The US isn't just home to the world's most incarcerated people. It’s also home to the world's most *formerly* incarcerated people—who are 10 times more likely to be homeless. We can't end the housing crisis until we repair the harms of mass incarceration. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Every time you hear the word "crime" in the next 66 days...remember: Violent crime had the largest year-over-year decline since people started keeping stats, last year was a huge drop too Crime is substantially lower than it was 4 years ago

It’s the only place to be #dmb #davematthewsband #davematthews #dmbgorgecrew #dmbgc #gorgecrew

What do the fact that he has felony convictions have to do with his conduct at Arlington Cemetery? Stop with the fucking “felon” rhetoric already! 😡

17 year olds can’t vote, Elon Musk!

🧵Big news! Today JULIAN released our report (and dashboard!) on racial disparities in VA police stops. Takeaways: 1) 94 agencies had had at least one significant racial disparity. 2) There's some evidence disparities are decreasing over time julianfreedom.org/data-visualiza…

THIS FRIDAY you can meet our exhibit's storytellers! 📸 From Hampton ➡️ Richmond, from South Boston ➡️ Christiansburg, our exhibit features eight storytellers who’ve been touched by the Virginia prison system. JOIN US to create a Virginia that prioritizes #PeopleNotPrisons.

Y'ALL. This tool is SO COOL. And important--transparent data is a big deal in a fight for more accountability! Examples I just pulled: The Fairfax PD have HIGHER racial disparity in arrest rates & search rates in 2023 than they had in 2020. Richmond PD has VERY high disparity.

The words we use matter. When someone shares our personal, private images without our consent, it is a form of abuse. Let’s call it what it is. #exploitationnotentertainment Matt

.Shawn Weneta of Humanization Project and Ben Knotts of AFP Foundation discuss Governor Youngkin's Executive Order 36: "Stand Tall, Stay Strong, Succeed Together," meant to help Virginians on probation re-enter society and avoid recidivism. apple.co/3Mz3abG

🎤🎤 The dynamic duo of criminal justice reform in Virginia: Shawn Weneta of Humanization Project and Ben Knotts of AFP Virginia podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tra…

“The U.S. is not only home to the world’s largest population of incarcerated people—it’s also home to the world’s largest population of formerly incarcerated people, who are almost 10 times more likely to be homeless than the general public.” Next City nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

#FF part 2 Shannon Minter Sarah Golightley David Gray-Hammond Catherine Zoltan Tho Vinh Banh Germán Luis Parodi @aubrey_EL Amy Pearson Jessica Jackson Rachael Gass 🧠🌎🛰️ Jasmine E Harris Oliver Lewis Rebecca Shaeffer Josh Blandi Judge Stephen Dillard Scott E. Peyton @icarsbecky Dior Vargas Joe Brummer

You may want to rethink this tweet! #valeg

We Arnold Ventures were frustrated that the US publishes data on the # of hogs slaughtered each day with a one day lag but national crime stats only annually, 9 months later. Since the FBI can't/won't publish more timely data, we funded the creation of realtimecrimeindex.com

🎙 Could earned compliance credits be the key to encouraging rehabilitation behind bars? ROC’s Virginia and West Virginia Director, Danny Murphy, discussed this and more on an episode of The ROC Podcast. Catch the full conversation here 👇 youtu.be/XYKase9LiUs

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Usually want to pay attention when Chuck Meire drops a thread…