For many Black children born in the 1980s, Ben Carson is a hero. He is, as BuzzFeed’s Joel Anderson describes in a well-done profile about…

Did you know that at least 20 states have sentencing policies that allow them to determine the severity of a criminal sentence based on factors…

TEXAS — Two inmates attacked four officers in Huntsville, Texas allowing convicted murderer Trent Archie, 29, and David McLeskey, 23, to escape. The entire incident was caught on camera and released to the public. Video below: The corrections staff allowed the inmates to use the phone, who later attacked and escape, reports said. The Huffington […]

Brittany Smith was a week away from graduating from the most prestigious academic institution in the world two years ago. Today she faces accessory to…

VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Reports of Benjamin Brown’s demise, it turns out, were greatly exaggerated. He’s alive and well — or maybe not so well, considering he’s behind bars. Brown, 36, of Forestville, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Washington to what sounds like a fairly dull crime: obstruction of an official proceeding. […]

VIA WJLA: WASHINGTON – Authorities say a handgun has been found at the D.C. jail and it may have been there since at least 2003. D.C. jail officials said Tuesday that the gun was found inside a “component of the inmate telephone units” during a shakedown on Monday night. Officials say the weapon might be […]