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No, as a society we apparently don’t really care about these inmates. The social justice movement has chosen plenty of questionable causes, but neglected ones
by jwsteigerwalt 2y ago
No, as a society we apparently don’t really care about these inmates. The social justice movement has chosen plenty of questionable causes, but neglected ones like this one.
- mmooss 2y agoThe social justice movement has focused on prisoners, and especially on reducing incarceration and allowing former prisoners to transfer back to society successfully. The progressive DAs elected a few years ago prioritized decriminalization and deincarceration, and for formerly incarcerated, movements such as 'ban the box' (prohibiting employers to require info on past inceration) and restoring voting rights have also been priorities. There's also focus on the 13th amendment of the Constitution, which has an exception for incarcerated people to be used for forced (slave) labor.
- mmooss 2y agoAlso, ending the death penalty has been a long-time priority.