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#SchoolsNotPrisons

THE U.S. SPENDS MORE THAN $80 BILLION DOLLARS EVERY YEAR INCARCERATING YOUTH AND ADULTS IN:

Since 1990, state and local spending on higher education hasn’t increased but spending on jails and prisons has  increased by 89%. (Source: US Dept. of Ed)

Tune in to our new #SchoolsNotPrisons podcast and hear from activists and community leaders about how we can end this culture of punishment, and replace it with a culture of prevention. Find it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or extended episodes on Youtube

Let’s demand our tax dollars fund #SchoolsNotPrisons
#SCHOOLSNOTPRISONS IS A LEADING CAMPAIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF ARTS, CULTURE AND ACTIVISM.

#SchoolsNotPrisons has become a major voice in the movement to end mass incarceration.

Over the past seven years, #SchoolsNotPrisons has collaborated with over 100+ grassroots organizations and over 50 artists including Miguel, La Santa Cecilia, Common, Jessie Reyez, J. Cole, Vic Mensa, and many others to amplify local campaigns aimed at investing in education over punishment.

We partner with communities hardest hit by mass incarceration to transform the justice system across the country.

WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWS HERE

Launched in 2016, #SchoolsNotPrisons works to shift public spending from punishment to education, amplifying local campaigns and grassroots organizations at the forefront of ending child incarceration and creating a new vision of safety centered on health, healing, and investing in young people.

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