In this short clip from Red Light Busking Presents Kanda Vol.1: Bedroom Shut, Music Up, the speakers reflects on the fear and pain of seeing their son enter prison. Describing it as one of the worst times of their life, even worse than their own experience of jail, because they feared their son would be lost to the system. The clip explores how youth custody can become a revolving door, where young people keep returning unless they are mentally strong, supported and given a real way out. Part of the storyline Over-Representation of African Caribbeans in the Criminal Justice System, this clip asks what happens when young Black boys enter a system that can be difficult to escape.

In this short clip from Red Light Busking Presents Kanda Vol.1: Bedroom Shut, Music Up, the speakers reflects on the moment prison became real. Describing being around older people who had already gone through the system, the pressure of being “next in line”, and the frightening reality of entering prison as a 17-year-old girl surrounded by people convicted of serious crimes. Part of the storyline Over-Representation of African Caribbeans in the Criminal Justice System, this clip explores how young people can be pulled into cycles of crime, loyalty, fear and punishment before they fully understand the consequences.

Gone Gone Gone - Written and performed by Monique Danielle, Shamarni Richards, Arda Oksuz, Prince Awoyemi Produced by Menko. This is part of the sound tracks released as part of our exhibition called Red Light Busking presents Kanda Vol.1 Bedroom Shut Music Up. An immersive, music-heavy exhibition exploring why music like grime was created and whether it was a reaction to, or a reflection of, life caught up in the criminal justice system, and what wider forces in society were at play... For more details on the event please visit our page https://www.redlightbusking.com/blog/categories/kanda-vol-1-bedroom-shut-music-up

In this short clip from our Over representation of African Caribbeans in the criminal justice system, the speakers reflect on money, youth culture, gangs, loyalty and the reality of young people being pulled into dangerous lifestyles from a young age. The conversation challenges the simple idea that gangs are always highly organised structures. Sometimes, they are groups of friends, shaped by poverty, loyalty, pressure and the desire to earn money. The clip also explores how policing and institutions can misunderstand the issue by focusing only on drugs or crime, rather than the wider lifestyle, background and social conditions surrounding young people. Part of the storyline exploring the over-representation of African Caribbeans in the criminal justice system, this clip asks us to look beyond labels and understand what young people are being offered — and what they are missing.