Why Canada Sucks Part 4- Racist Justice System

In this episode we look at how Manitoba’s criminal justice system is inherently racist.

We speak with two guest, Corey Sherman, who is a human rights and aboriginal rights lawyer based in Toronto. Sherman has worked on several cases in Manitoba including the Craig McDougall inquest, in which he argued for the courts to consider the role systemic racism played in the case  

we also spoke with Bronwyn Dobchuk-Land, who holds a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and a PhD from the Department of Sociology at the City University of New York (CUNY) Graduate Center. Dobchuk-Land has recently been focusing on crime prevention policies from the perspective of community based organizations, and how progressive policy can serve to strengthen colonial systems of oppression. She’s also a member of the prison abolition group, Bar None.  

Show Notes

Human Rights Lawyer calls for public inquiry after 5 inmate deaths
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/human-rights-lawyer-public-inquiry-5-inmate-deaths-1.3826977

Manitoba jails busting at the seams even though crime rates contiune to fall  http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-jails-busting-crime-rate-falling-1.3293068 

Prisoners Keep dying in Winnipeg's jails  https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/qbn5dp/prisoners-keep-dying-in-winnipegs-jails

Staggering Number of indigenous people in jails is a Canadian crisis https://www.thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2018/07/03/little-being-done-about-the-staggering-number-of-indigenous-people-in-jail.html