Strides for Social Justice: Breaking a World Record for Prison Awareness, Research and Mass Education
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Running 95 Marathons in 95 weeks across the country to raise awareness on the US Prison System.
On Prisons
UCLA's Undergraduate Team of Researchers
A little more on the runner...
"Since 1984 the United States is the #1 country in the world with the largest rate and head count number of prisoners." -Michelle Alexander
Since the Criminalization of Drugs in 1984 the rate of incarceration has increased, also known as the War on Drugs.
This has led to mass incarceration in the United States and has increased the number of incarcerated prisoners across the country. Legislation has also extended the prison time for those who are caught with drugs.
It's effects? People with drug possession are incarcerated for a longer time period than someone who has committed murder crimes. This not only sustains the prison number across the country but also increases the rate as more people get arrested. Women's incarceration rate is not that far behind.
"As students we cannot take our knowledge for granted, we have a responsibility to educate our society in issues that affect them. Lack of mass society educational attainment/background is no excuse"-SFSJ
My name is Areli Rios and I am currently an undergraduate at UCLA. I have been long distance running for seven years now. Awareness on the prison industrial complex system is one that I believe should not go overlooked since history shows that the rate and number of incarceration has never been so high as it is today. As a citizen, creating awareness about the prison system all the while Breaking a World Record is my way of creating awareness on this social justice issue that a large part of our population fall under.
-Thank you so much for your time!