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Dear John,
When I was in college, there were 300,000 people incarcerated in the United States. Today, there are 2.3 million. Prisons are a multi-billion dollar industry today.
The issue of mass incarceration in America is one of the most pressing moral and social challenges of our time. The United States, with less than 5% of the world's population, has nearly 22% of its prison population. This issue is fueled by the prison-industrial complex, which profits from the high volume of incarcerations.
As President, I am committed to radically transforming our approach to criminal justice towards one that is restorative and healing-focused. Our current system, driven more by punishment than rehabilitation, is not only ineffective but dehumanizing, trapping generations in cycles of violence and imprisonment. It's time we focus on healing the wounds inflicted by mass incarceration and take concrete steps toward a system that is just, fair, and rehabilitative.
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My administration will take the following actions to address this crisis :
1.
Comprehensive
Criminal
Justice
Reform:
Our
administration
will
abolish
for-profit
prisons,
end
the
War
on
Drugs,
release
non-violent
drug
offenders,
enforce
a
Prisoners
Bill
of
Rights,
restore
voting
rights
for
ex-felons,
end
federal
"Three
Strikes"
laws,
abolish
the
Death
Penalty,
and
end
cash
bail.


2.
Rehabilitation
and
Reentry
Support:
We
will
ensure
that
released
individuals
receive
adequate
support
to
reintegrate
into
society.
This
includes
job
training,
education,
and
mental
health
services,
fostering
an
environment
where
former
inmates
can
become
productive,
contributing
members
of
society.
Re-entry
programs
will
be
funded
to
ease
the
transition
back
into
society,
similar
to
the
Reverse
Boot
Camp
for
Veterans.


3.
Early
Intervention
and
Restorative
Justice:
We
will
engage
at-risk
youth
with
resources,
education,
and
counseling
to
prevent
cycles
of
violence
and
imprisonment.
Restorative
justice,
focused
on
reconciliation
and
guided
by
victims'
needs,
will
allow
offenders
to
confront
the
human
costs
of
their
actions
and
make
amends.
This
approach
will
help
rebuild
communities
and
prevent
repeat
offenses.
These are just a few tenets of my program to transform our criminal justice system into one that is restorative, healing-focused, and truly just. Together, we can end mass incarceration by creating a system that rehabilitates and reintegrates, rather than punishes and ostracizes.
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With gratitude.
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