1/“Interestingly, some of the most ardent prison critics are not troubled by the carve-out to the mass incarceration critique for sexual misconduct...even though there is no such carve out for aggravated assault, drug dealing, or even murder.”-@ayagruber #endtheregistry #cjreform
2/ “The exception for sexual offenses is so taken for granted that few feel the need to mention it or stray from the presumption that sex offenders are just a small minority of those swept away in mass incarceration” - Feminist War on Crime @ayagruber #cjreform
3/ “Reality is that according to a BJS report on the US prison population is that so’s at 12.4%, constitute a higher percentage than burglars & nonsexual assaults & nearly as high a percentage as all drug offenders (15.7%)” Feminist War on Crime @ayagruber #read4justicewithamber
4/ “Because of the silent exception made for sexual offenses, mass incarceration concerns have not diminished political & popular support for carceral feminist activism as it moves ahead full throttle with new criminalization proposals” - @ayagruber Feminst War on Crime
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Join us July 28th at 4 pm as we catch up with author of the book Feminist War on Crime The Unexpected Role of Women’s Liberation in Mass Incarceration, @ayagruber for a virtual Q&A session. Register today at bit.ly/gruberauthorta… #read4justicewithamber
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