Read More... “Do the crime, do the time,” the old aphorism states. Even as pithy, reductive phrases go, it’s a particularly inept and oversimplified descriptor that ignores the racial, class and socioeconomic factors that contribute to sentencing disparities and overly punitive policies in our system of criminal injustice. It also belies the fact that long after many people with convictions have paid their “debt to society” (another misguided expression), they often continue to pay dearly in ways that make it nearly impossible to rebuild their lives.
Another Harmful Stereotype Shattered: Employees With Criminal Records Make Better Employees
Kali Holloway, AlterNet, Salon: Movie
Sun, 05/22/2016 - 4:00am
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