Our policy team is debating whether to support a bail reform bill that would help some people but leave the broader system intact, and it's exposing deep divisions about whether we're selling out or being strategic. Some members think any engagement with the existing system legitimizes it, while others argue that people are suffering right now and we can't wait for perfect solutions.
More people experience this than they realize.
The urgency of immediate harm creates impossible choices between ideological purity and pragmatic relief.
“Where Are You with Mass incarceration — causes and critique?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.