Asylum Seekers Were Detained in a Texas Hotel
People stood outside the Hampton Inn to protest.
Ex-Felons in Florida Are Allowed to Vote But a Technicality Will Stop Them From Doing So
On Thursday, The Supreme Court issued a court order that will prevent ex-felons who have court fees from voting in the primary election and likely the presidential election in November. BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and People of Color), demographics that tend to vote Democrat, make up the overwhelming majority of felons in the Florida prison systems. […]
A Black Michigan Girl Was Jailed for Missing Homework
Grace*, a Black 15-year-old from Pontiac, Michigan, was incarcerated in May for violating her probation because she was behind on her school work. Her school, Groves High, switched to remote learning during the pandemic. Grace’s incarceration went against the legal and educational communities’ suggestions to allow leniency for juvenile offenders during Covid-19 and to promote […]
WNBA Player Maya Moore Just Helped a Wrongfully Convicted Man Get Out of Prison
Maya Moore, a WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx, put her career on hold last year in order to contribute to criminal justice reform. Recently, she had advocated for the release of Jonathan Irons, a Black man who she believed had been wrongfully convicted for burglary and assault with a weapon more than two decades […]
