Nichi Bei News columnist Carl Takei, a Yonsei, is a senior staff attorney nd the Criminal Justice Reform Program manager at the Asian Law Caucus, co-chair of Tsuru for Solidarity. Previously, he was a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), where he co-led the national organization’s shift toward divesting from police and reinvesting in communities, and fought abuses at the intersections of criminal legal and immigration enforcement systems. You can follow him on Twitter at @carltakei, or reach him at nichibei@carltakei.com. The views expressed in the preceding column are not necessarily those of the Nichi Bei News nor the Asian Law Caucus.