WA State does not have Parole for most people sentenced after 1984. WA needs a system that provides hope, increases public safety, and is fiscally responsible!
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Why do they have Life Without Parole (LWOP) as a sentence when there is no parole in Wash. state? wacoalitionforparole.org #BringBackParole
"The sponsor of the bill, Democratic Sen. Patty Kuderer".
Thanks you, @senpattykuderer !
A Senate panel heard testimony on a measure that would ban the open carry of guns and other weapons on the Capitol campus and at or within 1K feet of any public demonstration; committee vote on SB 5038 set for Thursday: bit.ly/3a4ZMBU #waleg
We are planning a lobbying day and vigil in Olympia on January 20, 2020 to end mass incarceration. Check our website for information and to signup. prisonvoicewa.org
From NY: "The vast number of people who are largely condemned to die in prison is unjustifiable and barbaric... Yet these men and women languish in prison for no reason other than to satisfy a seemingly unquenchable thirst for interminable punishment." gothamgazette.com/opinion/89…
From Boston: "supporters of lifelong incarceration argue that incapacitating (lifers) is an effective crime-control mechanism. In fact, it is the opposite: It is counterproductive for public safety." bostonglobe.com/2019/11/07/o…
Visiting a prison is intimidating for families of the incarcerated. fb.me/1mSPLfkzO
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Prison Food is a Public Health Problem-Prison Policy Initiative - March 8 news.prisonpolicy.org/t/View…
How 11 Suicides Forced Change Inside Washington Prisons bit.ly/2muOEqQ
When there's not adequate review for release, this happens (internally, usually):
#BeingBackParole nitter.cf/servingipp/status/8323…
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Please call Rep. Stanford and tell him that you support House Bill 1889 for the creation of an Independent DOC Ombudsman
360-786-7928
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Creating an Independent Ombuds SB5465 just passed Law & Justice & is heading to Ways & Means Make those calls today! leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees…
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@FreedomEdProj is honored to be a part of A Conversation with the parents of #TrayvonMartin showing how we #EmpowerWomenThroughEducation
It would be great to fill the hearing room to let the legislators know the thousands of us who believe that an... fb.me/64iS22G7V
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This, of course, is demonstrably false. Clinton didn't have Cabinet in place until March 11. George HW was March 17. Obama not till April 28 nitter.cf/realDonaldTrump/status…
From 2006, but what has changed?
You get more time in prison based on what county you fell out of. #BringBackParole
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Exactly why we need parole: 1/4th of prisoners could have been spared prison without risk #BringBackParole popularresistance.org/quarte… nitter.cf/amieleesheart/status/8…
