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Humans are creatures of community. There’s nothing like a Global Pandemic to open our eyes and really show us how much we need to be around each other.

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As I recited my poetry to the two correctional officers standing over me, I heard the words falling out of my mouth and thought about how ironic the moment was.

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Kim Kardashian is the world’s next activist.

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These types of programs need funding. So do the overall efforts for changing prisons from a business mindset to one centered around true justice.

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If these trends continue, a likely outcome will be fairer inmate treatment, improved rehabilitation for those in jail, and substantial monetary savings that are no longer fed into a for profit system.

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In some places, like my hometown, when an emergency vehicle (especially an ambulance) turns on its sirens it’s like Moses’s parting of the Red Sea.