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At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community members marched to end practices that they say incarcerate far too many people for far too long, often for nonviolent crimes. Rev. Kenneth Glasgow, the activist brother of Rev. Al Sharpton, joined the march wearing a plaid blue and gray shirt and a black baseball cap. Photo by Ashton Pittman

Lisa Moore joined a protest against mass incarceration in Brandon, Miss., on behalf of her son, Gregory Tyler Moore, a first-time offender who got sentenced to 60 years in prison when he was just 19 years old. Photo by Ashton Pittman

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community members marched to end practices that they say incarcerate far too many people for far too long, often for nonviolent crimes. Photo by Ashton Pittman

Jennifer Riley Collins, a Democrat running for governor of Mississippi, spoke out against mass incarceration at a rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, 2019. Members of the Black Panther Party, left, also attended. Photo by Ashton Pittman

Velesha P. Williams, a Democrat running for governor of Mississippi, spoke out against mass incarceration at a rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, 2019. Members of the Black Panther Party, left, also attended. Photo by Ashton Pittman

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, family, friends and community members pleaded for loved ones who they said had been unfairly imprisoned. Photo by Ashton Pittman

At a mass incarceration rally in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, activists called for changes to the state’s prison and justice system. Photo by Ashton Pittman

Activists rallied outside the Rankin County Courthouse in Brandon, Miss., on July 29, behind a Confederate memorial and Mississippi state flag. One anti-mass incarceration leader, Pastor Kenneth Glasgow, compared America's prison system to chattel slavery. Photo by Ashton Pittman