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"The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander is an absolute must read for all individuals living in this country, especially those with the desire to learn more or understand the system of mass incarceration in this country, and those attempting come up with unique and innovative ways to challenge, and reform this system of justice so that it is truly fair, and…

According to the ACLU, The "school-to-prison pipeline" refers to the policies and practices that push our nation's schoolchildren, especially our most at-risk children, out of classrooms and into the juvenile and criminal justice systems.  This pipeline reflects the prioritization of incarceration over education.  For a growing number of students, the path to incarceration includes the "stops" below. Failing Public Schools For…

Written by: Brian Kincade The American prison system is massive. So massive that its estimated turnover of $74 billion eclipses the GDP of 133 nations. What is perhaps most unsettling about this fun fact is that it is the American taxpayer who foots the bill, and is increasingly padding the pockets of publicly traded corporations like Corrections Corporation of America and GEO Group.…

Your help is desperately needed!   According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Chicago reported 500 murders in 2012.  People are dying every day for SENSELESS reasons here in Chicago.  To add insult to injury, Cook County reported 11,842 NEW FELONY CONVICTIONS in the same year.  That’s 11,842 new individuals with extreme barriers to employment and social acceptance to add…

God fearing, Proud, Strong, Extremely Intelligent, Caring, Well mannered, Polite, Gentle, trustworthy, Well Spoken, Non Violent, Ambitious, Loving, Emotionally Stable, Courageous, Respectful of Women, Nature, and other Ethnic groups, Empathetic, Peaceful, Peer Pressure resistant, College bound future Doctors, Lawyers, Politicians and Teachers and businessmen, Future Loving Husbands, Fathers community Leaders and mentors.......This is what the MEN of a THE FELONY FREE…

So you made it! You paid your debt to society. 10 years of pain and misery; 10 years away from your wife, kids, mother, brothers and sisters; 10 yrs. of physical confrontation fighting for nothing and everything at the same time; 10 years of being told what to do and when to do it; 10 years of dealing with unsavory prison guards;…