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Criminal Justice Committee Duties:
- Seek to eliminate harsh and unfair sentencing practices that are responsible for mass incarceration and racial disparities in the prison system,
- Fight for the restoration of the voting rights of formerly incarcerated people and the removal of barriers to employment,
- Seek the institution and availability of alternatives to incarceration including education, employment, and mental health services,
- Eliminate zero tolerance policies implemented in our schools which are keeping kids out of the classroom and putting them on a path from the schoolhouse to the jailhouse
