The Solution to Family Violence Is Not Incarceration
The United States criminal justice system treats the issue of family violence鈥攁lso known as domestic violence鈥攁s a problem that can be solved through police intervention and incarceration. However, this type of violence remains , and far too often incarceration by continuing cycles of trauma.聽
Dortell Williams, a regular correspondent with 大象传媒 Presents: Rising Up With Sonali, has firsthand experience with the impacts of family violence. He is currently serving a life sentence without parole at Mule Creek State Prison in California and spoke with 大象传媒 Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar about what family violence is and how it can be addressed without relying on policing and incarceration.聽
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