One of the challenges to getting real reform to the justice system is that people who have been directly impacted by incarceration aren’t treated as subject matter experts. We understand the challenges better than anyone yet too often our voices are muffled or tokenized.

Millionaires & billionaires looted the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and took loans that were intended to save actual small businesses. That’s where our energy/outrage/anger should be directed.

This pandemic has exposed the ugly realities of the rigged economy. While 467 billionaires saw their wealth increase by $730 billion in the last few months, working families lost their jobs, health care and homes. We need an economy that works for all, not just the 1%.

Ted Cruz voted to pass a $740,000,000,000 military budget two weeks ago. That's $2 billion a day, every day.

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The Earned Sentence Credit Expansion bill might look complicated, but it’s really simple. Virginia Senate Democrats Senator Scott Surovell - ssurovell.bsky.social Senator Jennifer Boysko @DonScott757 Dick Saslaw

As a #Cancer there is nothing more fearful to you than vulnerability.

Ronnie Long, who has spent 44 years in a North Carolina prison for a rape he always said he didn’t commit, will soon be released. Police and prosecutors withheld critical evidence during his 1976 trial, at which he was sentenced to 80 years in prison. charlotteobserver.com/news/local/cri…

When Dr. Ayim Darkeh's mom asked him what it's like being a Black doctor, he told her "there are moments where it's amazing." "Especially when I get my older patients who are members of the civil rights generation," he said. "They're so proud of me." npr.org/2020/08/28/906…

#FreeChristopherBennett

Yesterday during the #VaLeg session a member asserted I misled the body in sharing a police chief’s support on a ban on no-knock warrants. B/C it was done publicly, I believe my response needs to be shared publicly. My response/ letter is below. Oh and, #JusticeforBreonnaTalyor

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ACTION: Tell your reps VA should stop scrutinizing the supervised—make a firm commitment to second chances and end mass supervision. As it stands, probation is a set up for failure—another driver of mass incarceration. Let’s end the prison to probation to prison merry go round.

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Let’s pass a law that all Member of Congress can only make the minimum wage.

Imagine dropping your 8yr old off at school & needing a DNA test to indentify them upon return.

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Bojangles was informed he wasn't allowed to hold Shirley Temple's hand while filming the stair scene in the film, "The Little Colonel." She insisted anyway and grabbed his hand during the act. This scene became the first time where integrated dance partners were filmed

@Morbidful In a battle, a soldier went to bring his wounded friend back from the battlefield. His Captain said, "Its of no use! Your friend must be dead". But the soldier still went and brought back his friend. Seeing the dead body, the Captain says, "I told you its of no worth. He's dead".