Voices
How Bernie Sanders Evolved on Criminal Justice Reform
Bernie Sanders took criticism in 2016 for not centering systematic racism and injustices — but he's since come around.
Shaun King
Shaun King is a Brooklyn-based activist and writer who focuses on civil and human rights, racial justice, mass incarceration, and law enforcement misconduct. A former contributor to The Intercept’s Voices section, he was the senior justice writer for the Daily News and the writer-in-residence at Harvard Law School’s Fair Punishment Project.
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