Nov 27, 2020 N.Y. Times – Ben Hubbard Saudi Activist Who Fought for Women’s Right to Drive Is Sent to Terrorism Court - Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent prisoners, has been accused of harming the kingdom’s security. Rights … [Read more...]
Inside…
October 26, 2020 by
Oct. 26 2020 Globe and Mail – Justin Piché and Sarah Speight Build communities, not cages: Jails are death traps, no matter how new Both authors are outspoken in opposition to prisons in general but the thought of a new prison in Thunder Bay … [Read more...]
Smart and humane…
October 9, 2020 by
Oct. 9, 2020 Toronto Star Editorial (Oct 8, 2020) Governments should heed this smart, humane ruling Justice David Gibson of the Ontario Court of Justice said: ‘No!’ He refused to apply the mandatory minimum sentencing guidelines for six … [Read more...]
Sidewalks…
February 24, 2017 by
Feb 24, 2017 Homeless Hub Blogger – Ambar Aleman Why do governments criminalize the homeless? There is an element which thinks that by creating a law you solve a problem. Sleeping on the sidewalk is one such example. A $50 fine against a person … [Read more...]
Governing through crime
April 18, 2013 by
April 18, 2013 Berkeley Blog – Jonathan Simon ‘Mass incarceration now, tomorrow, forever’: Gov. Jerry Brown and the politics of court bashing Simon says that California’s struggle with the orders of the Supreme Court to reduce prison … [Read more...]