Letters to the Editor: Steps to make prison reform a reality
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Inmate students use computers in a vocational machine shop class of the Robert E. Burton Adult School at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif. on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019. Burton has been designated as a distinguished school, the first school within the California corrections system to achieve the honor.Paul Chinn/The Chronicle
Mass incarceration in the United States is an ongoing social crisis that affects Black and Brown communities. Studies show that Black communities are at a higher disadvantage rate due to systemic racism within various institutions, in particular the criminal justice system. Imprisonment deprives humans from their basic right to liberty. The U.S. is home to less than 5% of the world’s population, but nearly 25% of its prisoners. The United States imprisons more people than any other nation in the world. The detrimental impact of im
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