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DESCRIPTION:OverCriminalized profiles three promising interventions that are less 
 expensive than mass incarceration and that may actually change the course 
 of people’s lives. This documentary will be shown as part of the Second 
 Saturday Documentary Series at Niles Discovery Church, 36600 Niles Blvd., 
 Fremont, on Saturday, October 10, at 1:30 p.m. The screening is free 
 (donations accepted) and will be followed by a discussion.\n\nIt seems that 
 for almost every social problem that pops up, we turn to the criminal 
 justice system. Suffering from mental illness? Here’s a cell. Struggling 
 with drug dependency? Let’s throw you in handcuffs. Sleeping on the 
 street? Here’s an arrest record.\n\nAnd if you are a person of color, the 
 criminal justice crackdown can be even worse.\n\nHow could it possibly make 
 sense to saddle police officers and prison wardens with sole responsibility 
 for helping people get a roof over their head? Or to task lawyers and 
 judges with treating mental illness or helping people get sober? Simply 
 making problems into “crimes” is just making things worse.\n\nThings 
 haven’t changed much since 2014, when the film was produced. We know 
 better, but not much has changed. Not only is all of this inhumane, it’s 
 expensive. When our tax dollars are picking up the tab, it makes sense to 
 put funds where they will make the biggest impact. Housing programs help 
 solve homelessness. Treatment helps stabilize mental illness and end drug 
 dependency. All too often, arrests and jail cells just waste time and 
 money.\n\nCome explores what’s wrong and how we might be able to make it 
 right.\n\nThe Second Saturday Documentary Series is co-sponsored by Niles 
 Discovery Church and the San Jose Peace & Justice Center.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/10/18777438.php
SUMMARY:Documentary Screening: "OverCriminalized"
LOCATION:Niles Discovery Church\n36600 Niles Blvd.\nFremont, CA 94536
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2015/09/10/18777438.php
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