The US has long been a violent #PoliceState. We have more than four times India's prison population, and they have four times our population. The time for #CriminalJusticeReform was a century ago. We need a radical transformation of the system.
#AbolishThePolice #AbolishPrison
https://www.europesays.com/1964600/ Did the U.K. Propose a ‘Two-Tier Justice System’ for Criminal Sentencing? – Peter Gattuso #CriminalJusticeReform #GreatBritain #JudicialReforms #UnitedKingdom
March 24 International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims. We recommend Safe Place, a NYT Op-Doc short documentary film presenting the story of Jerod Draper, a Southern Indiana man who endured a fatal night of torture after being arrested for a routine traffic stop. 1/2
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/safe-place/
#HumanRights #HumanRightsViolations #CriminalJusticeReform #Education #HigherEducation @education
@codeofamor PS We just noticed the "Vipassanta" in your bio. Do you know the film The Dhamma Brothers? We worked with the filmmakers and we have a feeling you might appreciate it.
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-dhamma-brothers/
#Vipassana #Meditation #CriminalJustice #CriminalJusticeReform #AntiRacism #RacialEquity @education @film
India Spellman: In 2023, A Woman Was Exonerated After Over a Decade in Prison for a Crime She Didn’t Commit https://shinemycrown.com/india-spellman-in-2023-a-woman-was-exonerated-after-over-a-decade-in-prison-for-a-crime-she-didnt-commit/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Exoneration #JusticeForAll #WrongfulConviction #WomenInJustice #CriminalJusticeReform
There is now a presidential pardon czar whose job is to recommend presidential commutations and pardons, who was herself pardoned after spending 20 years in a federal prison for a first-time, nonviolent offense: https://www.npr.org/2025/02/25/nx-s1-5307330/trump-pardon-czar-who-is-alice-marie-johnson
#law #legal #npr #alicemariejohnson #chandelisduster #47 #politics #us #usa #dstates #unitedstatesofamerica #criminaljustice #criminaljusticereform
Celebrate Black History Month with The Dhamma Brothers. This documentary explores the transformative Vipassana meditation program at Donaldson Correctional Facility in Alabama. This film and our classroom-ready lesson plans for grades 9-12 explore sentencing disparities and dismantle stereotypes about men behind prison bars.
https://journeysinfilm.org/product/the-dhamma-brothers/
#CriminalJustice #CriminalJusticeReform #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #MentalHealth #Education #Homeschooling @education
https://atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-naacp-gerald-griggs/
Griggs said. “You can expect the #NAACP to continue to be the #voice of #minority groups, particularly #AfricanAmericans, as we push for #equity, #equality, and push back on #racialintolerance and #discrimination.” #JimmyAtchison, #VincentTruitt and #RayshardBrooks as the cases of alleged #policebrutality that he’s most focused on.
#NAACP #blmjustice #criminaljusticereform #wrongfulconvictions #wrongfulimprisonment #exonerationlaw #endprosecutorialmisconduct #civilrights #GeorgeFloyd #PoliceReform #DefundThePolice #1619Project
There's something in here about nonprofit independence that is tickling my brain but I'm too tired from Hell Week to untangle it right now.
#BailReform
#CashBailFunds
#CriminalJusticeReform
#Nonprofits
#Philanthropy
A fascinating — and frightening — look at how much junk science gets used in trials.
“There are problems with certain types of DNA testing, hair microscopy, shaken baby syndrome, old arson investigation techniques, … bite mark evidence, shoe print evidence, tire tread evidence, blood spatter evidence—all these forensic techniques are used regularly.”
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2023/01/we-need-to-get-junk-science-out-of-courtrooms
#FactOfTheDay: California recorded 11,332 juvenile arrests in 2020, the lowest amount since 1980.
Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gh46x_4E
