#Recidivism

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jaythenerdkid

an argument people make a lot against prison abolition is, "but what will we do with the murderers and rapists?"well, I've been raped, so maybe I can answer that. tw

igorvolsky

igorvolsky

1/ U.S. has some of the highest rates of gun violence in the world (particularly as compared to other rich countries). 40,000 Americans die from guns each year. Yet Amy

Rebecca Weiker

RebeccaWeiker

‘It’s Absolute Hell.’ Coronavirus Derails Parole Hearings Across U.S. As Health Risks To Prisoners Growhttps://theappeal.org/its-absolute-hell-coronavirus-derails-parole-hearings-across-u-s-as-health-risks-to-prisoners-grow/#.Xozk86GBKH0.twitter In C

... It's Time to Find Out

Martialyss

Why I didn't vote for Hillary and will not vote for Joe:The 1994 crime bill. In April of 1994, I had my first son. I was 18, his dad was

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

I'm going to start a thread of companies & execs not understanding that algorithms can still be biased on variables that are not inputs.Machine learning is great at finding latent

☇RiotWomenn☇

riotwomennn

Online "socialists" have been running a propaganda campaign against Senator Kamala Harris since she announced I did my own research. What amazed me was the breadth of her experience,

Jubilee

crowddemocracy

About to watch 13th on Netflix2 hours to generate ideas for collectively solving prisons and slavery (it is just what my brain does)Will tweet here as I goIt is what

L0G4Never Biden

notloganlovy

why i won't vote for joe biden & kamela harris, A THREAD:1. joe biden and barack obama, despite obama's promise to end wars, continued the war in iraq in 20112.

KA$TRO

eyyitskastro

the most effective form of therapy, so far, for domestic abusers is called "Batterer Intervention Programs". it is a 52-week course in order to rehabilitate those who have been charged

Rachel Thomas

math_rachel

My talk on "Getting Specific about Algorithmic Bias"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-6YGPrmtYc&list=PLtmWHNX-gukLQlMvtRJ19s7-8MrnRV6h6&index=5&t=0s I like this framework from @harini824 on how different sources of bias have dif

Patrick Radden Keefe

praddenkeefe

My book EMPIRE OF PAIN comes out today. It is an investigative chronicle of three generations of the Sackler family and the mark that they left on the world. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612861/empire-of-pain-by-patrick-radden-k

Kate Chatfield

ChatfieldKate

Happening now: arguments in motion b/f 3 judge panel for immediate need for population reduction and accelerated release for the elderly and vulnerable Don Specter at Prison Law Office opens

Alliance for Safety and Justice

SafeandJustUSA

Our organization has always advocated against over-incarceration. But what #COVID19 uncovered is: our country’s obsession with locking people up in jails and prisons as a first response to everything is

John J. Bauters

JohnBauters

ELECTION THREADIn my full-time job, I am the Budget Advocacy Director at @SafeandJustUSA. In that role, I work a lot on state ballot measures and help implement some upon passage.

Sandi Bachom

sandibachom

THREAD: 7/8/19 Jeffrey Epstein was indicted in the @SDNY 'Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors Alleged Conduct Occurred In NY and FLA Over Multiple Years Involving Dozens Of Victims As

Johnny B. Ill 🍆📪

john_b_ill

Tough on crime enforces and reinforces poverty. To me, tough on crime says, "By no means whatsoever will you be allowed to come up."It's quite literally "the law."https://twitter.com/john_b_ill/status/138711982285357