RLC Network Erich Kussman

Erich Kussman

Erich is unabashedly Christian, but his message is full of anti-empire, revolutionary social justice, combined with piercing insight into the power of radical love. He served time in prison and is now an ordained minister in word & sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Currently, Erich serves Saint Bartholomew Lutheran Church in the city of Trenton, NJ.

Prison Profiteering and Princeton Theological Seminary

Erich Kussman

March 30, 2023

General, Peace & Nonviolence, Practical Justice

Prison profiteering is a serious justice issue occurring in the United States. Anywhere from commissary items, clothes, phone calls, and even housing has become a multi-billion-dollar industry. Incarcerated peo...