Thread by @IreneGentle, A fundamental part of, and test of, society is its justice system. [...]

A fundamental part of, and test of, society is its justice system. So a fundamental part of journalism is a reporter like @alysanmati. She reports on cases before the courts, but also on issues of justice itself, tackling critical issues of our time+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/23/for-years-ontario-police-have-been-first-to-respond-to-mental-health-crises-should-they-be.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...

For years, Ontario police have been first to respond to mental-health crises. Should they be?

Inquests into several deaths following mental-health calls have called for changes to police practices. Increasingly, advocates are calling for more s...

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/23/for-years-ontario-police-have-been-first-to-respond-to-mental-health-crises-should-they-be.html

She goes beyond news headlines to get to relevant issues that flow from news of the day+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/21/if-we-defund-the-police-will-we-need-fewer-jails-and-prisons.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...

If we defund the police, will we need fewer jails and prisons?

If calls to defund the police are answered, it will mean far fewer people in custody. This in turn has some people demanding we spend less on the jail...

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/21/if-we-defund-the-police-will-we-need-fewer-jails-and-prisons.html

Alyshah often explores issues of access and equity, including opportunities to reform how justice is delivered+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/19/inside-ontarios-first-major-criminal-trial-by-zoom.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...

Inside Ontario’s first major criminal trial by Zoom

The judge wasn’t in her formal robes, the lawyers used each other’s first names — and no one needed a mask. A Toronto gun-trafficking trial held by vi...

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/19/inside-ontarios-first-major-criminal-trial-by-zoom.html

Those issues include how it can be seen to be done - and how that visibility can be a change for the better+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/05/thousands-watched-the-theriault-decision-and-city-councils-police-debate-online-is-livestreaming-the-future-of-democracy.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...

Thousands watched the Theriault decision and city council’s police debate online. Is livestreaming...

COVID-19 has forced the courts and municipal governments to adopt new ways of allowing public access, which could help accountability in the future sa...

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/07/05/thousands-watched-the-theriault-decision-and-city-councils-police-debate-online-is-livestreaming-the-future-of-democracy.html

Like the rest of society, justice needs to be examined in relation to evolving knowledge and social factors. Alyshah never loses sight of that need and helps readers understand what is at stake+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/12/when-systemic-and-structural-racism-is-considered-in-sentencing.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...

When ‘systemic and structural’ racism is considered in sentencing

A top Ontario court judge found significant details in a social history report to guide his sentence of a convicted Black man. What the offender exper...

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/12/when-systemic-and-structural-racism-is-considered-in-sentencing.html

Alyshah does that amid a prodigious and intelligent twitter presence that often details in real time what is happening on an important live court story. She provides context on the spot of what it means and why it matters+

Alyshah provides the history that can get lost when history, as it so often does, shows up in present news and concerns+ https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/07/the-status-of-calls-to-disarm-defund-and-reform-ontario-police-amid-anti-racism-protests.html">https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/...

Here is the status of calls to disarm, defund and reform Ontario police amid anti-racism protests

Anti-racism protests have renewed the push for reforms in Canadian policing. Here’s where they stand.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/06/07/the-status-of-calls-to-disarm-defund-and-reform-ontario-police-amid-anti-racism-protests.html

Courts can be a raw place, filled with human anguish, loss, grief, fear, anger. Liberty is at stake, justice is at stake. It is traumatic for participants, and painful for those who witness and document it. Alyshah never loses touch with the humanity behind the system+

@alysanmati is one of a valued team of reporters, providing breaking news, context and analysis of justice in our city and province. You can find more of her and her talented colleagues here https://www.thestar.com/
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