Category: Incarceration
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Raise Your Voice!
There’s one more vote tomorrow by our County Council to approve or deny our County Commissioners’ funding request for the proposed incarceration expansion. While it feels like a losing battle right now, below is what I wrote to our County Council as one last effort to raise my voice. I encourage you to do the […]
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Calling Cannot Be Escaped
Whelp – I guess since they used my quote, I need to post something on here. There are many reasons I oppose the current jail proposal, three of which I outlined at this morning’s public hearing: expanding capacity for mass incarceration…by someone with a history of ethically questionable financial dealings…in a school! I was disappointed […]
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Should a School Become a Jail?
When I first saw the article in the paper a few years ago, indicating that the idea of turning the former Wilson Middle School into a new jail, my heart sank. As an education activist, the pipeline from public education to incarceration has always been a serious concern of mine, one that I have actively […]
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Request for Public Records Follow-Up
Many of you have asked about the response to my request for public records surrounding the incarceration expansion planned for the former Wilson Middle School. Below is an email I sent today due to a lack of access to the requested public records. I have received email responses prior to this email, but no access […]
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Requesting Public Records
It is important to be more involved in societal change than just posting our thoughts on social media. Shaping thoughts through social media is a good place to start, but it is not enough. When contacting public officials and leaders, it is important to be very clear what you are asking. You may have noticed […]
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Please Stop Adding Cages!
While it sounds like the County Council does not have the power to overturn today’s decision, I still feel it is important to raise our voices and let our elected officials know that we disagree with this decision. Below is the letter I sent this evening to share my thoughts. Dear County Council Members, I […]
Cage Free 