A former as someone who for and on top of the law list and as a former as someone whos lived in new york and a former resident of america said a very sad it is just lived in new york the former resident of america said a very sad its very sad its like it just doesnt seem like a very very sad its it just doesnt seem like a very thoughtful way to deal with a with a crisis that acts as a crisis and that very thoughtful way to d deal with it with a crisis that acts as a crisis and thats not the way to deal with human beings no. Way to deal with human beings no. Not at all let me let me run you the plan 1st lets explain to people what bill de blasio put it all let me let me run you the clam 1st lets explain to people what bill de blasio is for. So like basing our president ial canon and what right 5 seconds it was 8. 00 and 4. 00 so like basing our president ial canon and. 5 seconds it was a it was ok as. The plan basically works homey it was ok then as. The plan basically works Homeless Individuals and families are eligible for the special one Time Assistance Program if there was some vigils and families are eligible for the special one Time Assistance Program if they can prove they have been new york city in a new york city shelter for at least 90 days and that their household and can prove they have been in new york city in a new york city shelter for at least 90 days and that their Household Income is no more than twice what it owes what they owe when rent and if they qualify as no more than twice what it owes what they owe when rent and if they qualify the city essentially pays for their moving costs and like one years worth of revenue may the city essentially pays for their moving costs and like one years worth of revenue move them to a city and a home somewhere around the country a lot of them do a city and a home somewhere around the country a lot of them have been in new jersey and things like that but the problem is the citys not following up on this and did in new jersey and things like that but the problem is the citys not following up on this in any real way and a lot of people are being moved in the less than stellar locations but right a real way and a lot of people are being moved in the less than stellar locations but right if you are just sort of disappearing and falling off the map and nobodys really paying attention to her that as a native you are just sort of disappearing and falling off the map and nobodys really paying attention to who it is and thats what what i find most disturbing is that sounds very much like something that happened you know and this is what what i find the most disturbing is it sounds very much like something that happened you know 10203040 years ago it was San Francisco in portland have you and 203040 years ago it was San Francisco and portland have years. Similar tactics started under main then mayor gavin newsom similar tactics started under may then mayor gavin newsom. Who some of you have seen. Lots of on t. V. Them. Who some of you have seen. Lots of on t. V. Very progressive very for the people gavin newsom had this homework very progressive very for the people gavin newsom had this Homeward Bound Program from. A and it transferred it to. The people a year and the same thing some people did find a place to believe city officials when they later and the same thing some people did find a place to believe city officials when they looked into things found that a lot of people on reachable missing just completely missing things found that a lot of people on reachable missing just completely missing. Jail had already had our rich already returned turned back to homelessness and the last and in the time that they left them out and 3 years after they started transplanting their homeless and 3 years after they started transplanting their homeless Portland Oregon found that 3 months after departures nearly half of what almost half the people in oregon found that 3 months after departures nearly half of what almost half the people. Its about. Half of those who had been transported and. Could. Reach that promised housing and some have lost their promised housing so they didnt get the housing that they were promised they didnt get biggest things and to me if youre going to give money for someone they didnt get the housing that they were promised they didnt get biggest things and to me if youre going to give money for someone its like a home or a bad. And or go back where it just feels very go back where you came with us like homeward bound or go back where it just feels very go back where you came here homeward bound oh here why dont we get you to new jersey or somewhere else while im here homeward bound oh here why dont we get you to new jersey or somewhere else why dont you take 89000000. 00 and build them Affordable Housing right thats why i think if youre going to sort of you take 89000000. 00 and build them Affordable Housing right thats why i think if youre going to sort of runs us know housing long term or telling your nets theres a lot of options with 89000000. 00 us know housing long term are telling and thats theres a lot of options with 89000000. 00 this city pushes back on that argument and here is how the every department of this city pushes back on that argument here is how the every department of Homeless Services in new york city depend on these costs telling the post that the single most services in new york city depend on these costs telling the post that the city actually saves on shelter funding which amounts to about 41000. 00 anyway per family could be actually saves on shelter funding which amounts to about 41000 and youll be perfectly compared to the average yearly rent of around 17000. 00 families elsewhere across not in their city right so i mean youre taking these people paired to the average yearly rent of around 17000 to house families elsewhere across not in their city right so i mean youre taking these people and there was one lawsuit right now that a couple a family of 4 was beautiful and there was one lawsuit right now that a couple a family of 4 was put into a home in new jersey the literally didnt have Running Water or let into a home in new jersey the literally didnt have Running Water or electricity and so but now you can now you can pull yourself up by the bootstraps because where help tricity and so but now you can now you can pull yourself up by the bootstraps because were helping you out for a year but we. Youre not letting the mayors of the towns know or any kind of officials when youre not reading you all for your butt when youre not letting the mayors of the towns know or any kind of officials when youre not reaching out to these people after theyre there and all that how do you expect to go from home was to successful with these people after theyre there and all that how do you expect to go from homeless to successful within a year its insane i mean i dont know theres really any and even a year its insane i mean i dont know theres really any any way for that to have to happen in any real way you know one of the things that sort of way for that to have to happen in any real way you know one of the things thats really upset exactly and simone who is a pool policy analyst at coalition for the homeless said we are really upset exactly and simone who is a pool policy analyst at coalition for the homeless said we are in this really seeing a lot of complaints about conditions now that the program has an operation long enough that initially seen a lot of complaints about conditions now that the program has an operation long enough that the soda subsidy is expiring one of the main concerns is it might not be realists the soda subsidy is expiring one of the main concerns is it might not be realistic for people to be entirely yourselves sufficient after that worst year and part of the day for people to be entirely yourselves sufficient after that worst year and part of that is because theres no job part of that theres no food part of this out is because theres no job part of that there is no food part of this program it isnt heres a package and saying we would like to go back to more to our hometown we would like program it isnt heres a package and saying we would like to go back to more to our hometown we would like to move into a place for that to say ok heres 20000. 00 to get you on your feet and get your feet to move into a place for that to say ok heres 20000 dollars to get you on your feet and get your family along with food and food stamps or whatever theres no actual how family along with food stamps or whatever theres no actual how its throw money and once 1. 00. Theyre out of their zip code out of the 21 to make money and once once theyre out of their zip code out of the 212 they can just move on because we want to world we dont want to see them we can just move on because we want the world we dont want to see the movie. Anymore. If theres one thing as this with contemporary us Foreign Policy is pax america theres one thing as this with contemporary us Foreign Policy is Pax Americana its the use of sanctions as a tool of diplomacy from north korea to the sudan qana its use of sanctions as a tool of diplomacy from north korea to the sudan to cuba to defend as well over the last 6 decades the United States government has been is to cuba to defend its will over the last 6 decades the United States government has been issuing economic and military sanctions against a plethora of individuals businesses and governments around the glittering economic and military sanctions against a plethora of individuals businesses and governments around the globe in many situations were told that sanctions are applied in order to punish rival government open many situations were told that sanctions are applied in order to punish rival governments for leaders and to inspire their oppressed populations to rise up against leaders and to inspire their oppressed populations to rise up against them in the fight for freedom but what is the actual reality of us saying to them in the fight for freedom but what is the actual reality of u. S. Sanctions will this week Human Rights Watch issued a report on the current round of u. S. Sanctions being waged on iran as well this week to find a human rights interview by live to shoot a very sort of bring the reality of you all of us see things looking real day wage comment on a red channel and the findings reveal a very sobering brutal reality of the real damage sanctions cause are to america. As a story. Its been a long since cause to americas story. Its been a longstanding battle between israel and iran israel saying iran wants to destroy the standing battle between israel and iran israel saying iran wants to destroy them and iran denying a 100 percent of those claims last year youll remember the United States and iran denying 100 percent of those claims last year youll remember the United States withdrew itself from the 2050 nuclear deal with iran and it was this past june that creates withdrew itself from the 2050 nuclear deal with iran and it was this past june that President Donald Trump signed sanctions against iran even after israel conducted a number of incident donald trump sign sanctions against iran even after israel conducted a number of attacks on a rainy and targets in syria and today its believed to have expanded its strikes attacks on a rainy and targets in syria and today its believed to have expanded its strikes into lebanon and iraq in recent months well in jerusalem this week u. S. Treasury secretary to lebanon and iraq in recent months well in jerusalem this week u. S. Treasury secretary steven and israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu so the current sanctuary stephen and israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu so the current sanctions that were slapped on irans economy basically cutting off their oil revenue or working that were slapped on irans economy basically cutting off their oil revenue or working but are they well bombshell new 47 page report by Human Rights Watch but are they well bombshell new 47 page report by Human Rights Watch found that iranians are getting humanitarian importance like vital medicines and medicare found that iranians arent getting humanitarian importance like vital medicines and medical equipment whats interesting though is the United States has exemptions in irans set of coal equipment whats interesting though is the United States has exemptions in irans sanctions for humanitarian. Imports however the u. S. And even European Countries anxious for humanitarian imports however the u. S. And even European Countries are essentially scared to have any involvement with iran in fear of maybe their country that are essentially scared to have any involvement with iran in fear of maybe their country getting slapped with sanctions too under International Law though the u. S. Should be monitoring the impact being slapped with sanctions to under International Law though the u. S. Should be monitoring the impact of its sanctions on iran and address any violations of humanitarian rights the middle east of its sanctions on iran and address any violations of humanitarian rights the middle east director at Human Rights Watch said this quote Trump Administration officials claim they stand with director at Human Rights Watch said this quote Trump Administration officials claim they stand with the iranian people but the overbroad and burdensome u. S. Sanctions regime is hardly the iranian people but the overbroad and burdensome u. S. Sanctions regime is harming the iranians right to Health Including access to lifesaving medicines a comprehensive way the iranians right to Health Including access to lifesaving medicines a comprehensive web of us ancients as lead banks and companies to pull back from humanitarian trade web of us ancients as lead banks and companies to pull back from humanitarian trade with iran leaving iranians who have rare or complicated diseases unable to get them out of the run leaving iranians who have rare or complicated diseases unable to get the medicine and treatment they require this week with u. S. Treasury secretary steven newness and treatment they require this week with u. S. Treasury secretary steven newsham and israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu meeting the countries are now in talks of mission and israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu meeting the countries are now in talks of not only keeping the same sions on iran but also 1 adding more take a listen not only keeping the same sions on iran but also adding more take a listen we have a. Executed on a maximum Pressure Campaign for sanction we have executed on a maximum Pressure Campaign for sanctions they have worked they are working they are cutting off the money. They have worked they are working they are cutting off the money we are not doing this to hurt the people of iran we are doing this so that iran stops their bad youre not doing this to hurt the people of iran we are doing this so that iran stops their bad activities and exploiting terrorism looking to create Nuclear Activities and exploiting terrorism looking to create Nuclear Capabilities and missiles and we will continue to capabilities and missiles and we will continue to ramp up more more more as youve said now Human Rights Watch said ramp up more more and more as youve said it now Human Rights Watch says that right now theyre saying sions the u. S. Has alone are causing iranian citizens with is that right now the same sions the u. S. Has alone are causing iranian citizens with a y. Wide range of diseases and even medicals and medicaid binnacle should in this shit they can kids they treated cant be at the beach properly with the proper as a message to send in supply and supply size this includes clue patients. From exposure to chronic by injuries from exposure to chemical weapons during the iran iraq war and epilepsy in particular chamakh all weapons during the iran iraq war and epilepsy in particular children with epilepsy resistant to common treatments causing them to have uncontrolled children with epilepsy resistant to common treatments causing them to have uncontrolled seizures the risk injury and over time severe and permanent brain damage while cesars the risk injury and over time severe and permanent brain damage while the us is trying to do. Arise iran and iran is ignoring some of the rights of their own people the u. S. Is trying to denuclearize iran and iran is ignoring some of the rights of their own people Human Rights Watch says both sides need to meet the needs of those civilians caught in the middle Human Rights Watch says both sides need to meet the needs of those civilians caught in the middle the end assent and both sides should ensure that humanitarian rights are all the end is sent and both sides should ensure that humanitarian rights are met for watching the hawks im fair in front to back. Matt for watching the hawks im fair in front sac. Poil boy oh boy. Oh boy oh boy oh boy you know. Him as he is explaining that ever after every thing he turns to netanyahu and nod like that re blaming that ever after every thing he turns to netanyahu and nod like that right they get it right they got it right its only the people that suffer they get it right they got it right its only the people that suffer in sections and im sorry it was idea that the us is over there because it cares so much about the ring of people the us doesnt kitchens and im sorry least idea that the us is over there because it cares so much about the ring of people the us doesnt care about the iranian people they dont lets just be real here i mean look at look at whats happening or about the iranian people they dont lets just be real here i mean look at look at whats happened to inflation since our sections in the past 12 months the cost of red meat and poultry as income inflation since our sections in the past 12 months the cost of red meat and poultry has increased 57 percent in iran mildew shes in the eggs 37 percent vegetables priest 57 percent in a run mildew shes in eggs 37 percent vegetables 47 percent the same and the idea that they need to rise up and changes were 107 percent the same and the idea that they need to rise up in changes were the one putting the sanctions on. Who are causing the government and thats exactly what im putting the sanctions on who are causing the government and thats exactly it works people see through that aljazeera headquarters elderly iranian men back and people see through that aljazeera headquarters elderly iranian men back in july who actually said we are fine to tolerate and do whatever we can for our country yes why who actually said we are fine to tolerate and do whatever we can for our country yes there is pressure but we have to tolerate it our territorial integrity is important we should and less there is pressure but we have to tolerate it our territorial integrity is important we shouldnt let foreigners laid it and heres the deal you cannot scream and yell for a year as about foreigners late and heres the deal you cannot scream and yell for a year as about how no other country should even look at us sideways or make any comment about us because it not how no other country should even look at us sideways or make any comment about us because it might hurt the integrity of our elections or you know turn our brains might hurt the integrity of our elections or you know turn our brains red or something i dont know but at the same time theyre sitting there saying if they do that if theres something i dont know but at the same time theyre sitting there saying if they did that if this you know if it was turned around the other way it would be how dare you this is disgusting what about our people if it was turned around the other way it would be how dare you this is disgusting what about our people and thats where it becomes that the person at the top you know the who will and thats where it becomes that the person at the top you know the who. Those people are the one losing food you know theyre not missing out on. Those people arent the one losing food you know theyre not missing a meal you know all right as we go to break Court Watchers dont forget to let us know what you think of the topic you know all right as we go to break Court Watchers dont forget to let us know what you think of the topics weve covered over social media be. Watching logs the podcast which is now available on spotify up of our social media be sure to check out watching all of the podcast which is now available on spotify apple music and everywhere you listen to podcasts coming up the Washington Post is calling burt change and how that is it can everywhere you listen to podcasts coming up the Washington Post is calling burt change in how the United States incarcerates women but is building female friendly jails really the answer out of states incarcerates women but is building female friendly jails really the answer. An organizer with the black Youth Project 100. 00 joins us to discuss. An organizer with the black Youth Project 100 joins us to discuss before you go take a look at this new smartphone case out of france that mimics the or you go take a look at this new smartphone case out of france that mimics the look and feel of the human skin yeah has because thats just what we were looking feel of the human skin yeah has because thats just what we were all asking for a smartphone it feels just like us all asking for a smartphone it feels just like us. Cooked additional submersed so i know what was it gets up to linger some of these its just a cooked initial supposed to so i know what was it gets up to linger some of these its just what youre looking its nice to know. What youre looking its nice to know. Whos doing it. See him do you have seen him if you can also. See him do you have seen him if you can also post here. 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In the last 4 decades state prison populations of women in the United States is estimated to have grown by 834 percent since states is estimated to have grown by 834 percent since 1978 a growth rate twice as fast as the male prison population however its 1978 a growth rate twice as fast as the male prison population however went to burn the amount of women in u. S. Prisons to those abroad we see a shopping disparity for instance or when to burn the amount of women in u. S. Prisons to those of broad we see a shopping disparity for instance are currently 231000 women behind bars in the u. S. That is 4 and currently 231000 women behind bars in the u. S. That is 4 times as many people as were incarcerated in all of japan in 2070 times as many people as were incarcerated in all of japan in 2070 according to Prison Policy Initiative women have become the Fastest Growing segment of the car according to Prison Policy Initiative women have become the Fastest Growing segment of the incarcerated population but despite recent interest in the alarming National Trend few people know its aerated population but despite recent interest in the alarming National Trend few people know whats happening in their own states however people are starting to notice the problem oh whats happening in their own states however people are starting to notice the problem even some major Mainstream Media publications take for instance the Washington Posts magazines even some major Mainstream Media publications take for instance the Washington Posts magazines latest issue which contains essays an art by formally or currently incarcerated america its latest. Which contains an arc by formally or currently incarcerated americans in can we build a better womens prison by journalist carey. In can we build a better womens prison by journalist carey who are 2 years in county and state correctional facilities on drug charges is one who are self serve 2 years in county and state correctional facilities on drug charges is one that has raised some eyebrows in it she states the american prison system was built with men in mind that has raised some eyebrows in it she states the american prison system was built with men in mind the uniforms are made to fit male body is about 70 percent of the guards are men the rules Army Uniforms are made to fit male body is about 70 percent of the guards are men the rules are made to control male social structures and male violence and well we know the gender divide to control male social structures and male violence and well we know that gender divide only becomes more apparent and aggressive as levels of income and freedom of movement reduce only becomes more apparent and aggressive as levels of income and freedom of movement reduce is the answer in building prisons where the razor wire is hidden but the loss of is the answer in building prisons where the razor wire is hidden but the loss of liberty remains here to help us discuss this and more is attorney an organizer for the liberty remains here to help us discuss this and more is attorney and organizer for black Youth Project 101 thank you so much for joining us thank you for having me i want to ask you project 100 thank you so much for joining us thank you for having me i want to start by asking you this when you look at the Washington Post piece its got a lot of start by asking you this when you look at the Washington Post piece its got a lot of criticism and one of the things that kind of jumped to me is the writer writes about a visit to one of the criticisms and one of the things that kind of jumped to me is the writer writes about a visit to one of these prisons thats been designed for women specifically for women in trouble for and she states that these prisons. Its been designed for women specifically for women in california and she states that there you see you know women are landscaping a paltry line walkway under the gaze of a there you see you know women are landscaping a paltry line walkway under the gaze of a player had shirted horticulture teacher to my right door dorms with a volleyball net player had shirted horticultural teacher to my right door dorms with a volleyball net and scattered pieces of exercise his equipment for the women of earn their way to the prime housing to sign for and scattered pieces of exercise as equipment for the women of earn their way to the prime housing assignments and so running it all a lime green palo verde trees the pink painted determines and surrounding it all a lime green palo verde trees the pink painted utility covers and the 800 women who live there. Is a brick wall the facility covers in the 800. 00 women who live there is a brick wall the 5 year old 240000000. 00 facility is still a jail but no razor wires are in sight 5 year old 240. 00 mill 1000000. 00 facility is still a jail but no razor wires are in sight even theory we can build better prisons but the question after he was in theory we can build better prisons but the question after it was should we should we be wasting the time in building better prisons when really its the prison should we should we be wasting the time in building better prisons when really its the prison system thats the problem right and i think that our way. And this system thats the problem right and i think that our way to. Initially approached and say that we cant cant improve prisons and if we did then we would continue to approach and say that we cant cant improve prisons and if we did then we would continue to expand upon and here an unjust system so a better prison is to expand upon and apparently unjust system so a better prison and is ironically a worse prison. I think. Is ironically a worse prison. I think ari was obviously a little horrified reading the article the headline itself was obviously a little horrified reading the article the headline itself i think. Were talking about a suitable prison for people i think. Were talking about a suitable prison for people or for women there is none. I think that when you you listed off a lot of women there is none. I think that when you you listed off a lot of. Wonderful men it is very valuable in court of. Wonderful men it is very volleyball court. Exercise maybe Counseling Services that my question. Exercise may be Counseling Services that my question is why cant those exist outside of the walls of a prison. Why cant those exist outside of the walls of a person. Should good observation but theres just no there is that understanding that. Theres just no there is that understanding that were in this mindset that the only way to deal with anybody were in this mindset that the only way to deal with anybody is prison or a fine or. Is prison or a fine or. All of this enough so you end up with well if we just make it think a pub volleyball not. All of this enough so you end up with well if we just make it think a pub volleyball map. Which is strange to me. I think which is strange to me. I think. I mean i see the logic i dont but i do. I mean i see the logic i dont but i do. In the idea of a modernized the state of the art system but we do know when you look at history the idea of a modernized the state of the art system but we do know when you look at history that we perpetually. Sort of opted for that we perpetually. Sort of opted for a modernization of prisons and they quickly deteriorate because in essence they are the dehumanization of prisons and they quickly deteriorate because in essence they are the dehumanization of people so its hard to create. Conditions nation of people so its hard to create. Conditions. In a place that is supposed to quite literally to humanize people. In a place that is supposed to quite literally to humanize people by taking away rights like freedom speech and movement. By taking away rights like freedom speech and movement. But i i completely understand why this conversation brings being brought up now especially i completely understand why this conversation being brought up now especially because we also see as you mentioned a boom in women in prisons. Because we also see as you mentioned a boom in women in prisons. So within the last 30 or something years it went from about 20000 so within the last 30 or something years it went from about 20000. And women incarcerated to about over 200000 or 200000 people which is women incarcerated to about over 200000 or 200000 people which is. Heinous so then the question becomes how do we comedy this population versus. Heinous so then the question becomes how do we comment at this population versus what happened whats at the root of their incarceration which most women who are since what happened whats at the root of their incarceration which most women who are in prison or jail are in there are survivors. Are in prison or jail are in there are survivors 1st and foremost theyre survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence i think many of us have seen the most theyre survivors of Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence i think many of us have seen that they are often criminalized for selfdefense purposes or practices that they are often criminalized for selfdefense purposes or practices. There are a host of reasons why most women are in prisons and it. There are a host of reasons why most women are in prisons and it doesnt have to do with their rehabilitative needs in the 1st place right or at least in the sense doesnt have to do with their rehabilitated needs in the 1st place right or at least in the sense that their character needs to be rehabilitated we really are social issues that their character needs to be rehabilitated we really are social issues or social structures need to be completely transformed they do we let me ask you this because i notice that our social structures need to be completely transformed they do we let me ask you this because i noticed that one of the things that we saw when we looked at the number from 1978 over the course of my personal like my one of the things that we saw when we looked at the number from 978 over the course of my personal like my lifetime watching this number go up one of the things i noticed is that the federal prison life so im watching this number go up one of the things i noticed is that the federal. Prison didnt actually get much larger many did someone but the largest growth was in didnt actually get much larger many did someone but the largest growth was in state prisons and local jails or county jails does that have a lot to do with castigate prisons and local jails or county jails does that have a lot to do with cash bail and how does that system i mean is that one of them is that a major issue especially for and how does that system i mean is that one of them is that a major issue especially for women i feel like as often single mothers or being a lot of the major bread women i feel like as often single mothers or being a lot of the major breadwinners shifted over d major like household person is that when its shifted over major like household person is that part of it or things like cash bail is that this is just more policing for profit or maybe part of it are things like cash bail is that this is just more policing for profit or am i being paranoid you know i dont think youre being paranoid. I think its easy to see that paranoid you know i dont think youre being paranoid. I think its easy to see it that way because it seems. So practice i think way because it seems. So practice i think i cant speak on it fully but i would say that it has a lot to do with the kinds of i cant speak on it fully but i would say that it has a lot to do with the kinds of quote unquote crimes that are being committed which really it is who is being taught and what crimes that are being committed which really it is who is being targeted and how is that target change. We see that a lot of the women who are incarcerated and how is that target changing. We see that a lot of the women who are incarcerated are actually in jails and not prisons a lot of them are simply awaiting trial ritter actually in jails and not prisons a lot of them are simply awaiting. Are dealing with very small offenses like best. Usually for are dealing with very small offenses like best. Usually 1st survival purposes so theyre really not cases in which they would be sent to federal prison or viable purposes so theyre really not cases in which they would be sent to federal prisons or. Really aggressive sentences. Prisons or. Really aggressive sentences. And for that reason i think you look at the prison policy i think. And for that reason i think you look at the prison policy i think. Study and you see that theyre disproportionately there are more women in jails. Study and you see that there is just proportionately there are more women in jails so one of the things i wonder. Is that you do a lot of work. You do a lot of work here in d. C. And in terms of trying to change the incarceration system what are some of the things the terms of trying to change the incarceration system here like what are some of the things that are happening here on a local level and do you see that youre working on. Happening here on a local level and do you see that youre working on. That because that is my context. At least in the work that i do i think d. C. Is a prime example because that is my context. At least in the work that i do i think d. C. Is a prime example of. Just the terror that is our full of be. Just the terror that is our current incarceration system dcs incarceration rate surpasses the National Average current incarceration system d. C. s incarceration rate surpasses the National Average right behind mississippi in terms of incarceration rates. And its right behind mississippi in terms of incarceration rates. And youve seen a lot more coverage and conversation about the things youve seen a lot more coverage and conversation about the criminalization of black girls for being black girls honestly a lot of criminalization of black girls for being black girls honestly a lot of black women particularly young black girls are arrested in criminal black women particularly young black girls are arrested and criminalized for skipping class. For or skipping class. For issues that they might have at home. If theyre victims of sex trafficking oftentimes therapy that they might have at home. If theyre victims of sex trafficking oftentimes they are persecuted are prosecuted. As eliciting sort of prostitute persecuted or prosecuted. As eliciting sort of prostitution so you see that we also see that uptick in that happen so you see that we also see that uptick in that happening in d. C. So again the conversation can easily turn into how do we accommodate prisons and expanding in d. C. So again the conversation can easily turn into how do we accommodate prisons and expand upon jails and prisons for this increasing population where the question should be why are the nippon jails and prisons for this increasing population where the question should be why are they being incarcerated and you quickly find out. Theyre rooted in being incarcerated and you quickly find out. Theyre rooted in stomach issues you know i think a lot of readers cover this war we talked about even with the stomach issues you know i think a lot of readers cover this war we talked about even when the show was this kind of war on the poor that were involved. If youre poor on the show which this kind of war on the poor that were involved in. Youre poor sorry youre 2nd class 3rd class 4th in this country and wed rather throw you in jail sure youre 2nd class 3rd class 4th in this country and wed rather throw you in jail should be to different cities around the country and kind of push the problem away rather than actually trying to help people to different cities around the country and kind of push the problem away rather than actually trying to help people thats the reason part about it i think thats also why d. C. Is a great example. Thats the reason part about it i think thats also why d. C. Is a great example. There is a recent move to decriminalize sex work. Right and oftentimes people and there is a recent move to decriminalize sex work. Right and oftentimes people in sex work are not only gender minorities trans women. Racial minorities black sex work are not only gender minorities trans women. Racial minorities black women. But again there for survival purposes more often than not women. But there again theyre for survival purposes more often than not. And theyre being criminalized and theyre being. Assaulted both and theyre being criminalized and theyre being. Assaulted both in jail by Police Officers and on the streets so you have in jail by Police Officers and on the streets so yes it is a war on the poor on racial minorities on vulnerable populations as it is a war on the poor on racial minorities on vulnerable populations. Also more than half of people in prisons have Mental Health conditions. Also more than half of people in prisons have Mental Health conditions so there is a lot of work that we have to sit there and i think about that 1st part is under so there is a lot of work that we have to sit there and i think about that 1st part is understanding where the disparities are when its you know especially when men women of color and and i think theyre standing where the disparities are when its you know especially when men women of color. And i think feminism has oh as i wrote here it has to work to make sure it gets to working on the full i mean as im has all as i wrote here it has to work to make sure it gets to working on this a lot harder. Thank you so much for coming on and keep up the great work over the word harbor. Thank you so much for coming on and keep up the great work over the world to bring convertible to. If the convertible to do. It big things have small beginnings then theres a lot in store for the asteroid high shiah you see high g. I. 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Is spherical in shape which checks off the final box on its way to being classified a dwarf planet this classification once ratified would make. It worth planet this classification once ratified would make the smallest work planet in our solar system thing the smallest smallest work planet in our solar system thing small beginning that is really cool i never knew there was this this new classification well be getting that is really cool i never knew there was this theres a clue. Suffocation of like trying to figure out what is a dwarf planet once an asteroid. Like trying to figure out what is a dwarf planet once an asteroid. And now youre the masses trying to change the well theyre going to come anyway right and now youre the masses trying to change the well theyre contemplating the change of like. Star trek the prime directive contemplating the change of like. 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Everyone remember in this world we are. Definitely not told whole for the real the real level of them so i tell you all i love i am too tired i rolled over and over and time to have a lot of sleep on watching all those hawks out there on the break and i. Keep on watching all those hawks out there on the bridge and. Today. Today there are good terrorists and bad dead and the bad terrorists and those in yemen there are good terrorists and bad deadens the bad terrorists and those in yemen who the United States deems to be a threat the good to those who are in syria who the United States deems to be a threat the look to those who are in syria the cia and the u. S. Military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world the cia and the u. S. Military were engaged in covert actions really throughout the world. Where they were assassinating populist leaders they were back. 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