While more white people were released from prison, more Black and brown people were going to prison in the year after the pandemic started. COVID-19 highlighted the racial disparities in the U.S.

A new report shows that the Black prison population has notably downsized the most. The total prison population has declined by 25% after reaching its peak in 2009, and the Black prison population has ...

*Incarceration fees in 48 states are placing a heavy financial load on families, particularly Black women, according to a new Campaign Zero report. Per Axios, Black individuals make up 37% of jail and ...

New research highlights how passed-down prison debt disproportionately affects Black women. New research reveals how passed-down prison debt drives the loved ones of incarcerated people, particularly ...

The way society views Black prisoners has drastically contributed to their experiences within and outside of today’s prison system. With the common occurrences of police brutality, it is clear that ...

Historic reductions in U.S. prison populations during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately benefitted white people, and the fraction of incarcerated Black and Latino people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black men who have been incarcerated have elevated rates of PTSD, depression and psychological distress. da-kuk/E+ Collection via ...

Nearly all states allowing jails and prisons to charge incarcerated people for room and board or medical care highlights a deeper problem: their families, especially Black women, are forced to cover ...

COVID-19 highlighted the racial disparities in the U.S. justice system, according to a new report. The Black population in U.S. prisons increased while the overall population decreased by record ...

New research reveals how passed-down prison debt drives the loved ones of incarcerated people, particularly Black women, into deeper poverty. With Black people making up 37% of the local jail and ...