Francesca Hong Calls a World Without Prisons ‘Aspirational,’ Then Says It’s ‘a Human Right to Feel Safe,’ Then Links to Lack of School Funding

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HONG: “I think talking about what may be aspirational and then understanding the role of the governor, what they can and cannot do, and what is implementable right now. These are different conversations. If we’re going to be serious about public safety and ensure that everyone’s human right to feel safe is what we are trying to do, we have to make sure that the system right now that is incarcerating more black and brown men than any other state in the country right now, where we have — our schools are having to go to referenda just to try to figure out if they can keep the lights on, making sure that we are delivering solutions, not focusing on labels or slogans. Because governing, ultimately, is about making sure that we’re working with our partners in communities on the issues that they care about.”