My heart is bursting. On the eve of my first child's birth, my dad - who's been in prison nearly my entire life - was granted clemency. He never intended harm, yet his crime devastated many families. My heart breaks for the families that can never get their loved ones back.
The average american commits three felonies a day and is inherently illegal, Many classes of crime like manslaughter specifically preclude choice and are only for accidents.
In this land of #MassIncarceration, we have no coherent reason to imprison peoplehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704471504574438900830760842 …