Beloit Books Behind Bars
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An informal group of (mostly) students who send books and write letters to people in prison. During the school year, quick meetings are Mondays at 8PM in P&J.
"Mumia Abu-Jamal and Angela Davis on the current criminal (in)justice system and socialist/community based alternatives.
"In sum, the present system drains public resources to pursue a chimera of public safety, when it actually is a legalized system of violence against unprivileged communities, who have been the historical bogeymen of the American body politic."
“Community justice initiatives emphasize attacking the causes of crime, rehabilitating individual offenders, and repairing the harm caused by crime rather than punishing offenders according to traditional retributive or deterrent concerns.”
Alternatives to the Present System of Capitalist Injustice by Mumia Abu-Jamal and Angela Davis The Feminist Wire offers an exclusive look at this new essay to be published in the forthcoming volume Imagine: Living in a Socialist USA, edited by Frances Goldin, Michael Smith, and Debby Smith. Read it here before it hits the shelves! We live in an era of meg...
Do you want a new penpal? We just got a bunch of letters in the mail! If you're interested in the program, stop by Peace & Justice house (905 Church) at 9:00 tonight or email Katie ([email protected]) for more info!
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