It’s a Crime

The headline:

20 Inmates Show the Heartbreaking Cost of Growing Old Behind Bars

The invisible subtext:

Their crimes are the direct result of untreated trauma within the context of systemic oppression. They are being punished for society’s lack of humanity which essentially makes criminals of us all.

That’s all I have to say about that, for now.

You can read the article by Ron Levine here

Photo credit: Free Stock Library

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