restorative justice
People in Minneapolis Are Calling Each Other Instead of the Cops
Disappointed by recent attempts at electoral reform, organizers are building community-based safety networks that aim to make police obsolete.
The White Guy Who Vandalized George Floyd's Mural Was Caught by Locals — Not Cops
It's the kind of self-policing the community has been trying to normalize in the wake of Floyd’s death.
Can't Imagine a World Without Police? Start Here
Wondering if killer cops should be locked up? Hearing terms like 'community accountability' and 'restorative justice' but confused about what they mean? Here's a primer on the police abolitionist vision of the future.
Female Rage Has Fueled Our Country's Greatest Political Movements
Rebecca Traister, author of 'Good and Mad' discusses the power of women's rage.
Why I Reached Out to My Father’s Murderer
Author Carys Cragg was 11 when a stranger killed her dad. Twenty years later, she yearned for understanding.
Inside the Canadian court that handles drug crime differently
It’s one of the only courts of its kind in Canada and it's adopting an unorthodox approach to users and dealers.
How a Convicted Abuser Got Re-elected and Defended a NWT Anti-Violence Program
'A New Day' counselling, which focuses on healing intergenerational trauma in men, could see all of its funding cut December 31. Twice-convicted of assault, Deh Cho MLA and residential school survivor Michael Nadli knows the program first-hand.
Bringing Juvenile Offenders and Victims Together Reduces Crime, Study Says
New research shows that restorative justice programs reduce recidivism rates more than our traditional court system.
How to Repair the Criminal Justice System
We talked to leaders and activists spearheading prison reform to find out what we can do to fix our broken penal system.
Anonymous Is Threatening to Out Members of a Misogynistic Facebook Group of Canadian Dentistry Students
In response to the university's perceived foot-dragging on disciplining the students, the loose network of hackers is bringing its outlaw justice to Halifax and calling for their expulsion.