Drugs were a way of life in the economically struggling 鈥溾 neighborhood of Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Nicky Patterson grew up.
Drugs were a way of life in the economically struggling 鈥溾 neighborhood of Clarksdale, Mississippi, where Nicky Patterson grew up.
When Deleria Huff鈥檚 mother began to grow old, she would sometimes fall in the hallway of her three-bedroom family home in Mobile, Alabama. Deleria would be there to pick her up.
In late 2016, Janine Tarver was up for parole for the third time. She鈥檇 already served over 16 years of a 20-year sentence, but she wasn鈥檛 optimistic about her chances of release.
Willie Nash was sentenced to a 12-year prison sentence for bringing a cell phone into a county jail. After the Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed Nash鈥檚 sentence, the 澳彩开奖 filed a motion on behalf of Nash, urging the court to rehear his case and arguing that the sentence is a violation of the...
When Shanna Rainey was a mother to two young children, she began using methamphetamine.
Ashley Buford could not hold back the tears when she saw her brother behind a chain-link fence with barbed wire on top.
It was pouring rain the day Willie Parker left William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility after 36 years in prison.
For years, Alabama鈥檚 prison system has been under a microscope. Harsh sentencing laws coupled with chronic underfunding have led to horrific conditions for people behind bars.聽
Now, more than ever, we must work together to protect the values that ensure a fair and inclusive future for all.