Redwood Curtain CopWatch, based in the north coast of California, is part of a larger movement of self organized CopWatch groups throughout the US. Our local efforts seek to intervene in the drastic rise of the presence, militarization, and violence of the police, and build support networks based on self-determination, caring, and concrete needs.
Mississippi
After 16 Years Behind Bars for an $11 Robbery, the Scott Sisters Will Be Free at Last!
Submitted by copwatch on Sun, 01/02/2011 - 4:25pmUPDATE: A spokesperson for the Scott Sisters, Nancy Lockhart, announced tonight, Wednesday, January 5, that the Scott Sisters will be released from prison on Friday to start their lives on parole. (read article "Haley Barbour to Free Scott Sisters: Beyond Race to the Bitter Aftertaste"in comments)
Mississippi Gov. Barbour Suspends Scott Sisters' Sentences:
Gladys Scott To Donate Kidney To Jamie Scott
Scott Sisters are Freed! <http://solitarywatch.com/2010/12/29/scott-sisters-are-freed/>
Thoughts On Police and Policing by Jo Nubian, June 25, 2010
Thoughts on police and policing
Featured, Racial Equity — By Jo Nubian on June 25, 2010 at 7:36 am
He may be a very nice man. But I haven’t got the time to figure that out. All I know is, he’s got a uniform and a gun and I have to relate to him that way. That’s the only way to relate to him because one of us may have to die. ~ James Baldwin
