George Floyd should still be alive. So should Breonna Taylor, who was killed by Louisville police who violently entered her home in March. So should Tony McDade, a Black trans man who was shot and killed by Tallahassee police last week...
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[Op-Ed] Cutting the Nose to Spite the Face: How Extreme Sentence Enhancements Punish Society
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I produce a podcast with over 38 million downloads. I am producing a short film for the Marshall Project and the Sundance Film Festival. I co-founded Prison Renaissance. I co-starred in an episode of United Shades of America with Kamau Bell. Until COVID-19, my college graduation was scheduled for June 12th...