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KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks

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. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/

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38:17

All violence is state violence – Brenda Grisham,...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/24

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 time of his death. On New Year’s Eve 2010 he became Oakland’s 95th and last homicide victim of the year. He was slain at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 31, 2010, outside the

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13:15

NY prison guards oppose solitary confinement reform...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/23

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 Mass Incarceration (2021). She also co-authored the book Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (2020). Her article in The

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21:35

Reforming the torture of solitary confinement: CA’s...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/23

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 utilized as so-called punishment, to quarantine people with infectious diseases and as a mental health crisis response. AB2632 would end the use of solitary confinement

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21:08

Reforming CA’s LWOP sentencing – SB300 with Candace...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/23

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 LWOP as a mandatory charge is Candace Chavez Wilson is a member of FUEL: Families United to End LWOP, an employee of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, and her husband is a commuted

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43:17

Artist Resistance in Residence: Ayodele Nzinga,...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/19

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 an artist, holding down a weekly residency with us, helping us to imagine a different, more liberated world. This week’s Artist Residence in Resistance is Dr Ayodele Nzinga, Oakland’s Poet Laureate and an arts and culture

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10:17

State Terror Round Up for the week of August 15th, 2022

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/18

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 wrongfully incarcerating our people. If we don’t know its happening – then we can’t fight back. We cant adequately organize a response. So, every week on Law & Disorder we

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30:45

Movement-building with Oscar Grant’s uncle Cephus X...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/18

On today’s episode we are joined by Cephus X – affectionately known to the community as Uncle Bobby. He is the uncle of Oscar Grant, who was murdered in on January 1st, 2009, by then-BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, sparking international protest and demands for justice. Uncle Bobby reflects on the community response to the murder of his nephew, and on his journey at the center of a movement to support family members and loved ones of those who’ve been killed by police nationwide, which led

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49:01

Black August: A history and tribute w/ Turha AK

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/17

We start this episode by bringing in a portion of The Struggle Inside – an audio documentary about the origins of the modern anti-prison movement. It was made by the Freedom Archives on the 30th anniversary of the murder of freedom fighter George Jackson by San Quentin Prison Guards. It is narrated by Jonathan Jackson Jr, the nephew of George. You can listen to the entire documentary and find out more about them at FreedomArchives.org. The month of August for many is about Black August and a time to

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27:45

The impact of monkeypox in queer communities

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/16

A CDC statement released May 18th says “anyone can spread monkeypox, regardless of sexual orientation,” while also noting the current tracking suggests “gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men make up a high number of cases.” Early data of the current outbreak shows 98% of the cases were among gay or bisexual men. 41% of cases are people living with HIV. Independent public health researchers noted that limited testing capacity so far made it difficult to accurately measure more recent

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29:00

Monkeypox in prison – its impact and potential for...

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/16

Exploring monkeypox in our most marginalized communities, we chat with Homer Venters about that virus in prisons and jails. Homer Venters is a physician and epidemiologist, and was chief medical officer at the notorious New York jail Rikers Island. He is also the author of Life and Death in Rikers Island. His most recent article calls on the Center for Disease Control to act immediately in order to prevent a monkeypox explosion in prisons. His article calling on the CDC to act:

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54:07

Former SF DA Chesa Boudin reflects on his life & legacy

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/15

We’re going deep with former San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin – talking about the political forces that shaped his life, becoming a “progressive prosecutor”, the GOP/police association campaign that removed him from office and what’s next on the horizon for his work. Before he was ousted from his position by a billionaire-backed recall effort in the summer of 2022, Chesa Boudin was elected District Attorney for the City and County of San Francisco in November 2019. He ran on a platform

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12:27

Introducing… Law & Disorder

KPFA - Law & Disorder w/ Cat Brooks ·

2022/08/03

Hosted by Cat Brooks & produced by Jesse Strauss, KPFA and Pacifica Radio’s brand new podcast Law & Disorder exposes the cracks in our system, agitates for resistance, and collectively builds a new world where all of us thrive. The post Introducing… Law & Disorder appeared first on KPFA.

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