As communities continue to grapple with the harmful and ineffective justice system, many are wondering if the system is doing exactly what it was intended, and if so, what role restorative justice could have in restoring the system and The People. Today we talk punishment, policing, and restorative justice with Angela Rose Myers.
Angela Rose was elected President of the Minneapolis NAACP in November 2020 at 25, making her one of the youngest NAACP Adult Branch Presidents in the Nation. She currently serves as board chair for Minnesota Freedom Fund Action, an organization dedicated to ending Cash Bail and Pre-hearing Immigration Detention. She also does policy work with Restorative Justice Practitioners and families who have been impacted by Police violence. She has traveled around the world engaging scholars on social justice and public policy issues.
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