Campaigners fearful for well-being of detainees as incidents of self-harm also increased by 63% in women’s prisons
Prisons and police don’t protect women – particularly women of colour – from male violence. In fact they expose them to it. We need to support alternatives.
A new book sheds light on the past, present and future of incarceration.
Half of all prisoners in American jails suffer from some sort of psychiatric disorder. Can prayer and meditation support them?
Winning political victories doesn’t always require a shift to the center; how about putting those affected by injustice at the heart of campaigns?
Empathy and redemption are far more effective than punishment and incarceration.
Socio-economic determinism is inadequate as an explanation of criminality.
If the justice system becomes an assembly line devoid of feelings, reconciliation and social justice will suffer.
"Self-care and healing and attention to the body and the spiritual dimension – all of this is now a part of radical social justice struggles."
