psychanddeath:

theysbian:

spaffy-jimble:

ikariyuiofficial:

pinkcheesegreenghost:

otsitsyataka:

gahdamnpunk:

An error? Is this even legal??

35 YEARS FOR A NON VIOLENT DRUG OFFENSE

Fuck you, America’s criminal justice system

This is heartbreaking 💔

his name is Matthew Charles

Ways you can help:

Donate to the GoFundMe raising money for Matthew’s legal costs.

Sign the Change.org petition asking for clemency (though the efficacy of this is sorely debated)

35 years for a drug offense isn’t a mistake, it’s to subjugate and enslave a whole people after Reagan brought crack in on military planes.

And it’s far from an anomaly, either. Read The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander to get an idea of the scope of this phenomenon – it’s a harrowing but a quick read, very accessible to a non-academic audience.

SMFH.