“Oftentimes, people who are victims of crime who have not received support find themselves in the criminal justice system. In fact, a lot of data indicates that about 90% of the people who are incarcerated were victims of crime at one point,” Chief of Federal Advocacy for the Alliance of Safety and Justice, Shakyra Diaz, told Law.com ahead of Monday’s SXSW Conference in Austin, Texas.

       

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