By AFRO Staff For persons trying to escape the shadow of a criminal history, help may be on the way. Maryland Legal Aid (MLA), in partnership with Reid Temple A.M.E. […]
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Latest stats show America’s continued love affair with mass incarceration
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire, @StacyBrownMedia Preliminary data released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) revealed a notable increase in the number of individuals held in local jails […]