Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

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Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. Hosted by Cat Brooks. Produced by Jesse Strauss.

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Law & Disorder

SFDA drops Chesa Boudin’s charges against killer cop, and SF pays over $20 million in police settlements since 2019; Plus, next week is Black Solidarity Week

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In 2017, Keita O’Neil was killed by San Francisco Police Officer Christopher Samayoa, and former SF District Attorney Chesa Boudin had filed historic manslaughter charges against the officer. Brooke Jenkins, the current SF District Attorney, who replaced Chesa Boudin last August after a controversial successful recall effort, has dropped those charges and stated that they … Continued

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High-risk Feminism in Colombia’s Conflict w/ Julia Margaret Zulver

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Despite a well-established tradition of studying women in war, we tend to focus on their roles as mothers or carers, as peacemakers, or sometimes as revolutionaries. On today’s show, we’re in conversation with Julia Margaret Zulver, a Marie Curie fellow at Oxford university and the Universidad Nacional Autonoma in Mexico, whose latest book refocuses on … Continued

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LAPD doles out death and reinstates controversial chief; Plus, State Terror Roundup and a letter from San Quentin State Prison

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We start this show with our usual Thursday State Terror Roundup. Then, in the first few days of 2023, the Los Angeles Police Department murdered three people in two days: Takar Smith, Oscar Sanchez and Keenan Anderson. Takar Smith was in the middle of a mental episode when his wife called the non emergency line … Continued

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Centrality of slavery in the making of American society w/ ‘genius’ Saidiya Hartman

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We spend this show on the legacy of the peculiar institution of chattel slavery that have led to the social and economic structures we live in and under. We’re in conversation with Saidiya Hartman, an American writer and academic focusing on African-American studies, who just re-released her seminal 1997 book for its 25th anniversary, Scenes … Continued

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Death by Prison – Examining Life Without the Possibility of Parole Sentencing

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In recent decades, life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP) has developed into a distinctive penal form in the United States, one firmly entrenched in US policy-making, judicial and prosecutorial decision-making, correctional practice, and public discourse. LWOP is now a routine practice, but how it came to be so remains in question. Fifty years … Continued

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Fallout in Memphis from the Tyre Nichols police killing; Plus, removing armed police from traffic enforcement in LA

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We start today’s show with our weekly State Terror Roundup segment. Then, we go to Memphis, where talk with Amber Sherman about the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols, a young Black man who was pulled from his car for allegedly driving recklessly, and beaten for three full minutes by five officers. He was hospitalized … Continued

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The history of American policing and its violence w/ Professor Nikki Jones

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In the wake of the horrifying police killing of Tyre Nichols, we spend the hour in conversation about the history of policing with Professor Nikki Jones. Nikki Jones is Professor of African American Studies at UC-Berkeley. Her work examines the experiences of Black women, men, and youth with the criminal legal system, policing, and violence. … Continued

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Newsom’s CARE Court’s constitutionality challenged by advocacy orgs; Plus, Uhuru Movement raided by the FBI

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On todays show: Multiple civil rights and disability groups are challenging Governor Newsom’s CARE Courts measure, which would force some folks with mental health and substance abuse issues into facilities for treatment. We speak with Sarah Gregory, Senior Attorney at Disability Rights California, along with Nubyaan Scott, Staff Attorney in the Civil Rights Practice Group … Continued

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Ending the torture of solitary confinement in CA; Plus, Moms 4 Housing

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On today’s show: After failing to make it through the legislative process this past fall, California State Assemblymember Chris Holden has reintroduced the Mandela Act – a legislative act that would severely limit California’s prison system from using solitary confinement as punishment. Holden represents Southern California’s District 41. It’s worth noting that if passed, the … Continued