John Albers of Overland Park Kansas was just 17 years old when he announced on social media that he was suicidal. Concerned friends called the police. But instead of receiving help, Albers was shot 17 times by Officer Clayton Jenison. The Washington Post conducted a deep dive investigation of his murder and provided it to … Continued
Law Enforcement in this country kills approximately 1200 people every single year and yet the names of many are never said or known except to their families and friends. What’s more, law enforcement agencies and other state actors harm our community in a myriad of ways that also go unnoticed like profiling, sexually assaulting and … Continued
We continue our ongoing conversation exploring how all violence is state violence, in conversation with Sikander Iqbal, Deputy Director of Urban Peace Movement, an Oakland-based organization that builds youth leadership to transform the culture and social conditions that lead to community violence and mass incarceration in communities of color. Urban Peace Movement: https://urbanpeacemovement.org/ Follow UPM … Continued
Christopher LaVell Jones was born in Oakland, CA, August 25,1993. Christopher received his early education in Oakland and Sacramento California. Christopher attended American High School in Fremont, CA and later attended East Oakland School of the arts, where he was a honor student. He was enrolled in Cal State East Bay in Hayward, at the … Continued
KPFA theatre critic Richard Wolinsky reviews the touring company of the recent Broadway revival of “Oklahoma!” at BroadwaySF Golden Gate Theater through September 11, 2022.
Continuing our coverage of solitary confinement – we turn now to New York where prison guard unions are opposing solitary confinement reforms. We spend this episode with Victoria Law, a freelance journalist and the author of Resistance Behind Bars: The Struggles of Incarcerated Women (2012) and “Prisons Make Us Safer”: And 20 Other Myths about … Continued
In 2011, The United Nations called on all countries to ban the use of solitary confinement “except in very exceptional circumstances and for as short a time as possible, with an absolute prohibition in the case of juveniles and people with mental disabilities.” Yet, the practice continues in jails and prisons across the country being … Continued
The California State Senate will make a final decision on Senate Bill 300 in the next two weeks. Authored by Senator Dave Cortese out of San Jose, SB300 would change the circumstances under which someone could be sentenced to Life Without Parole (LWOP). Joining us to discuss explore the bill itself and the role of … Continued
Joyce Carol Oates, author of “Blonde,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded May 3, 2000 in the KPFA studios. In this wide-ranging interview, she discusses her work on this retelling of the life of Marilyn Monroe (soon to be a film with Ana de Armas) as well as her writing career. This recording was recently digitized and has not been heard for twenty years.
The mission of law & disorder is to expose, agitate and build a new world where all of us can thrive. But how do we get there? How do we build a world many of us have only seen in our dreams? That’s where we believe the artists come in. So, each week we feature … Continued
