Mass Incarceration Archives - MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Criminal Justice

Legislators put bail bond industry under the microscope

by Sam Stockard, Tennessee Lookout September 15, 2021September 15, 2021

This story was republished with permission from the Tennessee Lookout. Read the original story here. West Tennessee bail bond agent Shelly Alexander wept Tuesday as she told lawmakers how she once refused to bail her daughter out of jail for a meth arrest. Alexander knew her daughter had a “habit” and would go right back […]

Criminal Justice

Bearing witness: #FreePervisPayne rallies keep light on death row case

by Carrington J. Tatum September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

DeCarcerate Memphis begins countdown on recommendations for new police chief

by Chelsea Glass June 23, 2021June 23, 2021

Criminal Justice

Freed from prison, but still answering for a crime I did not commit

by William E. Arnold Jr. April 30, 2021May 20, 2021

Mass Incarceration

Lawyers ask Tennessee Supreme Court to protect inmates as jail population, COVID-19 cases increase

by Hannah Grabenstein December 23, 2020December 23, 2020

Defund the crime beat

by Tauhid Chappell and Mike Rispoli December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

Coronavirus, Criminal Justice, Mass Incarceration

Black Mama’s Bail Out and ‘grace of God’ credited with release after 4 years

by Deborah Douglas May 9, 2020October 5, 2020

Criminal Justice, Democracy, Mass Incarceration, Voting

Tennesseans face long odds to regain voting rights after prison

by Nicole Lewis September 20, 2019October 5, 2020

Courts, Criminal Justice, General, Mass Incarceration

My brother’s lifeline

by Veda Ajamu September 18, 2019October 5, 2020

Criminal Justice, Mass Incarceration, Poverty, Racism

The Poor People’s Campaign, 50 Years Later

by Sarah Anderson January 11, 2018October 5, 2020