Brian weighs in on SWAT teams in C-U, and the necessity of an MRAP as a solution to several issues.
Posts by Brian Dolinar:
Getting to the heart of the issue: The proposal for a $32 million jail
Brian attends “Envisioning Future Directions for the Criminal Justice System in Champaign County,” a recent forum at the Urbana Civic Center.
New MRAP soon to be rolling down the streets of C-U
Brian gets an inside look at how the Sheriff acquired a massive MRAP truck from the 1033 Program.
A Day at Stateville captures life as it is on the inside
Brian previews A Day at Stateville, a play written by men currently incarcerated in Stateville prison and performed by men formerly incarcerated there.
Petition to reinstate James Kilgore: Educator, activist, and father
Brian weighs in on the recent brouhaha surrounding James Kilgore's employment at the University of Illinois.
Pete Seeger’s 1958 visit to U of I amidst the Red Scare
Brian traces the history of Pete Seeger's 1958 visit to the University of Illinois and previews some upcoming events related to Seeger's life and work.
Where is Sam Rosenberg getting his cake?
Brian has been wondering lately where Sam Rosenberg's money is coming from for his campaign, so he addresses that topic here.
Saturday: March for Trayvon Martin
From the press release: The Champaign County NAACP, CU Citizens for Peace and Justice, National Council of African American Men, Citizens with Convictions, NorthEnd Breakfast Club, Sisternet, Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, AON CCAD, along …
Another senseless arrest of African-American youth
This article first appeared on July 13 on ucimc.org, and we reprint it here with permission. A twenty-three year-old African-American man came to a CUCPJ meeting July 13 to tell us the horrors of his …
The big business of mass incarceration
Brian discusses how privatization destroyed an award-winning suicide prevention program in Champaign County jail.