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In this Jan. 14, 2009 file photo, an inmate is seen laying in one of the triple-tier bunks in a gymnasium converted to house prisoners at the California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, Calif.
The past year full of challenges, division and isolation exposed many of the fault lines in our society. Events across the country brought renewed attention to enduring racial divisions, and highlighted a number of challenges related to law enforcement and policing. But if there is one issue that ought to help provide healing and unity for our communities, it is commonsense criminal justice reform.