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I
think there’s something to be optimistic about because I believe that many people
throughout the country and world are starting to realize that we’ve made some
deep, deep mistakes in terms of building prisons to the detriment and exclusion
of building up our educational systems. Developing punitive programs for teens
instead of focusing on programs that will really benefit and advantage our children.
I have so much
admiration for people who face tremendous odds, who go through a journey to hell
and come back.
We've
entered a disturbing period that promotes a retributionist, punitive attitude
toward people in our society who haven't 'made it,' who are underdogs, who don't
have the financial means that other people have, and who may have disabilities
like mental illness and addictions to deal with
