Impossible to overstate the significance of this. A GOP county executive in NY issued an executive order to collect data to prove bail reform was a "woke" disaster for safety. Result: His county was named the safest community in America. 2 years in a row.patch.com/new-york/eastm…

21 states partially or fully closed at least one correctional facility since 2000. Nicole D. Porter (she/her) explains how repurposing closed prisons for community & commercial use can serve as a next step in strengthening communities and ending mass incarceration. bit.ly/3PzhBvF

Instead of Rehabilitation, Prisons Fuel a Vicious Cycle of Instability theappeal.org/prison-warehou… #Education #MentalHealth #Support #Norway

A “sweep of sex offenders” .. most likely people who have served their sentences and are still consistently walking on egg shells just to live a normal life. #endtheregistry #abolishtheregistry nypost.com/2022/08/20/kie…

BREAKING NOW: Video emerges of 3 Arkansas police officers BEATING MAN outside convenience store in Crawford County…

It is so easy to end up on the other side of the criminal justice system. We need to stop pretending it isn’t!

Right now, a recidivism rate is what you get when you put people in a toxic prison environment.

The absolutely horrific part is, this is just commonplace in our prison system. Absolutely no oversight, transparency, or respect for human life.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” ― Malcolm X

"You are penalized most for defending yourself in court. Life sentences are the punishment for refusing a plea. Innocent people tend to believe the system will work for them. It doesn't. Many people sentenced to life would be free if they admitted to things they did not do."

Solution for prison under-staffing...LESS PRISONERS!

The average person in state prison is 39 years old and has a 10th grade education. Most were arrested for the first time at age 18 or younger, 38% at age 16 or younger.

What if the presumption was always freedom, and we required the government to establish--every year, two years, five years--that public safety justified keeping an incarcerated person in prison? There's no reason why we can't flip presumptions about incarceration on their head.

After spending (sometimes) years being reliant on family/friends, not being able to provide for yourself or loved ones. The mental toll this can take on a person is a problem in and of itself.

This is more than enough evidence that our prison system needs to be abolished, 23 years of a man’s life and we’re “not sure” of his guilt. #abolishprisons npr.org/2022/09/19/112…

.Haus Lending. I own 92 properties & you’re telling me I can’t apply for a loan because of a 26 year old felony? I’m more experienced than 90% of your applicants. Criminal record discrimination serves as a surrogate for race-based discrimination in the US. Department of Housing and Urban Development DOJ Civil Rights Division

Hey Governor Kay Ivey ...

Violent crime and public prosecution munkschool.utoronto.ca/research/viole…

Prison is a life sentence regardless of the sentence the judge gives you

Can we as a society, agree if we’re going to say “mmhm” after each grouping, or stay silent while someone is giving us a phone number?