Host Amy Johnson speaks with author Danielle Sered about her book, Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair, published in March, 2019 by The New Press. "Danielle Sered envisioned, launched and directs Common Justice, based in Brooklyn, New York. Common Justice develops and advances solutions to violence that transforms the lives of those harmed and foster racial equity without relying on incarceration. Locally, it operates as the first alternative-to-incarceration and victim service program to focus on violent felonies in the adult courts. Nationally, it leverages the lessons from its direct services to transform the justice system through partnerships, advocacy, and elevating the experience and power of those most impacted. Under her leadership, in 2012 Common Justice received the Award for Innovation in Victim Services from Attorney General Eric Holder and the federal Office for Victims of Crime."
Until We Reckon is Sered's first book and it, "Sered argues that the reckoning owed is not only on the part of those who have committed violence, but also by our nation for it over reliance on incarceration to produce safety-at great cost to communities, survivors, racial equity, and the very fabric of our democracy." Since more than half of those in prison in America are incarcerated for violent crimes, this conversation is necessary if we want to end mass incarceration.
To learn more about Common Justice visit: commonjustice.org
For more about Until We Reckon visit: thenewpress.com/books/until-we-reckon
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