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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to inflict unprecedented economic devastation on Arkansans and our communities, this crisis is exposing one of the most glaring gaps in Arkansas’ notoriously weak social safety net: an eviction process that criminalizes poverty and favors landlords over renters.
On Monday, for the third straight night, protesters in Little Rock demanding justice for George Floyd and other victims of police violence were met by tear gas and brutality by law enforcement officers in riot gear.
It’s unconscionable: More than 700 incarcerated people in Arkansas have been diagnosed with COVID-19 – all because state officials failed to take essential measures to combat the spread of this disease.
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented but necessary changes to our lives. Social distancing and isolation are the best ways we can slow down the spread of the virus, by avoiding public places as much as possible.
It’s a fact of life: children are different. Science tells us that human brains don’t fully develop until 25 years of age, with the parts of the brain that control reasoning developing last.
The proliferation of “zero tolerance” and other harsh disciplinary policies in many school districts contributes to the criminalization of vulnerable students who need counseling and support – not handcuffs and incarceration.