NNPA NEWSWIRE — Below you will find a list of documentaries, based on the roots of African American culture, compiled by Word in Black partner, The...
(New York Times) – It was not a particularly violent crime that sent Michael Megginson to Rikers Island. He was arrested for stealing a cellphone. But in...
(The Nation) – We all die alone. But some of us die even more alone than others. In New York City, if you are unfortunate...
(New York Times) – A recent applicant for a job as a correction officer at New York City jails had several friends who were gang members....
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City jail guards reported more use of force against inmates in 2014 than ever before —...
By Jineea Butler NNPA Columnist Rikers Island Correctional Facility in New York is in the news against, this time allegedly for officer brutalizing inmates. I...
JAKE PEARSON, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Investigators are probing how a mentally ill, homeless New York City veteran died last month in a jail...
