From Vera
The United States is a world leader in mass incarceration. Our prisons and jails are notoriously violent and inhumane. Millions of people are housed in often overcrowded, crumbling facilities, where health care and food standards are abysmal. We pour billions of dollars into this dysfunctional system—neglecting critical housing, health care, and education needs—and it doesn’t make us any safer. Mass incarceration harms incarcerated people, families, corrections staff, and the very fabric of our communities.
Decarceration—or reducing the number of people held in prisons and jails—can shrink the overall footprint of the carceral system and allow us to invest in the resources and services our communities actually need to improve health and safety.
But how do we decarcerate? There are many ways. Here are some of them. Continue reading >>>
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