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So I had my first son at 15, and that changed my life. I experienced a lot of violence and abuse living homeless on the streets, and I became pregnant at 14 years old. I never lived with my parents again after the age of thirteen. I was actually in and out of homelessness and foster care. TARRA: I was up here in Bremerton, Washington where I live now for the most part during my teen years, and it was a really difficult time. IVAN: What do your early teen years and high school years look like? Seven years ago she got her GED, and she recently graduated with her bachelorвЂ™s degree, and IвЂ™m really proud of her. Then my sister lives here locally and has found some success, has actually followed in my footsteps. My other brother, thankfully, found recovery also and has, I want to say about seven years in recovery, and he actually was just ordained a pastor in his church.

One of my brothers unfortunately is still incarcerated, has spent most of his life incarcerated in and out.

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No full siblings, three half siblings, and theyвЂ™ve all had their journeys as well.

I have two brothers from my father and one sister from my mother. IVAN: Do you have any brothers or sisters? So, between Washington and California is where my childhood years were. My father lived in California, so I went back and forth between the two of them. TARRA SIMMONS: My name is Tarra Simmons, and I was actually born in Olympia, Washington, but I lived between my mother and father. With that, IвЂ™d like to introduce part one of our discussion with Tarra Simmons, as she tells us about her path, and her experience in the criminal justice system. TarraвЂ™s voice reminds us that this issue is not just about data, it is about human lives, and it is about hope. ThatвЂ™s why weвЂ™re going to lead off each podcast episode with the story of Tarra Simmons, a state legislator in Washington who spent time in prison and has worked hard to overcome the many obstacles that can prevent people from escaping the criminal justice system. But we also wanted to be sure to ground this entire discussion in the fact that incarceration is a human issue, and that impacts peopleвЂ™s lives in a profound way. And finally, weвЂ™ll finish looking for signs of hope, that solutions are on the horizon.Д®ach episode will feature an interview with a Recidiviz expert.How technology might lead us toward a change in our mass incarceration culture.The challenges we face navigating the built-in biases of technology.How government and technology might work together on reform.Over the next five weeks weвЂ™ll look at this issue from a number of different angles.

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It has foundations in racism, and it has created generations of Americans who have been lost in the system.ДЄt TEN7 we have a mission, Make Things That MatterвЂ¦ So exploring the issue of mass incarceration fits within our values, and we deeply appreciate the partnership of Recidiviz in making this series happen. We have a system that is entrenched in our society. The fact is, the United States has become the global leader in mass incarceration without showing any corresponding decline in serious crime. Last fall, I interviewed the executive director of Recidiviz, Clementine Jacoby, for an episode of our podcast, and to be honest, that discussion was so interesting it left us wanting more.Д¬riminal justice and mass incarceration are immense problems facing our nation, and the idea that data might hold the key to much needed reforms seemed like a topic worth a much deeper dive. This series is a partnership with Recidiviz, a nonprofit organization that is using data-driven tools to help guide change in the criminal justice system.

This is the first episode of a special 5 part series called вЂњ Meeting the Moment: Using Data to Reimagine Criminal JusticeвЂќ IвЂ™m your host Ivan Stegic. IVAN STEGIC:В Hey everyone! Welcome to the TEN7 Podcast.

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