JACOB SULLUM - CRIMINAL INJUSTICE

Jacob is a Senior Editor of REASON magazine. The July 2011 issue is a SPECIAL ISSUE on CRIMINAL INJUSTICE: Inside America’s national disgrace. Jacob wrote three of the pieces of this quite impressive issue and was co-editor with Radley Balko. I wrote to the editor about having someone discuss the issue with me and he suggested Jacob. He felt he had some of the strongest articles.My interest has several aspects. I was a Probation Counselor and then a Deputy Probation Officer in Watts and Santa Monica during the summers. I’ve spent my life in K-university classrooms and was the one who dealt with the “problem kids.” I saw and experienced how our educational system contributes to the injustices we live with - usually complaining, but too frightened to fight. I tried to live by the Constitution and mutual respect, but seldom saw due process or any of our Bill of Rights offered to ANYONE, staff or students. There is a positive correlation between what happens in our schools (and cultural beliefs) and our horrendous criminal INjustice system. I know Jacob will give you plenty to think about and some suggestions about what we can do individually and as a nation. Don’t miss this show.  jsullum@reason.com