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Why the Justice Department Can’t Be Trusted to Investigate Abysmal Conditions in Federal Prisons Natasha Lennard February 9 2019, 6:00 a.m.…

Saturday, 12 November 2016 00:00 By Frank Castro, The Hampton Institute | News Analysis photo above:

Written by  Victoria Law By Victoria Law, Truthout | Report photo above: Prisoners walk across the prison yard of Saguaro…

Our yearlong probe uncovered dozens of questionable deaths and years of dire warnings from internal monitors. By Seth Freed Wessler…

War, Police and Prisons: Cross-Examining State-Sanctioned Violence Streams of Justice, September 28, 2009 WN: I was asked by the above-named…

image above: christianlifemissions.org WN: I wrote this several years ago. A very brief touching on biblical prison abolitionism. An excerpt:…

At 30 years on to this day, April 7, 2024, the Rwanda Genocide broke out, that saw more than 1…

By Sarah Posner Illustration above by Brian Reedy. Think of the illustration in conjunction with this hugely ironic quote, one…

Needless to say, I believe in Restorative Justice and CoSA!

By Marie-Danielle Smith July 8, 2021 illustration above: by Anna Minzhulina WN: Military. Police. Prisons.((See here also.)) All are rife…

by Phyllis Bennis July 1, 2021 photo above: Then-US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld addresses a press conference at the…

WN: Please consider signing the petition begun today. After nearly fifty years of work in Canada's Criminal Justice System, and…

By Adnan R. Khan May 11, 2021 photo above: Spec Ops Magazine WN: In short, Canada’s Special Operations Regiment (CSOR),…

Opinion by Tammie Gregg and Donna Lieberman April 28, 2021 at 5:00 a.m. PDT image above: Julie Lai for The Washington…

The Magazine: Spring 2021 COVID-19 in prisons got our attention. Manitoba has quietly been home to the highest incarceration rates…

WN: Dianne is one of the amazing volunteers in charge of Colorado CURE. Please enjoy this brief interview: You may…

CBC Radio · Posted: Sep 24, 2020 6:07 PM ET | Last Updated: March 3 photo above: Prison For Women,…

March 24, 2021 Derek Thompson Staff writer at The Atlantic photo above: wisegeek.com WN: The "new model" called for in…

Dangerous, racist and falling apart. By nearly every metric, the nation's penal system is not just failing, it's making things…

11/19/2020 By Samantha Beattie photo above: Jeff McIntosh/THE CANADIAN PRESS WN: My short response to the current Commissioner: She does…

by Wade Davis August 6, 2020 Wade Davis holds the Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the…

WN: Please see in light of the title this outstanding article by Canadian Wade Davis: The Unraveling of America. 1.…

Black people made up 61% of cases where police used force that resulted in death, Ontario human rights commission report…

Patrick S. O'Donnell WN: This is an outstanding Bibliography! The author explains: From 2000-2015, I was an adjunct instructor in…

photo above: Kelly Lytle Hernández, who received the MacArthur ‘genius’ grant, views prison abolition through the eyes of rebels Fri…

For the last 18 years, since the new era of war and occupation began, there has been no end to…

How Can We Celebrate “Freedom” While Kids Are in Concentration Camps? By William Rivers Pitt, Truthout Published July 4, 2019…

Good Friday Sermon and Easter Sermon, 2017 by Randy Klassen photo above: Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem WN: Randy…

On the Record: Jody Wilson-Raybould’s Devastating Testimony on the SNC-Lavalin Scandal Trudeau tried to pressure justice minister to cut deal…

The case for capping all prison sentences at 20 years America’s prison sentences are far too long. It’s time to…

Why today’s criminal justice reform efforts won’t end mass incarceration WN: The article highlighted below is outstanding commentary on the…

Tucker Carlson has sparked the most interesting debate in conservative politics “All I’m saying is don’t act like the way…

Trump routinely says things that aren’t true. Few Americans believe him. Polling A new Washington Post Fact Checker poll Take…

By Christina Fialho  Salon Published August 4, 2018 photo above: A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from his 'segregation cell'…

By William Rivers Pitt Truthout, Published July 4, 2018 WN: I love it when people not necessarily in the faith…

Thursday, 27 July 2017 06:37 ROBERT C. KOEHLER FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT photo above: As Guantánamo remains open and the…

Sister Prejean tells prisoners they’re worth more than their crimes By Agnieszka Krawczynski of The B.C. Catholic Wednesday, 10 May…

Select Bibliography of Key Restorative Justice Works Compiled by Wayne Northey WN: Today, I updated a bibliography, especially weighted towards…

Editor: We are proud that Samah, one of the women profiled in the article below [click on Palestinian Women] from International Women's Day…

Posted by Rajan Menon at 5:11pm, February 12, 2017. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. an excerpt: “We’re Going to War…

January 17, 2017 Not only is the posting by Jarem Sawatsky about Patch Adams wonderful. The link on which you…

Published on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 by Common Dreams By Ted Rall photo above: 'Trump’s fascism,' writes Rall, 'will come…

Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 17 December 2015 The document linked below is outstanding! It is nothing less…

Right now Adam Capay sits in solitary confinement with the lights blaring above his plexiglass cell 24 hours a day,…

by Shane Bauer July/August 2016 issue of Mother Jones This is a highly poignant story, at once courageous and deeply…

Upcoming World Conference Human Rights and Prison Reform Seventh International CURE Conference April 25-29, 2017, San Jose, Costa Rica, Courtyard…

photo above: A person stands by the partition wall separating Israel and Palestine. (Photo:

Seeking False Security at Fortress Europe's Gates Thursday, 07 July 2016 00:00 By Michelle Chen, Truthout | Op-Ed photo above:…

2 May 2016 Joseph Margulies photo above: Joseph Margulies an excerpt: Do you want to know the real problem with…

Posted by Rebecca Gordon at 7:25am, June 7, 2016. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. photo above: A composite showing some…

Friday, 03 June 2016 00:00 By James Kilgore, Truthout | Op-Ed photo above: Image:

By Rev. Michael F. Blevins, J.D., M.Div., LL.M. Executive Director of the NE Iowa Peace & Justice Center, Inc., Decorah,…

By Wayne Northey Stephen Harper is a scary man. He is at best sycophant, at worst dupe, of the confidence…

By Jason Burke The Observer U.K. An excerpt: The United States government, in conjunction with key allies, is running an…

By Scott Galindez image above: Revealed: Senate report contains new details on CIA black sites WN: There is no Empire known…

WN: War and Hell is an interactive essay with a movie and a book. The movie: Saving Private Ryan. The…