The United States is the world's leader in incarceration with 2.1 million people currently in the nation's prisons or jails -- a 500% increase over the past thirty years. These trends have resulted in prison overcrowding and state governments being overwhelmed by the burden of funding a rapidly expanding penal system, despite increasing evidence that large-scale incarceration is not the most effective means of achieving public safety.
The number of women in prison, a third of whom are incarcerated for drug offenses, is increasing at nearly double the rate for men. These women often have significant histories of physical and sexual abuse, high rates of HIV infection, and substance abuse. Large-scale women's imprisonment has resulted in an increasing number of children who suffer from their mother's incarceration and the loss of family ties. As a Group we are concerned about Prisoner Abuse, Prisoners Rights, Health care, Rehabilitation, Recidivism, Public Safety, The Death Penalty, Parole Issues, Sentencing Laws, Three Strikes, Wrongful Conviction, Mandatory Minimums, The Drug War and more. Use your voice, your pen, phone, keyboard, fax, and most important... use your power at the polls-VOTE!!! Become involved and Get Active!!
One day some one you know and love could be behind bars.
We offer legal resources, petitions, links to other groups and sites, much needed support for one another, as well as varied information and updates. We are active in prison reform-we engage in letter writing campaigns which include but are not limited to the media, persons in government and the department of corrections. Please join us and help those that cannot help themselves!
IF YOUR NOT OUTRAGED,YOUR NOT PAYING ATTENTION!!
"The world is a dangerous place to live-not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." ~ Albert Einstein
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