Perhaps for them this trial does enact justice and finality, putting what happened in some meaningful order, ending in sentencing.
The people are disgruntled by the government's impunity, inefficiency, and incompetence, and many have taken it upon themselves to enact justice.
Most of the 30 states that have enacted justice reinvestment or similar initiatives are showing signs of success, or at least progress.
Yes, crimes need to be judged and dealt with, but we're not a feudal state relying on a vindictive king to enact justice on our behalf.
"Documentaries can be powerful sources for generating change and action for survivors, who band together to create a movement to enact justice," Dr. Pulido said.
Meanwhile, McCoy's family, and the small town of Grundy, endured the scornful eye of the nation and the implicit inference that hicks from Appalachia were set upon enacting frontier justice.
Nor am I convinced that she was above all driven by the desire to avoid being seen as enacting revenge justice on a rich white man (though it is surely the case that, as a black judge, she too was on trial).
Mississippi isn't the only southern state enacting criminal justice reforms.
Among many issues, we must address extending unemployment insurance, raising the minimum wage, enacting criminal justice reform, and securing voting rights for communities of color, so that we can truly find solutions to these critical issues.
Jones-Wright is running a campaign pledging sweeping changes for the criminal justice system in the county, including reforming cash bail practices, establishing a DA-appointed panel to review police officer shootings, supporting alternatives to incarceration, avoiding charges for some low-level offenses and enacting restorative justice programs.
