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    Reducing the cruelty of the US criminal legal system | James Forman Jr. (2020)

    James Forman Jr., Rob Wibland

    Drawing on over 250 years of systemic racism and modern structural failures, this event details how the U.S. criminal justice system disproportionately targets Black communities through historical legacies of slavery and contemporary misallocation of police resources. The presentation outlines specific policy solutions including redirecting funds to social services, reforming union contracts to ensure accountability, and shifting from punitive sentencing to restorative justice models. Following the George Floyd protests, the discussion highlights ongoing political challenges and urges civic leaders and citizens to demand concrete local reforms to reduce incarceration and dismantle the current policing framework.