Our Criminal Justice Agenda
Currently, too many individuals, families, and communities suffer due to mass incarceration. Especially those who end up behind bars. They’ll go in with the prospect of being sentenced under a mandatory minimum, then they’ll leave with the prospects of unemployment and low-wage work, despite having served their time in prison, which then costs us in terms of state assistance and loss of tax revenue. This is no way to treat our own. When our public safety and criminal justice system rely on smart, restorative practices rather than promoting high rates of imprisonment, then we improve safety for all.
Let’s Dare to Act for:
A restorative justice system, instead of a punitive-based system
Repealing the death penalty
Ending our cash bail system
Taxing and regulating marijuana
Ending the criminalization of private debt
De-escalation training and demilitarizing the police
Stopping mandatory minimums and excessive sentences
A culture of community policing
Strengthening re-entry programs
Community oversight of police
Dismantling the for-profit criminal justice system (and include retraining opportunities for personnel)