I’m Lara McDowell, a rising senior at the Nueva School! I’m interested in global studies, public policy, and their intersection with gender equality advocacy. The candidates I chose to highlight for this upcoming cycle are advocates for prison reform, fighting against mass incarceration by championing the shortening of mandatory minimums for non-violent drug offenders, combating the death penalty, and protecting juvenile offenders from adult sentences where they’re often subjected to grueling, abusive work for close to no pay. I would be so grateful for your support for these Congressional and down-ballot candidates who will be progressive proponents of criminal justice reform, fighting the prison-industrial complex in states with the highest incarceration rates in the world.
