There are 1.3 million people incarcerated in state prisons across the country right now. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in extraordinarily long, punitive sentences that were never warranted in the first place.pic.twitter.com/tvN96qWw6t
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There are 1.3 million people incarcerated in state prisons across the country right now. Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in extraordinarily long, punitive sentences that were never warranted in the first place.pic.twitter.com/tvN96qWw6t
Black and Brown people are disproportionately impacted by incarceration, our communities torn apart by decades of harmful policies. All of the state laws that contribute to this system of mass incarceration have one thing in common: A governor's signature.pic.twitter.com/ixhmTPyCda
We know that smarter policies lead to safer communities. The 35 states that have reduced their prison populations saw a simultaneous reduction in crime.https://www.aclu.org/news/smart-justice/decarceration-and-crime-during-covid-19/?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=200805_redemption_blog_tw&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=redemption&utm_content=200805_massincarceration_blog&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=200805_redemption_blog_tw …
It’s time to begin liberating people who have been wronged by a broken, unjust and racist criminal legal system. Committing to that means that we’re committing to stronger and safer communities and correcting decades of generational harm. https://action.aclu.org/petition/tell-governors-embrace-clemency-pathway-redemption?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=200805_redemption_petition_tw&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=redemption&utm_content=200805_massincarceration_petition&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=200805_redemption_petition_tw …
ACLU = Dismissing facts!
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