Perspectives from A to Z on how to reform incarceration nation
Though there is still plenty more to say about how the coronavirus is continuing to course through our nation’s jails and prisons, I was pleased to see this week a number of new commentaries discussing prison and criminal justice reform more generally. Notably, this round-up of pieces include works from sources that start with A and that start with Z, so here is a collection of pieces that all seem worth a midsummer read from A to Z:
From America: The Jesuit Review, “Religious ideals shaped the broken U.S. prison system. Can they also fix it?“
From Fast Company, “Here’s How We Get to a World Where We Don’t Need Prisons at All“
From The Morning Call, “We need justice system that values people“
From Salon, “Abolishing the whole prison-industrial complex“
From the Washington Times, “Keeping families together must be a priority for the criminal justice system“