A group of federally incarcerated Black prisoners have written the following statement. It was read to El Jones, and has been slightly edited for length and clarity. We have been watching the Black Lives Matters protests and the conversations about police violence. We have been taking part in our own conversations with prisoners of all […]
“It’s not that we don’t need safety. But police have not brought us that safety, and we need to look elsewhere”
The criminal justice system has become a government tool to marginalize people. So the state cannot take a knee when it’s the only actor that’s able to make real change
In Whitehorse, colonialism and crime have damaged the people of Kwanlin Dun’s relationships with the RCMP and one another. Now, a pilot project is trying to do policing differently — and Indigenous people around the world are taking notice
Last week Canadian police officers shot and killed two indigenous people, Jason Collins and Eishia Hudson, and one Black person, D’Andre Campbell. While Canadian media is quick to identify pa…
Source: Remembering 27 Black, Indigenous, and racialized people killed by Canadian police | Cole’s Notes
New study provides eye-opening profile of people who represent themselves in court
Source: Do-it-yourself-law — a trickle becomes a deluge: Goar | The Star
Bias training, body cameras, community dialogues – Minneapolis has tried them all. We need a better response
Pandora’s Box is open, and our ruthless economic system is making everything far worse.
Source: Mike Davis: The Coronavirus Crisis Is a Monster Fueled by Capitalism – In These Times
In throwing out the provision, the Court of Appeal found its harmful effects were contrary to the principles of fundamental justice
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