Writing from a Californian prison, Jessie Milo sets out his vision for a more caring society.
‘Can you imagine a world without prisons?’
Yes, I can, but it was difficult at first because these cages have been a part of my life since the age of five when police kicked in our door, took my dad to jail and left me with my mom who was suffering from a heroin addiction. In a world without prisons, my dad would have gotten help instead of a cage and my mom would have gotten treatment instead of being left alone to raise me.
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