Formerly Incarcerated People - US Criminal Justice Experiences

What's your opinion and/or experience with the criminal justice system in the US? Hey all. I'm researching, why the American criminal justice system produces the outcomes it does. I would love to hear from people who actually know it firsthand rather than just pundits and policy papers. No matter if you did time, worked as a CO, cop, prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, parole officer, studied it academically or you're close to someone who's been through it and watched what it did to them and to you. I would like to hear the messy, contradictory version. If you're willing to share your take, or you know someone who'd be a good person to talk to, drop a comment or DM me. Happy to keep things anonymous if that's what makes you comfortable talking honestly. Thanks