Tag Archives: Incarceration

Prisons/Incarceration

Posted on February 5, 2022 by mekorganic

Sources & Organizations Green Party Lift Up Contra Costa Action Open Secrets Prison Legal News Prison Teaching Initiative Safe Return Project Specific Information Alternatives to Incarceration – GP ENDING MASS INCARCERATION – SRP Links to Criminal Justice Resources and Organizations – … Continue reading →

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Mass Incarceration

Posted on January 29, 2021 by mekorganic

Sources & Organizations American Friends Service Committee. American Union Green Party Platform Safe Return Project Services Not Cells Specific Information Ending Mass Incarceration – AFSC Ending Mass Incarceration – AU ENDING MASS INCARCERATION – SRP . Specific Issues Index from Creating … Continue reading →

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End the War on Drugs

Posted on November 30, 2020 by mekorganic

End the “war on drugs.” Redirect funds presently budgeted for the “war on drugs” toward expanded research, education, counseling and treatment. Amend the Controlled Substances Act to reflect that drug use in itself is not a crime, and that persons … Continue reading →

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Prison Conditions, Prisoner Treatment and Parolees

Posted on November 30, 2020 by mekorganic

Ensure prison conditions are humane and sanitary, including but are limited to heat, light, exercise, clothing, nutrition, libraries, possessions, and personal safety. Meet prisoners’ dietary requirements. Ensure availability of psychological, drug, and medical treatment, including access to condoms and uninterrupted … Continue reading →

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Criminal Justice

Posted on November 30, 2020 by mekorganic

Reduce the prison population, invest in rehabilitation, and end the failed war on drugs. The United States has the highest incarceration and recidivism rates of industrialized countries, while our nation’s criminal justice system in general is too often inhumane, ineffective, … Continue reading →

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Mass Incarceration – Prison & Justice Reform Links

Posted on April 5, 2020 by mekorganic

Prison Policy Initiative The People’s Justice Guarantee – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley Justice and Safety for All Unveiling a State-by-State Plan to End our Mass Incarceration Crisis FIRST STEP Act The 1994 Crime Bill and Beyond: How Federal Funding Shapes the … Continue reading →

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Justice and Safety for All

Posted on March 16, 2020 by mekorganic

Today, we say to the prison-industrial-complex that we are going to bring about real criminal justice reform. We are going to end the international embarrassment of having more people in jail than any other country on earth. Instead of spending … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Incarceration

Posted on March 8, 2020 by mekorganic

Encourage and support positive approaches to punishment that build hope, responsibility and a sense of belonging. Prisons should be the sentence of last resort, reserved for violent criminals. Those convicted of non-violent offenses should be handled by alternative, community-based programs … Continue reading →

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