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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. concludes his conversation with Joyce F. King, broadcaster, columnist and author of…
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From the Texas Tribune: More than a year after state lawmakers told it to stop incarcerating so many teenagers, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department has…
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Almost 7,000 individuals in Texas have died while in police custody or behind bars over the past 10 years, according to an online report released…
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From Texas Standard:A Smith County judge recently ordered a 21-year-old man to marry his 19-year-old girlfriend after he assaulted her ex-boyfriend.The…
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From Texas Standard:For 35 years, Jerry Hartfield sat in a prison awaiting trial — and now he’s finally getting one. Hartfield was convicted in 1977 of…
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On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Joyce Ann Brown founder, president and CEO of Mothers (Fathers) For The…
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Texas prisons kept 6,564 people in solitary confinement in 2014, and civil rights groups in Texas have a new report out that argues the state is using…
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UPDATE 11/26/14: Visiting judge Doug Shaver rejected a request Tuesday for additional DNA testing in Rodney Reed’s case.Judge Shaver said the additional…
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Because Texas spends millions of dollars a year on geriatric prison inmates to treat chronic health conditions, lawmakers are discussing options to change…
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The start of the next Texas legislative session is getting close enough that advocacy groups are urging support for their areas of interest. Today, a…