To: Raul Grijalva, District 6, House of Representatives, Name, Title or Position (optional), Name, Title or Position (optional), Name Union of Prison Guards, Title or Position (optional), Nam Charles Ryan, Director, Dept of Corrections - ...
Justice4All
Save $millions for the state of Arizona by joining with us. Advocate for reform of the AZ criminal system- and La Migra's abuses of alien detention! Push for education and treatment, not incarceration of our citizens. Prison costs are 4X the cost of probation,therapy and/or medication. We are locking up the future of our country. Let's try something else. Agree?
Why is this important?
The United States incarcerates more people than all the other developed nations combined! It's Prison Nation, not the Beloved Country. We have 40,000 prisoners in AZ prisons and uncounted more in Federal detention centers for illegal immigrants. The AZ Dept of Corrections(DOC) costs One Billion Dollars in our state budget! That number is ever increasing as money for education is decreasing. Funds could be spent better if activists, politicians,teachers, prison guards,families of prisoners, WE work together for a cheaper, yet more humane, justice system in Arizona.
Did you know that most convicts return to prison soon after their release (recidivism)? All they know is crime. How about rehabilitation? A Second Chance! NO, Instead, many times the convict spends years in isolation, even if the person has a severe mental illness! They are brutalized by the system and by each other. How can we expect them to change? How can we get them to become respectable, contributing members of society? The community will be safer! Crime rates go down!
The AZ legislature opened January 31st and is now arguing about the budget. A perfect time to lobby for reasoning together. .
Tell your friends to sign on for prison reform campaigns! Study the issue. Start a discussion at church. Read the book, "Jim Crow Nation", published last year. Write or visit a prisoner. Many avenues to follow, hopefully many followers to come.