#FreeAllMyBrothers #TeamBiggaThreat “In 2012, Endeavour Capital Fund VI, in which Oregon's pension system invested $95 million, bought Aladdin Bail Bonds, which claims to be the ‘largest pre-trial release service provider in America.’ Since the buyout, the company has expanded its operations from three states to seven. . “The ACLU, along with many other interest groups, says the cash bail system is inherently discriminatory against poor and minority defendants, who often can't afford the price of pre-trial release. They say the commercial bail bond industry exploits its clients, serving as expensive subprime or payday lenders to defendants who have no other recourse.” –– “The ACLU is running a national campaign against the bail bond industry, and will be making the same pitch to Washington state's pension fund. But Wednesday's call came in a state that abolished the commercial bail industry and related business of bounty hunting three decades ago for many of the same reasons cited by the organization. Oregon lawmakers have also resisted lobbying efforts by Aladdin and other industry players to reestablish the industry in Oregon.” –– “The ACLU campaign also coincides with a push for institutional investors like pension funds to place a higher emphasis on environmental, social and governance factors – so-called ESG investing – when making investment decisions.” –– #DecommercializeJustice #prisonprofiteers #peopleoverprofit #massincarceration #socialjustice #criminaljustice #prisondivestment https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp92hM8lHaZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xy3osto5tolg
