John,

This past week, we marked the 25 year anniversary of the infamous 1994 Crime Bill. Its passage sacrificed communities of color to a radical expansion of mass incarceration.

Mandatory minimums. Tougher sentencing. A bill, drawn up by a bunch of politicians, cut programs that kept folks out of poverty and put them in prison instead ... at rates higher than ever before. Putting more people in prison hasn’t made us safer.

My opponent championed the 1994 Crime Bill.

He called the bill "plain, good common sense."

AndNowThis gave me the opportunity to share how I feel about this bill and its decimation of our community. Click here or watch below.

Our schools have become over-policed and as a principal I’ve done everything I can to end the school-to-prison pipeline with a new approach.

It’s time to repeal it and that will be one of my first goals in Congress.

I can't do it without you though. Our campaign is powered by volunteers and small dollar donations. So could you donate $5, $10, or more to help us?

We are trying to hit our goal of $50,000 by the end of the month. It is the only way that we can compete with the special interests who are invested in beating back our progressive reforms. Click the button below to donate now and help change our criminal justice system for the better.

Thank you,

Jamaal Bowman