Letters about Youth Justice

In response to “In defense of the police” letter to the editor from August 20, 2020
Maria Eva Dorigo
Published: 08/26/2020
Also, as Angela Davis says: Prisons don’t disappear social problems they disappear human beings.” We need to stop feeding the system. Police departments and police officers have a huge responsibility, they are the “gatekeepers”. Police departments can be part of the solution on the reduction of prison population. Read More
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No More Police Reform Experiments, Defund the Police and Invest In Communities.
Maria Eva Dorigo
Published: 06/05/2020
There is no more time and there are no more lives to spare. Let us not try another wave of police reform that will not work. Divest from punitiveness and invest in services for the community. We know how to take care of each other. Let us start a new era. Read More
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Youth Justice And School Segregation Need Similar Approaches
Matt Dragon @matt_dragon
Published: 01/15/2020
NJ’s segregated schools and inequality in youth justice have the same racist roots. The issues are intertwined. Join me in asking the Governor to listen on both. Read More
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