Like the majority of Americans, I have an immediate family member locked up behind bars. My dad is in prison & at the age of 75, he is high risk for the virus. If we forget about incarcerated people we’ll lose to the virus and we’ll lose ourselves.https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/chesa-boudin-on-his-incarcerated-father-and-the-threat-of-the-coronavirus-in-prisons …
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@NewYorker a couple days ago, no one in my dad’s prison had tested positive. Now they have. Time is of the essence. This pandemic made it clearer than ever that mass incarceration must end. Public health & public safety depend on it.29 replies 86 retweets 348 likesShow this thread -
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We have over-criminalized behavior we don't like. That is what we should examine. We have addicts in prison shi need HELP, nnot a cell. Eliminate the PROBLEM and mass incarceration goes away.
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Purely punitive approach is not something I agree with. I believe he has paid dearly -and no longer is a threat to society.
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Yes, it is well-documented that people "age out" of crime. Age alone suggests he is not a threat.
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Not exactly. Old people do kill. His father has never expressed remorse for his actions. Here is a story of a 77 year old who was released and killed againhttps://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/news/453967-77-year-old-murderer-released-for-being-too-old-to-kill-convicted-again-for%3famp …
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Anecdotal evidence less convincing than the empirical https://ucr.fbi.gov › age_race...PDF
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