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Podcast: Turning A Moment Into A Movement
Episode: "Restoring Humanity"
Description: Transforming Justice...by Changing the Narratives.
This week we will explore "Restoring Humanity" w/ Rev. Tia Littlejohn
When we refer to people who are, or have been, in contact with the criminal justice system as “felons,” “offenders,” “inmates,” or “convicts,” we define them by the worst act of their lives, creating a stigma that lingers long after they’ve paid their debt to society.
If we are serious about removing barriers for people with felony convictions, we must change the words we use to describe them.
For centuries, criminologists erroneously regarded people who broke the law as s...