How To Stay Out of Jail : Advice for BIPOC and The Poor

Drawing from the personal and professional experience of the author; this book gives practical information for Black, Indigenous, Brown and poor people who are faced with the real and ever present possibility of incarceration.

1. Ten things to know about contact with the criminal justice system.
2. Narratives drawn from the author's and others' interaction with the criminal justice system.
3. A discussion of how Jesus of Nazareth's experience and instruction serves a guide to avoiding
   incarceration.
4. A social analysis of how to understand why this population is more likely to suffer from an unjust criminal
   justice system.
   
   How to Stay Out of Jail does not assume that law enforcement is not needed or that all persons involved in the criminal justice system are unjust. However, it offers a word to the wise that they may avoid the pitfalls that can lead to jail and prison.