Centering voices for inclusion, not validation

OP-ED BY PASTOR ISAAC SCOTT IN COLUMBIA DAILY SPECTATOR

It is imperative that organizations and institutions actively center the voices of people affected by the criminal legal system. Moreover, organizations should not simply ask people to share their life stories or seek to offset the organization-wide imposter syndrome, but must equally center the experiential expertise and personal knowledge of those who are called upon as sources of much needed wisdom for creating inclusive environments in policy as well as under the law for Black and Indigenous people.

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