Racial Justice/ Indigenous Soliarity Working Group Decarceration, Support Building Thriving Communities White supremacy and settler colonialism are entrenched in the US. Our criminal-legal system embodies racism, including high rates of incarceration for Black, Brown, and Indigenous people. We follow the lead of activists rooted in […]
by Claire Gosselin In Massachusetts and across the nation, people are challenging the criminal legal system: Why, they ask, are so many people incarcerated in the US? Does incarceration really provide justice, solve crimes, or improve communities? On the contrary, there’s ample evidence that incarceration […]
by Claire Gosselin Governor Baker has incarceration on his mind. He envisions a new women’s prison to replace MCI Framingham to the tune of $50 million. The state has chosen the HDR Architecture firm to design it. They promise to make a nice “trauma informed” […]
by Claire Gosselin Derek Chauvin’s conviction on April 20th on all 3 counts in the murder of George Perry Floyd in Minneapolis last May is seen by many as a step toward accountability, though commentaries note distinct features of the Chauvin case. There is the […]
by Claire Gosselin Nationwide protests against police brutality and systemic racism remained strong over the summer, fueled by new instances of police violence and a widespread recognition that the time for the country’s reckoning with its legacy of slavery and Jim Crow has come due. […]
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