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Civil Society Issues

Many issues that are primary drivers of mass incarceration cannot be remedied through government solutions alone. Issues such as broken families and mental health, both forever altered by over criminalization, cannot be simply be repaired through legislation. Civil Society has the unique capability to address certain social issues that government cannot, or to address them more effectively than government can. This section also addresses issues in which over-policing attempts to fix issues that should be handled through the community.

How Private Companies Are Profiting from Mass Incarceration

“We know it’s no accident that our prisons and jails have been filled to bursting over the past 40 years. America imprisons more people than any other nation on earth—a staggering 25% of all the world’s incarcerated people are behind bars in the US. This lock-’em-culture has its roots in slavery and the racist “tough-on-crime” laws that started being passed back in the 1970s. But here we are on the cusp of 2020, with studies showing that mass incarceration doesn’t make us safer, with political leaders on both sides of the aisle agreeing that the criminal justice system needs to be transformed, and yet mass incarceration is still with us. What’s the reason for that? We think there are billions and billions of them...“

Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream

October 23, 2019

Civil Society SolutionsPhillip ReevesOctober 23, 2019Ben and Jerry's Ice CreamComment

Civil Society Issues

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