As a people we want to make changes in our society for the betterment of all people. I have been learning that the spirit in which we seek these changes is very important. We have to move in a spirit of humility and instead of starting totally new systems we have to work together with our leaders to remove the bad, repair the broken and recommend changes. We see that our criminal justice and prison system is flawed, but from my own experience and the knowledge I have about history and the way other nations punished certain crimes, I would rather spend some time in prison than get my hand chopped off for stealing. So I suggest we work together and repair the system to operate with fairness for all people.
-Mark King Sanders, Chair of LEAD