prison reform

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Friday that the dilapidated and notorious Rikers Island jail complex will close, with the process taking up to 10 years.

While Pusha T's campaigning for Hillary Clinton may not have ended with her in the White House, he's still pushing for prison reform.

President Obama commuted the prison sentences of 79 inmates on Tuesday, upholding his pledge to release non-violent and low-level, drug offenders, The Hill reports.

The new initiative will increase employment opportunities for those previously convicted of non-violent crimes.

Capping off a week of events and political actions to tackle prison reform, President Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to visit a…