People who should be released from jail are dying there instead
Originally posted on Fusion:
The day after Sandra Bland died in a Texas jail cell, Native American activist Rexdale Henry was found dead with broken ribs in a Mississippi jail cell.…
Why the government’s monitoring of the Black Lives Matter movement should come as no surprise
Originally posted on Fusion:
The Department of Homeland Security has been closely monitoring the activities of the Black Lives Matter movement—news that should come as no surprise to anyone familiar…
Incarcerated women, girls suffer abuse and neglect in criminal justice system
Originally posted on New Pittsburgh Courier:
U.S. Rep. Karen Bass leads a panel on females formerly incarcerated to help legislators understand how best to provide intervention services. (Courtesy Photo) U.S.…
Lynching as settler colonialism: Jesse Carr, ‘The lawlessness of law: lynching and anti-lynching in the contemporary USA’, Settler Colonial Studies, 2015
Originally posted on settler colonial studies blog:
Abstract: This article examines the mutually constitutive nature of mob rule and rule of law, arguing that American histories of lynching indicate it…
