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slightlv

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9. One of the first things Democrats MUST do
Sun Jun 1, 2025, 04:13 PM
Jun 2025

when we take power once again is reform the prison system. I know, I know... there are SO many "First Things" we have to do. But that which impacts directly on human lives has to precedence. I don't know all the ins and outs of prison reform (or justice reform, as it should be), but one thing I and most of my friends agree on is killing this whole corporate game of Private Prisons. There have been WAY too many wrongs associated with them, including judges paid by third party go-betweens to put juveniles in their own form of private prison group homes. There has been a hell of a lot wrong with the US for decades; prison is one of our blackest eyes... especially when you consider POC are represented in the prison population at a much higher percentage rate than WASPs. It's just part of the systemic racism run rampant in this country for as long as it's existed.

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