CleanSlate

Give former offenders a chance with a clean slate by making expungement automatic. No matter the offense.

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

Jury of your peers - wouldn't others charged and possibly convicted of crimes be their peer?

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

If you hate cancel culture, if you don't think someone should be restricted from working, ostracized and repeatedly humiliate - then you should hate how we treat those returning home from prison/jail.

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

If you think kneeling on someones neck is an aberration and a one off - you don't know how our police/prisons/jails/parole works.

[amberspeaksup @amberspeaksup]

“If someone burns down another person’s house and we burn down their house in return, it does not help the survivor rebuild. It simply leaves everyone homeless.” - @daniellesered

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

Way to many people using correlations in criminal justice as causation or proof of a particular problem.

I see this on both sides of the issues.

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

Courts to you: ignorance of the law is no excuse

Courts to the Police: Clearly-established law wasn't broken, not exactly, so you are free to go

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

https://t.co/tUJKIJRFwt

[Orin Kerr @OrinKerr]

There's a lot to be said about the traffic stop of Lieutenant Caron Nazario, but one of them is that it makes this 2015 blog post unfortunately relevant again:
"Sandra Bland and the 'Lawful Order’ Problem."
(Given the paywall, I'll include screenshots.)
https://t.co/6AU9OdU50g

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

If you make it near impossible for those returning home to get a meaningful job don’t be surprised if they return to crime.

[Sherri TAW @ThoughtasWeak]

Talked with a woman tonight where her loved one has been incarcerated for 20+ yrs (he was 17 when arrested). Was denied parole because he didn’t do any sex offense programs, even though the prison acknowledged they have none.

[Lenore Skenazy @FreeRangeKids]

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For 13 years I've been pondering the impact of "stranger danger" warnings--how its 1980s popularity led to the culture of fear, surveillance, excessive sentences. Now that crime has spiked during Covid I fear a resurgence of this overkill. So this piece is great:

[Allison Villegas @SpeedyVeez]

Food Punishment 👇Terrible.

[David Garlock @DavidLeegarlock]

If you are someone who stole something, lied or cheated as kid.

Do you tell people you are a Thief, a Liar or a Cheat?

If you don’t do this- then please don’t call ppl incarcerated an inmate or ppl when released a convict or ex-felon.

Language Matters.

One act doesn’t define

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

Those saying the COVID passports are unconstitutional are going to be shocked when they find out the Supreme Court calls registration and tracking a 'civil matter' and ok if it is for public 'safety'.

[Clark Neily @ConLawWarrior]

There's just no limit to some people's appetite for putting bodies in cages—or their credulous faith in the efficacy of doing so. https://t.co/jCYaSoy2lq

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

People take tours of Alcatraz and other prisons. Fascinated by the horrible conditions the inhuman living.

That should be enough to tell you that prisons aren’t about rehabilitation.

[amberspeaksup @amberspeaksup]

“Currently the prevailing story told about sexual violence is that our suffering can be fixed by the criminal legal system...this limited range of remedies frequently forecloses our consideration of other possible ways to address sexual harm” - Rachel Herzing & @prisonculture

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

https://t.co/8HagJKbskN

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

I am always amazed when I hear - they only got 10, 20, 30 years in prison. Like this is a trivial matter.

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

The best way to change behavior is with a carrot/reward approach.

Good time credits are a carrot/reward system.

[CleanSlate @cleanslateact]

@SlackHQ giving formerly incarcerated individuals a chance at work.

Please show Slack your appreciation and support. We need more companies to understand jobs, housing and education are the best ways to reduce recidivism.

https://t.co/ZXkUfhOPd8