    • Financial Literacy
    • Year in Review
    • DC Spelling Bee
    • PG Spelling Bee
    • Health, Wellness, & Nutrition
    • Sustainability
    • Black Music Month
    • Congressional Black Caucus | ALC
Skip to content
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok
The Washington Informer

The Washington Informer

Black News, Commentary and Culture | The Washington Informer

  • Donate
  • Newsletters
Donate
  • News
    • DMV
    • National
    • World
  • Community
    • Business
    • Education
    • Prince George’s County
    • Environment
    • Religion
    • Housing
    • Health
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts and Culture
    • Things to Do, DMV
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Video
    • YouTube
    • Let’s Talk
    • WIN TV Live
  • Special Issue
    • MLK Memorial Issue
    • Home Ownership
    • Black History Month
    • Financial Literacy
    • Year in Review
    • DC Spelling Bee
    • PG Spelling Bee
    • Health, Wellness, & Nutrition
    • Sustainability
    • Black Music Month
    • Congressional Black Caucus | ALC

Tag: prison reform

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

The number of individuals held in local jails nationwide increased by 4% in 2022, with 14% of the incarcerated population being female and 30% awaiting sentencing.

**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
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri counts among party members pushing for universal health care. (Bill Greenblatt/The St. Louis American)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Dems Introduce Bill to Eradicate Solitary Confinement

by Stacy M. BrownAugust 30, 2023August 31, 2023
iStockPhoto/NNPA
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Supreme Court Ruling Presents Challenges for Innocent Federal Prisoners

by Stacy M. BrownJune 26, 2023June 26, 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
Hundreds of abuse charges remain among a backlog of 8,000 internal affairs misconducts that haven’t been investigated. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Senate Finds Employee-on-Inmate Sex Abuse in Federal Prisons

by Stacy M. BrownDecember 21, 2022December 22, 2022
iStockPhoto/NNPA
Posted inOp-Ed, Opinion

BROWN: Returnees Who’ve Served Decades in Prison Need Help

by WI Web EditorOctober 19, 2022October 20, 2022
**FILE** Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton (Courtesy of National Newspaper Publishers Association)
Posted inCommunity

Norton Discusses D.C. Matters with New Federal Prisons Director

by James Wright Jr.October 4, 2022October 5, 2022
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

Black Americans Serving Long Prison Sentences Far Exceed Other Groups: Report

by Stacy M. BrownSeptember 14, 2022September 15, 2022
With hundreds of thousands of individuals locked up in jails almost daily, many find it challenging to pay bail. (Courtesy photo)
Posted inNational, Stacy M. Brown

Fighting an Unjust System, Bail Project Gets People Out of Jail, Reunites Families

by Stacy M. BrownSeptember 7, 2022September 8, 2022

Posts pagination

1 2 3 … 7 Older posts

JPMorgan Chase & Co and The Washington Informer are happy to have provided articles on financial education during 2023.

Please give us your comments on the content and also tell us if there are any topics you would like us to cover in 2024.

Email to rburke@washingtoninformer.com   


We proudly serve the African-American community — families, neighborhoods, businesses, people of faith and more — in the DMV. Learn more about how we serve you.

  • Donate
  • Newsletters
  • About Us
  • Print Subscription
  • Contact Us
  • WI Bridge Media Kit
  • Jobs
  • Donate
  • Newsletters
  • News
  • Community
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Opinion
  • Video
  • Digital Editions

About the Informer Charities 

Washington Informer Charities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that helps children and adults reach their fullest potential through providing opportunities to improve and strengthen their literacy skills. We establish and support programs that improve reading ability, and expand overall access to learning.

  • 2024 Prince George’s County Annual Spelling Bee – March 1, 2024
  • 2023 African American Heritage Tour – June 24, 2023
  • 2023 DC Annual Spelling Bee {Video}
  • 2023 Prince George’s County Annual Spelling Bee {Video}
  • 39th Annual Spelling Bee {Video}

Help us go further, faster.

Donate

  • 28 Days / 28 Ways Black Literacy Matters
  • Give Today for Internship & Scholarship Programs
  • Несмотря на строгие местные регуляции, многие россияне предпочитают играть на оффшорных платформах, выбирая сайты с высоким рейтингом и хорошей отдачей по выплатам.Интерфейс казино совместим с компьютерами и мобильными устройствами, хотя мобильное приложение отсутствует.В рейтинг на странице вошли надежные площадки, подходящие для игры на деньги.
  • 2023 Prince George’s County Annual Spelling Bee {Video}
  • 39th Annual Spelling Bee {Video}
  • Prince George’s County Spelling Bee {Video}
  • Facebook
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Instagram

© 2026 Washington Informer Newspaper Powered by Newspack
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • TikTok