Zachary Norris

Director of Books Not Bars, EllaBakerCenter.org

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Director of the Books Not Bars Campaign at the Ella Baker Center.org, one of a coalition of organizations supporting “The People’s Budget Fix” which is aimed at criminal justice reforms that would help solve the state budget problem

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Last month's state budget failed to provide a blueprint for cutting $1.2 billion from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .

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Last month's state budget failed to provide a blueprint for cutting $1.2 billion from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation .

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