Unwanted Persons

Unwanted Persons

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There’s a hopeful story to tell about alternatives to police, and Kaia Sand sends dispatches to keep you posted. Read it here first while Sand writes a book, as well as columns and essays for Nation, Orion, and, from 2017-2024, Street Roots.

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• Dispatches telling the story of alternatives to police as well as "Tracking the Jackboot" of authoritarianism

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About Kaia Sand

Kaia Sand writes https://open.substack.com/pub/unwantedpersons on alternatives to the police, first responders that are care-focused, not crime-focused