By Against the Grain Radio
If the problem is violence against women, is the solution the criminal justice system? Many anti-violence activists look to the police, prisons, and stepped-up criminalization for help and protection. Beth Richie says that's a misguided approach, one that feeds the buildup of the prison nation. Richie describes the contours of the prison nation and the threats it poses to women on the margins.
Beth Richie is a professor of Criminal Justice and Gender and Womens Studies at the University of Illinois, and a leader in the movement to abolish prisons and roll back the prison state.
From Obama v McCain to Biden v Trump, the good cop/bad cop drama of US imperial politics, continues.![Don’t [Mourn] Celebrate, Organize!](/sites/default/files/styles/nc_thumb/public/2020-11/Enteen_360x200.jpeg?itok=N1ROiKEs)
The same “injustice” system that unlawfully locked up the Central Park Five will continue unabated with Biden and his “top cop” sidekick.
We must not allow the Democrats to weaken our demand that every person in the United States have access to the care they need.
Wilson’s 40-year ordeal has ended, but his attorneys hope to make Chicago prosecutors pay for their crimes.
Tiyo Attallah Salah-El’s exemplary life (without parole) is testament to the human spirit and the cause of abolition.
