Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A California correctional officer stands at a gate on the grounds of Valley State Prison in Chowchilla, Calif., in July 2021. The ...

It is no secret that Black people are disproportionately incarcerated in U.S. prisons and jails, but a new report reveals another burden placed on Black people within the criminal justice system.

A Black prison official was unlawfully demoted from an administrative position in a retaliatory act after he reported racial discrimination and harassment, a recent complaint filed against the state's ...