Overcriminalization significantly undermines human flourishing and social well-being by harming the family, social networks, and social citizenship. Additionally, it prevents capable men and women from utilizing their creative capacities in the marketplace. This creates vast issues involving relations with family while incarcerated and reintegration into society after release. On the economic side, draconian cash bail systems undermine justice through basing someone's ability to attain pre-trial release upon their wealth, not their actual threat to society.
"The right to vote should never be tied to the level of one's debt. It's a moral issue and if you want people to come back and transition back into society, one of the fundamental tenets of society is the right to be able to vote."
Birmingham News
October 4, 2017
Read More"In your town or county, it’s politically safer and economically cheaper to charge someone with a felony than with a lesser charge."
LA Times
May 14, 2017
Read More"Seeing a parent arrested can cause immediate mental and physical health problems, like anxiety, sleep disruptions and irritability, according to research cited by federal authorities and police interest groups."
Cleveland Plain-Dealer
January 26, 2017
Read More''Almost by definition, incarceration separates individuals from their families, but for decades this country has also placed unnecessary burdens on the family members left behind."
Prison Policy Initiative
October 20, 2015
Read More"Wildeman and Wakefield found that children with incarcerated fathers were three times more likely than peers from similar backgrounds to become homeless. They also suffered significantly higher rates of behavioral and mental-health problems, most notably aggression."
The Nation
December 16, 2014
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