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Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials face renewed scrutiny as former inmates and advocates allege systemic abuse of authority — including the routine use of chemical agents, surveillance, and punitive policies that critics say originated in prisons and later spread as tools of public control — while expanded mail restrictions, disciplinary rules, and lockdowns have intensified tensions and deepened concerns about accountability.

Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is remaking his nation and, in the process, making enemies in the West. Since taking power in 2022, the young military leader has expelled French troops, ejected Western corporations, and aligned his country with Russia, Cuba and Venezuela.

Born and raised in Bayview-Hunters Point, a predominantly African American community rich with culture and resilience, Terri J. Vaughn's journey is a testament to divine faith, family love, and community pride.

Kings of Cali marked 21 years with 300+ riders and community outreach.

With little more than determination and hope, they raised families, built churches and created communities.

A press conference organized by advocacy groups saying the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections delayed critical eye care for longtime political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal drew renewed public pressure, and his attorney said Sept. 2 that Abu-Jamal received left-eye cataract laser surgery after widespread calls for action; advocates urged continued vigilance to ensure follow-up treatment for diabetic retinopathy, which they say still threatens his vision.

Tyrone Perry, a 46‑year‑old inmate at South Carolina’s Perry Correctional Institution, faces alleged chronic medical neglect for serious conditions including pulmonary hypertension and cerebrovascular disease; advocates say prison medical staff repeatedly denied prescribed medications, obstructed specialist visits and ignored dangerously high blood‑pressure readings on July 18, raising concerns that retaliation and systemic indifference are putting his life and cognitive health at risk.

A protest that shut down the Buchanan Street Mall renovation in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood highlighted long‑running disputes over exclusion of Black contractors and demands for meaningful local hiring, as community leaders and contractors said pledged inclusion has not produced real contracts or opportunities and urged stricter enforcement of equity agreements to preserve neighborhood history and economic power.

Fathers to Founders is forging innovative partnerships, expanding access to care, and reshaping the landscape of community support for fathers, creating lasting change for families and neighborhoods.

Formerly incarcerated advocate Dorsey Nunn said his memoir "What Kind of Bird Can't Fly" has been placed on California’s list of disapproved publications and banned from delivery to people in state prisons, a move Nunn and supporters decried as censorship that undermines rehabilitation and access to literature for incarcerated readers; the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation cited portions of the book as posing a “serious threat to institution security” under Title 15 mail rules, and the publisher may appeal.