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1/ Thread illustrating that the system does not “listen to the victims”...2 years ago, our family was victimized when my elderly “auntie-mom” who had Alzheimer’s was financially exploited & left for dead by someone who posed as a friend and caregiver. You can read the story here:
2/ In Feb., the victim advocate called to say that the sentencing would take place in May, but that the defense was asking for a continuance to allow the convicted to have knee surgery before he served time. She tried to guide our impact statements to ensure that he was denied.
3/ Much to her surprise, I explained that while we understand the system, we wished for accountability & rehabilitation. I reminded her that his sentence was NOT to a life of physical pain due to lack of healthcare. We had no problems with a continuance. #restorativejustice
1/ I would like CT to remember what happens when we don’t consider those who will be affected by well meaning reform. When we overthrew the death penalty individuals were sentenced to life in prison - in SOLITARY-like conditions, which is arguably more cruel than death.
2/ When we consider the social death and ever-changing, perpetual punishment that is public registration, we must consider those who will have no path off to prevent a similar situation.
Incremental reform must also be smart reform, we must not build further infrastructure into broken systems. /end #cjreformCT, #endtheregistry #valuallhumans
