Opinion: I’m a Therapist, Not a Cop
by Erene Hadjiioannou
New government guidance is supposed to make it easier for victims to talk about their perpetrators' crimes in therapy. The catch? Prosecutors may be able to access their therapy notes.
Tag: criminal justice system
Opinion: The Cop Who Killed Dalian Atkinson is in Prison – But That Doesn’t Fix Our Justice System
by Moya Lothian-McLean
Why has the conviction of the officer who killed Dalian Atkinson received such a tepid response? Because ending systemic racism will mean rethinking our very idea of justice, writes Moya Lothian-Mclean.
Analysis: Would ‘Defund the Police’ Work in the UK?
by Tom Kemp & Koshka Duff
'Defund the police' has become a central demand of Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States. UK activists should seize the moment to formulate their own demands, drawing on the long-standing abolitionist campaigns and traditions of resistance that already exist in Britain, write Koshka Duff and Tom Kemp.
The Lockdown: The Virus in the Prisons
Oonagh Ryder and Carl Cattermole update on the spread of COVID-19 in UK prisons.
The Lockdown: The Never-Ending Sentence
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann are joined by Marion, a campaigner from Smash IPP. The group campaigns to free prisoners still serving the indeterminate sentence of Imprisonment for Public Protection.