Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive — all through an Oakland-based abolitionist lens that centers Black experience, movement-building and art. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.
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Four hundred and eighty-three anti-trans bills have been introduced in legislatures across the country in an attempt to restrict medical access and public expression in what some advocates say is an attempt to erase trans existence from public life. We start this hour with a round up the legislative attacks on our transgender community members … Continued
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
We go to Modesto, where families impacted by killings by police are organizing together. We’re joined by Darlene Ruiz, the mother of Trevor Seever who was killed by Modesto police on December 29, 2020. We’re also joined by Brittoni Estrella-Chavez, wife of Paul Chavez Jr who was killed by Modesto police on July 14, 2022. —- … Continued
In this episode, we go to Phoenix, where, after Jacob Harris was killed by police, his friends were charged with his murder. We’re joined by Roland Harris, Jacob’s father, along with Meg O’Connor, an award-winning Senior Reporter for The Appeal, covering police, prosecutors, and the criminal legal system. Her latest piece is titled: Police Killed … 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
In this episode we go to Los Angeles, where school staff are striking and schools are shut down. The Service Employees International Union, Local 99, which represents about 30,000 teachers’ aides, special education assistants, bus drivers, custodians, cafeteria workers, special education assistants and other support staff, walked out amid stalled contract talks on Tuesday, March … Continued
A new legislative session is upon us in California, so, we spend some time walking through just a few of the more progressive bills folks will be pushing. Joining me to discuss is Eric Morrison-Smith, the Executive Director for the Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, a national network of community and advocacy organizations coming … Continued
San Francisco police response times have been getting slower and slower since 2016. We talk with Will Jarrett, the data reporter from Mission Local about the article he collaborated with to identify the police department’s slow down, which claims that the police “staffing crisis (is) just the beginning” of the department’s woes. Read the Mission … Continued
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that San Quentin State Prison will transition into a “rehabilitation” center for the California prison system, transitioning to a service-oriented site that focuses on prisoners who are spending their final time incarcerated before being freed. Meanwhile, current long term prisoners there will be transferred away to other prisons – … Continued
We encourage our brothers and sisters on the other side of the wall to write in to our show. Occasionally we read those letters on the air. This letter comes to us from Orange County Theo Lacy Jail. —- Letters from the Inside features music by Michael Louis. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tigers_view Subscribe to … Continued
