Tag: Criminal justice
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The perplexing smiles of the children of Palestine
Poet and activist Marcellus Williams was murdered by the state of Missouri by lethal injection on September 24, 2024. In the last year of his life, among his poetry was this piece, written in solidarity with the people (and children) of Palestine, other victims of state sanctioned murder. Tempest re-runs the piece here in solidarity…
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Stop the state sanctioned murder of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams
Tempest member Kirstin Roberts urgently advocates for saving the life of Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams who is scheduled to be unjustly executed by the State of Missouri on September 24.
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Reflections on Emily the Criminal
Samuel Farber reviews the film Emily the Criminal and its portrayal of a sympathetic working-class person forced into a life of crime.
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#EndSARS in Nigeria
Emma Wilde Botta speaks with Lagos-based Kasope Aleshinloye amidst an ongoing anti-police brutality movement
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Police reform in Rockland, New York
Marc Pessin reports on the obstacles to police reform in Rockland County, New York.
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Trump’s execution mania
As Trump ramps up federal executions, veteran abolitionist, Lee Wengraf, lays out the recent history of the death penalty and abolitionist attempts to defeat it.