Global Investigative Journalism Network (https://archive.gijn.org/tag/incarceration/)
Jason Walker has been continuously incarcerated in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice since 2008, shuffled from unit to unit as the threat to his safety grows. He’s made quite a name for himself inside as a muckraker.
In early 2019, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples expressed serious concerns about the systems of justice for Indigenous persons, announcing plans to write a thematic report and inviting public input. Although stories about singular crimes play out daily in the media, it is rarer to see examinations of systemic problems within the criminal justice system.In her call for comments, Victoria Tauli Corpuz cited these “main concerns”:
The lack of effective recognition of, and support for, their systems of justice by local, regional, and national level authorities.