Month: September 2015

Ending Mass Incarceration Is A Big Political Talking Point

The 2016 presidential election is already shaping up to be an intense match between the donkey and the elephant parties.  While it’s way too soon to predict any front-runner for either party, several issues have already made their way into the talking points on both sides.  There are the trite talking points that arise every …

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How to end mass incarceration

68 Million Americans Living with Convictions

“68 million people living with convictions – more than the entire population of France. We are in danger of becoming a nation of criminals, because we are policing from a place of fear.” This quote was taken from Rick Jones, executive director of Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem when he testified on June 26 on …

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68 Million Americans have a criminal record