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The Fresh Way D.C.'s Young Activists Are Tackling Mass Incarceration (1575 hits)


Growing up in the suburbs of Baltimore, Dan Carter and Julian Porto bonded over video games and their mutual love of computers. Years later, Dan works as a software engineer; Julian is an IT support consultant. In their free time, they collaborate to create mobile apps with a positive social impact that help solve problems. One of the first issues they wanted to address was one that touched both of their lives when they were young: Mass incarceration.

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..."They've come to hear a group of local D.C. activists talk about whether the system of mass incarceration can be dismantled through an online platform, and to debate whether institutionalized racism directly affects D.C. laws. Washington, D.C. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country."...

Kudos to this young brotha makin' it do what it do!


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