CRIMINALIZATION OF THE POOR
Topic Introducer: Edward Little, Team Member for Collaboratie for a Safe, Fair and Just Cleveland
“When they know that you’re homeless they are in no hurry to let you go or give you proper respect. I got stuck in the justice system for getting into drugs and being homeless. I was arrested for having drug paraphernalia. I was poor and couldn’t make bail bond.”
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“The jail and medical staff let my son die. They completely failed to do anything to help save my son. They wrote him off and basically sent him to die when they sent him to that hole. The jail did not notify me, or any other family members when Dink was found in the cell or after he was pronounced dead.”
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“I served 22 months in prison when my only crime was driving without a license.”
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“…That is why a lot of young black people look at the police how we do. Because we think they are all out to get us.”
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“To fully understand the nature of racial disparity, put the shoe on the “other,” foot and feel just how tight…it really is.”
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