50 Years and a Wake Up: Ending the Incarceration Crisis in Texas
Join us in Austin on September 28 & 29 for two events to reflect on this anniversary while recognizing the impacted individuals and organizations who are leading the fight to dismantle the incarceration machine in Austin and throughout Texas.
Related to: Incarceration, State Advocacy
2023 marks 50 years since the United States embarked on a path of mass incarceration that has led to a staggering increase in the prison population. This year, The Sentencing Project and a coalition of advocates, experts, and partners have launched a public education campaign, 50 Years and a Wake Up: Ending The Mass Incarceration Crisis In America, designed to raise awareness about the dire state of the criminal legal system in the country.
Please join us in Austin this September for two events to reflect on this anniversary while recognizing the impacted individuals and organizations who are leading the fight to dismantle the incarceration machine in Austin and throughout Texas.
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