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…

“I’m past the bulls**t  now. I’m not dangerous.” – Chris Brown Chris Brown is a foul-mouthed, self-destructive mess. The troubled Grammy Award-winning singer is in…

Conrad Murray was released from jail just after midnight today. The doctor served two years for his manslaughter conviction in the death of Michael Jackson. Murray was sentenced to a maximum of four years for his conviction. He was eligible for parole well before the four years was up. His attorney stated that she believes […]

We already know Jeffrey “Ja Rule” Atkins as a hip-hop star who made the hit records “Holla Holla,“Always on Time” with Ashanti, “Put It On…

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A woman allegedly related to George Zimmerman and his family told investigators that members of Zimmerman’s family were boastfully proud racists and that Zimmerman sexually…

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Roland Martin talks with Judge Karen about the problems with the prison system.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is due for release from a Las Vegas jail by the weekend after serving two months in a domestic battery case. Records show the 35-year-old undefeated champion is due for release Friday from the Clark County Detention Center. Las Vegas police Officer Jose Hernandez said Wednesday that Mayweather was granted time off […]

Flavor Flav is back in the news again. This time the Public Enemy hype man is facing allegations that he has failed to pay over $111,000 in child support to a woman who gave birth to three of his seven children. Flavor Flav, 53, whose real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr. faces a 180 […]

VIA: ABCNEWS.COM It was an unimaginable tragedy. Raquel Nelson’s 4-year-old son Aaron Newman was killed on a Georgia road last year by a hit-and-run driver. The driver was caught, and served six months in jail. But it now turns out that Nelson herself may spend more time behind bars than the man who ran down […]

It is wonderful that Yoga is continuing to gain popularity as a resource for healing in the black community, from celebrities to inmates.  According to TMZ.com, Hollywood star Wesley Snipes requested Yoga Mats to teach other inmates the benefits during his time in prison. Here is the picture that TMZ put up, It is obviously […]

Clearwater, FLA The New York Times is reporting on the case of John Ditullio, a man who is on trial for stabbing a woman and killing a teenager in 2006. When John Ditullio goes on trial on Monday, jurors will not see the large swastika tattooed on his neck. Or the crude insult tattooed on […]

VIA: WRAL.COM A Mississippi judge ordered an attorney to spend several hours in jail Wednesday after the attorney chose not to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in court. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported that Chancery Judge Talmadge Littlejohn told a court audience to rise and say the pledge. People in the courtroom said Danny […]