Criminal Justice

Prisoners have remained silent—some out of shame, others out of fear of retaliation, but most because that’s just the way it’s always been.

As someone who did not receive adequate medical treatment on the inside, I realize it could have been me.

I would never wish it on anyone, but there are just some people you can tell will be back in prison over and over again.

This isn’t a place that provides treatment, help, or even empathy to those who suffer from stress, depression, and mental illness.

I failed to realize that staying out of trouble is as much about mental health as it is about physical safety.

We're isolated more than non-Indigenous prisoners, and it’s adding to a history of trauma.

We were stuck in a ghost town, and ours were the only lives left.

How a 90s panic spawned a toxic trend that doesn’t make you safer and can target kids of color.

I grew up in Brooklyn in a neighbourhood where we saw excess incarceration. But the system doesn't have to be this bad.

I fought first for my rights, and then for my life.

It sounds simple, but I’ve seen guys who called themselves “rat smashers” pick the wrong rat to smash.

Then I used music to grieve my father's death.