Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her Catholic faith and the urgency of criminal justice reform

Author: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Publication/Source: America Media

This article speaks to the urgency of criminal justice reform in the U.S. and key issues that need to be addressed including how persons of color are disproportionately affected by incarceration.  Further, it invites the reader to consider how the Catholic faith calls its followers to respond, and it contends that Catholics must actively engage in moral questions associated with the criminal justice system.  

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