@Blklivesmatter ("Black Lives Matter") retweeted:
@equalityAlec ("Alec Karakatsanis") wrote:
THREAD: The reaction of this reporter reflects a common flaw in media coverage of the punishment bureaucracy: proposals to shrink and end human caging are framed as unthinkable folly, while the radical historical aberrations of the status quo are ignored. A few key thoughts:
with quote tweet:
.@jonathanvswan presses Rep. Tlaib on backing a bill to end federal prisons: To what extent have you wrestled w/ potential downsides?
Tlaib: I think everyone's like, oh my god, we're going to just release everybody.
Swan: But the act you endorsed actually says release everyone
