Justice Reform

The United States has the largest prison population in the world. In 2010, Michelle Alexander’s ground-breaking book “The New Jim Crow” spotlighted the current age of Mass Incarceration. But the concept has been promoted since Alexis de Tocqueville studied US jails and penitentiaries in the 1830’s. The school to prison pipeline continues to cost our society in ways seen and unseen. Meanwhile, police brutality disproportionately affects black Americans. These speakers are rethinking criminal justice, rehabilitation, and policing.

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  • Interrogating the Criminal Justice System Through Art
    Artists Russell Craig and Hank Willis Thomas and writer Brea Baker on using their creative practices to indict and reform the prison-industrial complex.
  • VSCO Aims To Document Black Joy With New Campaign
    Recent initiatives such as #BlackOutTuesday and the Pull Up Or Shut Up challenge have been popularized by companies intent on participating in the timely conversations centered on social injustice. But…
  • Activist Donna Hylton fights for criminal justice reform after 27 years in prison
    Hylton, who experienced unimaginable childhood trauma, discusses the path that led her to found the organization, A Little Piece of Light.
  • Common Launches Music Program in Maximum Security Prison
    Oscar, Emmy and Grammy award-winning artist Common is on a mission to re-imagine the nation's criminal justice system.
  • The Root Institute 2021: Defund, Abolish or Reform? What to Do About Police and Prisons
    Brittany Packnett Cunningham and Monifa Bandele join Michael Harriot to discuss the controversial opinions surrounding this thought-provoking issue.
  • Packnett Cunningham will receive ‘Triumph’ Award
    St. Louis native and activist Brittany Packnett Cunningham, will be honored December 7 at the National Action Network's 2nd annual Triumph Awards. The Triumph Awards spotlight African Americans who have…
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Justice reform addresses structural issues in criminal justice systems such as racial profiling, over-criminalization, and mass incarceration. It also addresses restorative justice and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.
Justice reform is imperative for a more equal society. The current criminal justice system disproportionately penalizes people of color, the poor, and the disabled. Reforming the system is important for the health and safety of everyone.
Popular changemakers speaking about justice reform today include Dr. Michelle Alexander, Donna Hylton, Dr. Phillip Goff, Speech, and Joshua Safran.
The United States has more of its population imprisoned than any other country in the world; the current justice system is discriminatory and needs reformation. Justice reform speakers promote innovative ideas and inspire change. With trending topics such as #AbolishThePolice and #DefundThePolice, it is important to understand the overwhelming benefits to the greater society when resources are allocated properly.
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