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.
“Promise works with government agencies to support individuals being released from custody both pre-trial and post-conviction. Promise provides tools for the individuals being released, for the government workers interacting with those individuals, and for government leaders who need data to make better-informed decisions around incarceration and public safety.“
Forbes
March 18, 2019
Read More“The film focuses on the so-called NYPD 12, a group of 12 police officers who in 2016 publicly accused the NYPD of continuing to demand arrest quotas despite a state-wide law that made them illegal in 2010, and further for pressuring cops to arbitrarily target black and Latino men ages 14 to 21, solely to keep their arrest numbers high.“
Forbes
October 31, 2018
Read More“The second sentence of the formerly incarcerated is a stigma that each of us contributes to. It begins the moment a returning citizen is released. Sometimes the second sentence is easy to recognize, like the ‘have you ever been convicted of a crime’ question on an employment application. Other times, it is harder to identify, like when we cross the street to avoid a homeless person asking for spare change.“
Forbes
October 9, 2018
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