Criminal Justice
Latest
-
Solidarity Means Dismantling the System Everywhere
Varoufakis joins Noam Chomsky, Aruna Roy, Elizabeth Gómez Alcorta, Ece Temelkuan, and Renata Avila among others in writing this piece on the infrastructure of racist policing for Open Democracy.
Read More -
Former NAACP President Ben Jealous Calls for National Policing Standards
Carlo Versano summarises Jealous’ interview with Cheddar on Tuesday [June 2, 2020] as cities across the country awoke from another night of civil unrest over the police killing of George Floyd, Jealous said that the anger that sparked the current wave of protests is as old as the country itself.
Read More -
Ben Jealous on The 11th Hour With Brian Williams
Jealous argues that the fight against police brutality has been a multi-racial fight for generations and while the “spark” of these protests is police brutality, the “tinder” is economic injustice.
Read More
-
If You Are Black and in a Mental Health Crisis, 911 Can Be a Death Sentence
There’s a pattern of black families calling the police for a relative in a mental health crisis - and the police then kill that person. King is a regular contributor to The Intercept.
Read More -
Bounty Hunters Are a Lethal Weapon in a Justice System Corrupted by Money
A group of bounty hunters and bondsmen, in pursuit of money, killed an innocent man in Tennessee. They were mostly let off by a jury. King is a regular contributor to The Intercept.
Read More -
Mass Shootings, Dinner, and the Cognitive Dissonance of Just Living in America
To get through dinner, a movie, or a game, we must temporarily suspend our knowledge that people are being slaughtered all around us. King is a regular contributor to The Intercept.
Read More -
Video & Transcript: The Consumer Watchdog Rage for Justice Awards 2017
Consumer Watchdog hosts the Rage for Justice Awards to honor the heroes and heroines of the public interest movement. The awards are named after Congressman Phillip Burton, one of the most productive and driven progressive legislators in American history. His story is told in John Jacobs’ acclaimed book A Rage for Justice.
This year's honorees included Bernie & Jane Sanders, Chris Spagnoli, and Jackson Browne.
Read More