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‘We Will Not Sit on the Sidelines’: John Legend’s Proposal for Ending Mass Incarceration
… This post originally appeared at Vox . I was fortunate to grow up in a union household. I know how important they are for families and communities. I know the power unions have to … they come from communities that are most affected by mass incarceration. American Federation of Teachers ( AFT ) members work in our most challenged schools—those same schools are heavily affected by school-to-prison pipelines . Correctional … credit and all the components of a better life. They also deserve to fully participate in our democracy, including the right to vote. Worker advocates are leading on these issues. In the past, unions sometimes shied away from knocking down …