BJC press
Statements and Press Releases
May 30, 2023 Statement: BJC Hosts a Vigil for Another Preventable Death at the Louisville Jail
Mar. 9, 2023 Statement: In Response to the Department of Justice Report on LMPD
Op-eds from BJC, BJC organizers, and friends of BJC
Oct. 6, 2022 How a big new jail in Louisville will make things worse for those awaiting trial Kyle Ellison, friend of BJC https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/10/06/louisville-a-big-new-jail-will-not-prevent-pre-trial-deaths-opinion/69541220007/
Mar. 11, 2022 We cannot incarcerate ourselves to health, safety. How to reimagine public safety: Opinion Phil Lloyd-Sidle, BJC Organizer https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/03/21/how-we-must-reimagine-public-safety-without-police-and-jail/7041034001/
Feb. 8, 2022 Jail deaths mark a tragic breakdown of care and compassion Buddhist Justice Collective https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2022/02/08/jail-deaths-mark-tragic-breakdown-care-and-compassion-opinion/6689438001/
Nov. 10, 2020 Opinion: Metro Council approval of new FOP contract proves we've learned nothing in 2020 Jamillya Martin, Savannah Hughes, Kelly McCall and Phil Lloyd-Sidle, BJC Organizer https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2020/11/10/louisville-metro-council-approval-of-fop-contract-signals-ignorance/6214667002/
Coverage of BJC actions
Jan. 10, 2023 Vigil: "Protesting Another Death in Louisville Jail"
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BLFchIew4P85zvmw0Jiy6FKjx1SdSgTD9p9g8vBp2lE/edit?usp=sharing
October 11, 2022 Vigil: "Vigil honors incarcerated who died while in Metro Corrections custody"
Carol Miracle, October 11, 2022 vigil
June 25, 2022 Vigil: Louisville Faith Leaders decry the overturning of Roe v. Wade and stand up for Reproductive Justice with a press conference and silent vigil
https://dar-lcp.smugmug.com/Reproductive-Rights/25-Jun-2022-Faith-Based-Pro-Choice/
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tXnIK4T7fMF1vdWzrNM0Av5LcaVwj6U7ePrBdu8WMjA/edit?usp=sharing
Apr. 30, 2022 Vigil for Another Life Lost (the Eighth Death since November of 2021), for Families and Community
https://www.wlky.com/article/vigil-renew-calls-change-louisville-jail-as-inmate-deaths-rise/39589746
https://news.yahoo.com/unacceptable-rally-urges-changes-metro-184543917.html
(CJ story picked up on Yahoo News)
(photo coverage by Del O'Four)
Feb. 1, 2022 Vigil for Five Deaths in LMDC
Photos: Buddhist Justice Collective Holds Vigil For The Five People Who Died In Metro Corrections In Six Weeks https://photos.leoweekly.com/photos-buddhist-justice-collective-holds-vigil-for-the-five-people-who-died-in-metro-corrections-in-six-weeks/?slide=1&001-020222-cb-buddhistjusticecollectivevigil-021
The Louisville ProActivist Report live coverage of LMDC vigil https://www.facebook.com/100063545293321/videos/946275952671956
https://www.wlky.com/article/vigil-deaths-metro-corrections-louisville-jail-inmates/38956853
https://www.wave3.com/2022/02/02/vigil-held-metro-corrections-inmates-who-died-while-custody/
https://www.wlky.com/article/vigil-outside-louisville-jail-memory-dead-inmates/38949486
Nov. 11, 2021 Vigil to urge Metro Council to vote “No” on FOP contract https://firstulou.org/events/buddhist-justice-collective-silent-vigil/