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The only news most people ever hear about the inner city comes from grim headlines; the only residents they can name are characters on 'The Wire.' Of course, ignorance of a community doesn't stop outsiders from having opinions about it or passing laws that govern it.
James Forman, Jr.
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We must continue to recruit progressive prosecutors to run in local elections, support those who do, and hold them accountable if they win.
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Prosecutors committed to reform need talented staff members who share that commitment, and our best legal talent should flock to their offices.
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Attica. The name itself has long signified resistance to prison abuse and state violence.
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You can get rid of the teacher certification requirements, and you're still not going to have a rush of incredibly high-quality people going into teaching as long as teachers are valued in the way they currently are. The way we value people is by how much we pay them.
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Mass incarceration is the result of small, distinct steps, each of whose significance becomes more apparent over time, and only when considered in light of later events.
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I find it very frustrating how much passing the buck there is in the criminal justice system when it comes to taking responsibility for outcomes.
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Most people that take jobs as police officers are taking them because they're good jobs. Many who go into these jobs are doing it because it's good work.
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We need to hire more black police officers in this country because these are good jobs, and African Americans should have their fair share of good jobs. But we shouldn't do it because we think that's going to change policing. We have to push for police reform in other ways.
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In terms of addressing crime issues in the black community, the dominant political class has historically refused to endorse the full slate of reforms along lines of education, economic security, housing, etc, necessary to address the root causes.
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I clerked for a judge, William Norris, on the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals right after law school and then for Justice O'Connor the next year.
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I think I've always had that orientation to try to understand the humanity behind people with whom I disagree.
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