Georgia's Fist Remains Tightly Clenched on History of Slavery and Exploitation for Profit
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Congress outlawed debt slavery in 1867, but corporations continue to successfully lobby for policies that profit off prison labor. The...


Adam Lynch
- Mar 17
New Report Shows Court Fines and Fees Contribute to Youth Delinquency
The Black Girl Times (BGX) has already covered how justice court related fines contribute to recidivism. Now a February report suggests...


Adam Lynch
- Mar 17
Costly Fees for Those on Parole Aggravate Recidivism Across the Nation
It’s harder to get parole in Mississippi now that the state parole board is quashing applications. But should you manage to get past the...


Adam Lynch
- Jan 19
Mississippi’s Parole Board is Singlehandedly Swamping State Prisons
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves’ appointment of Jeffery Belk as chairman of the State Parole Board is costing the state dearly. Belk adopted...


Nicole Froio
- Dec 9, 2022
An Abolitionist Critique of Brittney Griner’s Incarceration
The Biden administration orchestrated a swap for 32-year-old American basketball player Brittney Griner this week. Griner got her...


Adam Lynch
- Nov 22, 2022
New Report Confirms Police Targeting Black, Latino Kids for Juvenile Arrests
A new report out of Massachusetts reveals the obvious: Black and Latino teens are more likely to be arrested than white teens, and their...


Adam Lynch
- Oct 25, 2022
Courts Transfer Louisiana Children to Notorious Angola Prison
A judge agreed to send two-dozen children to Louisiana’s infamous Angola Prison, despite appeals from the ACLU, federal officials and...

Adam Lynch
- Oct 21, 2021
North Carolina State Officials Admit the Obvious: People with a Mental Illness Need Special Care in
Few of us consider the long-term impact of a 6-by-8-foot room. That’s about large enough to fit a car, roughly the size of a parking...


Perdita Patrice
- Apr 24, 2020
Mississippi Court Affirms 12 Years for a Black Man with a Phone
Photo courtesy Matthew Ansley. While everybody was fretting over being locked away in their own house for a few more weeks, one...


Perdita Patrice
- Aug 31, 2017
A Primer: Black August and Its Importance to Black Resistance and Survival
Pssst! I heard everyone talking about Black August, but I really don’t know what it is, it’s August 31st, and I never got around to doing...


Perdita Patrice
- Aug 17, 2017
Locked Away: How Black Girlhood Erasure Pushes us Toward Prison
One dreary November morning, when I was in the seventh grade, my classmates and I trekked outside for our daily break in between class...
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