Shutterstock With a modest guaranteed income or child allowance, millions of families like mine could provide for themselves without turning to crime.
I received a 60-year prison sentence for a murder I didn’t commit. After 25 years of fighting this injustice, I was exonerated.
I’ve learned some hard lessons about our criminal justice system. I’ve also learned how simple safety net policies — like a modest guaranteed base income or no-strings-attached child allowance — could have kept millions of struggling young people like me out of trouble.I had a good childhood in Flint, Michigan, but we were poor and opportunities were […]
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