Organizers wasted no time in telling the standing room only crowd why they believed Michelle Alexander’s book, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness,” is a timely, relevant read for all Americans.
Phoebe Brown is the membership coordinator for the Ultimate ReEntry Opportunity Program. According to its website, URO was founded in 2014 to support a comprehensive and coordinated reentry system in Tompkins County for formerly incarcerated individuals. Another goal is to reduce the risk of re-arrest and re-incarceration in Tompkins County. Full Story
