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As a survivor of crime, I want more than anything to know others will not endure the same pain I did. Above all else, I want collective safety. Our current system doesn’t create that, in fact, it perpetuates cycles of violence & commits deep injustices in the name of survivors.
2/ We need to stop pretending that we don’t know that there are better ways. Across the country, organizers, community organizations & even young people are innovating with better solutions. #transformativejustice #restoreativejustice #donomoreharm
3/ Who are the innovators you know doing this great work? Practicing violence prevention, harm reduction, seeking restorative & transformative solutions? Add them to this thread to amplify their efforts! #cjreform #harmreduction #endmassincarceration #peoplenotprisons
1/ Advocates & advocacy groups - please LISTEN! You can call for immeadiate action without making the violent/nonviolent distinction. I know it’s well-meaning, but it can do A LOT of damage to the criminal justice reform narrative. #COVID19 #cjreform
2/ You can say “release the elderly/sick” without saying “leave the juveniles”. You can say “release people” without saying “leave the violent offenders to die”. You can say “release those awaiting trial” without throwing those jailed for tech violations or who are convicted away
3/ Make your evidence-based arguments for your desired outcomes - WITHOUT harming others in the process. Offer to be a part of solutions. Tell the stories of humans who do not deserve to die slow, painful deaths when it could have been prevented. #valueallhumans #COVID19
Thread- We must amplify and uplift more individuals who are directly impacted by bad laws and policies to be part of conversations, especially difficult ones. Our law makers need to hear from individuals with LIVED experience. #valueallhumans
2/ If we don’t speak, it is too easy for those in power to analyze, theorize, rationalize and dehumanize. This is particularly true when it comes to criminal justice policies. False narratives run rampant if there are no voices to counteract them. #cjreform #peoplenotprisons
3/ I stand in solidarity with all those who possess the courage to speak authentically about how they are affected by oppressive systems and inequality every day. I encourage those who are struggling to get there. You can make a difference. #peoplenotprisons
1/It’s just a reality that every policy that seems to cause extreme harm in plain sight, yet is difficult to uproot, centers around large sums of money, mostly from the government. The rationalization of harm that is going on to protect systems, jobs & profit is astounding.
2/ Language is very important when we discuss PEOPLE. It is definitely easier to perpetuate false narratives when you exalt yourself over someone else by labeling them an offender, inmate felon, or perpetrator. #peoplenotprisons
3/ Accountability is important, yet elusive within a criminal legal system that leaves no space for healing, restoration and reconciliation. All who enter, both those who have been wronged and those who have caused it, are further damaged.
Spending tonight with the Oklahoma Innocence Project at Oklahoma City University School of Law as 2 OK exonerees, Perry Lott and DeMarchoe Carpenter, share their stories. #peoplenotprisons #smartjusticeok 
Lott is the most recent Oklahoma exoneree. He spent 31 years in prison after a conviction in Pontotoc County innocenceproject.org/innocence-proj…
And @purebred1976 was the first exoneree of the Oklahoma Innocence Project. He spent 22 years in prison after a conviction in Tulsa County readfrontier.org/stories/malcol…
