Election 2016

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the dilapidated and notorious Rikers Island jail complex will close, with the process taking up to 10 years.

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President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 79 inmates on Tuesday, upholding his pledge to release non-violent and low-level, drug offenders, The Hill reports.

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A New York City man who stole baby formula from a Pathmark supermarket last Thursday was charged with two counts of grand larceny

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The president is also expected to focus on some of his signature issues, such as criminal justice reform, after he leaves the White House

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Is this a political move or is the reality of Black men's incarceration a deep concern for Hilary Clinton?

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Capping off a week of events and political actions to tackle prison reform, President Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to visit a…

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A week after the White House announced the president would commute sentences for dozens of non-violent drug offenders this summer, Barack Obama made good on the…

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When 22-year-old Kalief Browder took his life, New York City heaved. Browder spent three years on Rikers Island, the infamous New York City jail where he…