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Punishing Menstruation in Prison; Plus, CA Cops Exploit Legal Gray Areas of Cannabis Enforcement

A new report highlights the experiences those sentenced to death by incarceration in Pennsylvania’s women’s prisons. Joining to discuss her article about it as well as a previous recent report on the ways in which prisons use menstruation as a form of punishment, is Victoria Law, is a freelance journalist and the author of Resistance … Continued


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Sexual Assault Awareness Month – Creative Interventions into Interpersonal Violence – w/ Mimi Kim

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month so today we spend today’s show with Mimi Kim, founder of Creative Interventions and co-founder of INCITE! She has been a long-time activist, advocate and researcher challenging gender-based violence at its intersection with state violence and creating community accountability, transformative justice and other community-based alternatives to criminalization. As a second … Continued


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SF Hotels for Homeless Aided Healthcare of Recipients; Plus, Oakland’s Wood St Encampment is Evicted

A San Francisco study shows that the City’s covid-focused policy to house homeless folks in hotels helped those folks access more primary healthcare with fewer emergency room needs, and also helped get access to longer term housing. Our guests are Dr Elizabeth Abbs, one of the authors of the study, who is a primary care … Continued


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Nova Scotia Report: Police Should be ‘Secondary’ in Emergency Response; Plus, NY #MeToo Law Allows Incarcerated Women to Report Sexual Assault

We start with a new official report from Nova Scotia, commissioned after a 2020 mass shooting, that suggests that police should become “secondary” in some emergency response situations, and that emergency mental healthcare needs to lead the way in the process of defunding the police. We are joined to discuss by El Jones is a … Continued


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16-Year-Old Shot for Being Black and Ringing a Doorbell; BLM Organizer Headed to Trial; Plus, Weekly State Terror Roundup

We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup. In Kansas City, Black 16-year old Ralph Yarl was shot twice by a white homeowner last week, through a glass door, after ringing the doorbell at the wrong address while trying to pick up his younger siblings. After stalling on the part of prosecutors, the … Continued


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Oakland Teachers Vote On Strike Authorization; Plus, Undoing The Harm of Incarcerating Young People

This week, Oakland teachers are voting on a strike authorization amid stalled contract negotiations. Joining us to discuss is Kampala Taiz-Rancifer, is the Vice President of the Oakland Education Association and a founding member of the Black Women’s Caucus. The Oakland Education Association represents nearly 3,000 K-12 teachers, Counselors, Psychologists, Social Workers, Speech Pathologists, Early … Continued


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Antioch’s Police Texting Scandal; Flipping the Script on Asian Hate; Plus, Oakland Phases Out the Eviction Moratorium

On today’s packed show: The Antioch police texting scandal just gets worse and worse – what started off as 17 police officers in the 90-person department being accused of sending racist and homophobic messages has now surged to upwards of 50 officers – or 40% of the department – said to have been involved. Antioch … Continued


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Democratic Cities From Sacramento to San Diego Crack Down on Homelessness; Plus, KPFA turns 74!

Residents of the homeless encampment at Wood street in Oakland have been targeted for eviction by the city, again. . Joining us to discuss is Talya Husbands-Hankin, known to many as ‘Boots’, is the founder of Love and Justice in the Streets. Check out the Love and Justice in the Streets website: https://www.loveandjusticeinthestreets.com/ Then we … Continued


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First Ever Charges Against Officers for Louisiana Police Killing; Plus, the State Terror Roundup

We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup. Then, Louisiana has for the first time ever filed charges against police for killing someone – in this case, that’s Ronald Greene. We are joined by Mona Hardin, the mother of Ronald Greene. She has been fighting to unearth truth and for justice in the … Continued


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LA Sues Watchdog Group For Publishing Public Records; Plus, SFPD Receives All The Funding

We start today’s show in Los Angeles, where the City and its police department are upset that a police watchdog group called Stop LAPD Spying Coalition has released public records of individual LAPD officers including their headshots and salaries, and are now suing even though they are the ones who initially released the photos. Joining … Continued