Love and the Carceral State

The dominant U.S. culture justifies its addiction to mass incarceration by asking us to believe that people have forfeited their worthiness and dignity when they do something wrong (or are blamed for having done something). A culture of love asks us to open our hearts to the humanity of those imprisoned.

Can you imagine a society that is not dependent on mass incarceration? What would need to change to make it a reality?