If mass incarceration is an important issue for you, then hit play! In this episode, we examine the 2020 presidential candidates’ records, stances, and plans to address mass incarceration if elected. If you have not already, we recommend listening to our prior two episodes on this issue before proceeding - “Mass Incarceration: The History Explained” and “Mass Incarceration: Problems and Solutions”.
If you want to help before November 2020, first get educated. Check out these organizations for information:
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
https://www.sentencingproject.org/
https://eji.org/
https://www.vera.org/
http://rightoncrime.com/
Then consider donating to these organizations:
https://ceoworks.org/
https://www.aclu.org/
https://www.coalitionforpublicsafety.org/
In addition to volunteering with the organizations named above, you can also provide value to the lives of incarcerated people by connecting with them and helping them feel a little less isolated. Go to https://writeaprisoner.com/ to form a pen-pal relationship with someone in prison.
Stay tuned for upcoming episodes on climate change! And let us know what issues are important to you so we can be sure to cover them.
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Resources:
Voting - USA.gov/election-office, vote.gov, vote411.org, rockthevote.org
Learn - ontheissues.org, issuevoter.org, Countable App, ballotpedia.org
Get the facts - politifact.com, fact-check.org
But most importantly, please fucking vote.
