Originally published in The Seattle Medium September 1, 2004 by David Bash The local African American community’s responsiveness to Black prisoners’ pleas for “hope and accountability and redemption” through a Justice Summit at Monroe Penitentiary last Saturday proved to be a draw for a handful of church and community activist, a Department of Corrections staff head, a King County Council member, a state senator, and two state representatives whom are on the primary ballot next month. Under the banner of “Working Together for Sentencing Reform,” the Black Prisoners Caucus (BPC), a core group of about 30 African American prisoners, of whom
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