Regional Justice Center Explained

Regional Justice Center is an American hardcore band from Seattle, Washington. The band is named after a jail in Kent, Washington.^[1] The band has released two full-length albums and a handful of EPs. The band's first album, World of Inconvenience, was released in 2018 on Closed Casket Activities.^[2] The album was created after frontman Ian Shelton's experience with an incarcerated family member.^{[3] [4]} The group's second album, Crime and Punishment, was released in 2021 on Closed Casket Activities.^{[5] [6]} On September 20th, 2024, the band released their third and final album titled Freedom Sweet Freedom. A large part of this records writing process was in collaboration with Ian's aforementioned family member, Max Shelton, with his stage name being Vatican Voss. Both Ian and Max wrote and performed on the album. ^[7]

Discography

• World of Inconvenience (2018)
• Crime and Punishment (2021)
• Freedom Sweet Freedom (2024)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Enos . Morgan . "A Joyful Burden": How Ian Shelton Of Militarie Gun & Regional Justice Center Makes Art Out Of Negativity . . 22 February 2023.
2. Web site: The Monday Grind: REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER Give You A World of Inconvenience . Metal Injection . 22 February 2023.
3. Web site: Adams . Gregory . How a Family Member's Incarceration Inspired a Hardcore Concept Album . . 22 February 2023.
4. Web site: Ozzi . Dan . Hardcore Clashes with the Prison System on Regional Justice Center's LP . . 22 February 2023.
5. Web site: Breihan . Tom . Stream Regional Justice Center's Short, Frantic, Feral Hardcore Album Crime & Punishment . . 22 February 2023.
6. Web site: Hadusek . Jon . Regional Justice Center Break Down New Album Crime and Punishment Track by Track: Stream . . 22 February 2023.
7. Web site: Regional Justice Center Announce New Album Freedom, Sweet Freedom, Share Songs: Listen . Pitchfork . 8 September 2024.