Jason Sole
Jason Marque Sole (he, him, his) is a formerly incarcerated abolitionist. He has been a criminal justice educator for over 11 years and is currently an adjunct professor at Hamline University in the Criminal Justice and Forensic Science Department. He has been a national restorative justice trainer since 2008, leading circles in jails, prisons, and community. In 2019, he received the John Legend “Can’t Just Preach” award for his work to abolish prisons. In addition, Jason is the co-founder of the Humanize My Hoodie Movement in which he challenges threat perceptions about Black people through clothing, art exhibitions, documentary screenings, and workshops.
Debut episode - Episode 1 - Educator and Abolitionist Jason Sole:
Episode 1 links - Humanize My Hoodie - From Prison To PhD, A Memoir of Hope - The Community Ambassadors initiative - The MnCoSA Project
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