Panel explores impact of mass incarceration and reforms on Black Silicon Valley residents

DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGH LEVELS of mass incarceration affect Black people and their families. Local criminal justice advocates are fighting for reform.

That was the focus of a recent panel discussion between “Mainline Mama” memoir author Keeonna Harris and Chuck Cantrell, creator of the “Dying to Stay Here” video and podcast series and San José Spotlight columnist. The panel, hosted by nonprofit Silicon Valley Reads, took place Jan. 17, where the pair discussed the systemic barriers facing Black communities in California.