Learning

 Here is a fascinating tour of the jail: 

I'd love to see another tour focused on justification for why we need to tear this one down and build a new jail. Everyone seems to agree that this building is un-fixable -  too many millions have already been spent trying to fix it.  So let's get a move on and go ahead and get that going.  

This video makes it sound like all inmantes are being given appropriate educational options, but this is not true.  Young people in detention for months, even years sometimes, need appropriate educational services.

I've reached out to the Sherriff, DA, and Police and asked them to publish at least bi-monthly email newsletters describing positive refom accomplishments, reform goals, and ways the community can engage.

I'm reaching out to all of our commissioners and all who ran for sherriff to see what ideas they have to increase communication and collaboration toward Dekalb justice reform, especially physical and social conditions at the jail and getting people moved out of jail who don't need to be sitting there while awaiting trial. 

And how do we get trial dates to move along more quickly? And get more public defenders/lower caseloads? Are any counties doing thsee things well without crazy tax hikes? Dekalb has a bunch of new property tax money coming in now to "play with." Let's use it for thesee critical issues.

I loved this DA panel video - our amazing DA Sherry Boston is on the panel 

And this recent Dekalb NAACP video with Sherry Boston is also excellent.

Come out to the Decatur square 4-8pm on June 19th for the Juneteenth celebration. Festivals are back! Hooray.