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[V]irtually no one commits violence without first surviving it. Reflexively locking people in cages and subjecting them to degradation and humiliation-inflicting violence and suffering upon people in order to teach them that violence is wrong-is a doomed strategy, especially considering that most people who commit violent crime are victims are well. If we want to reduce violence in our communities, we need to hold people accountable in ways that aim to repair and prevent harm rather than simply
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― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
― The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
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In a learning community, strong boundaries show learners how much we value them, that we see their potential. That is, if we have the same expectations for ourselves and we set those boundaries together, based on mutual trust and respect.
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