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 experienced documented torture, including brutal attacks, constant confinement to a 6 foot by 8 foot cell, and even starvation. On June 7, the 22-year-old hung himself with an air conditioning cord in his […]
President Obama is not done making his rounds in pop culture. He’s been on Buzzfeed and the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, and now he will appear on HBO’s Vice to visit an Oklahoma federal prison. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Obama will meet with Vice founder Shane Smith, and they will tour El Reno prison next […]
Oscar-winning singer John Legend just announced FREE AMERICA, a campaign meant to end mass incarceration. According to the Associated Press, it will be a multiyear campaign that will feature different programs throughout the years. To kick things off, he will visit a California prison and host a “criminal justice event” in Washington, D.C. this month. […]
