On January 11th, my group and I had an interview with Ronald Kuby. Ronald Kuby is a lawyer for the American criminal defense. We learned a lot from his work. We asked him what made him start law? The moment he decided to got to law school was last year of college. Why criminal, civil rights? All of his political work South Africa, Central America, growing up where he was getting beaten by police. He was selling drugs. The 60s were upon. Then. Early colleges freaked him out. He faces a lot of interactions with police. All of them unlawful. When he was in the precinct he was stripped and told to Bend over. Started happening when he was 13 when he was with friends. What do problems you feel aren’t being recognized? He thinks we recognize all problems. But we aren’t fixing all of them. What remains the problem is mass incarceration. 2.3 million in the US in prison. They are going through a lot. Lost ability to vote. Mass incarceration is the biggest problem. Feels like it aren’t being addressed enough. No one gets out of prison. Nobody records are clear. A guy got lots of publicity for doing nothing. U need a license to do anything. But you can’t become a lawyer if u were arrested. Can’t be a doctor. Obama released 9500. They have nonviolent offenses. If u have 2 ounces of crack it’s personal use. It’s an addict quantity. There are 10000s of people. Many people are guilty. Millions of guilty people are being punished. We like stories of innocent people who were wrongfully charged. Innocent people are usually black. White lawyer. He gets saved. Reunited with family. Most people in prison were from poverty. The program lasts until one of them offends Ina serious way. The problem with mass is a reflection of society. The system is screwed. Screwed against poor, black and Latino, Florida. Screws in favor of a punitive model. People are unwilling to pay taxes for welfare or house benefits. Rather pay for prison. These are some of the things we learned about Ronald Kuby.
