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F= Forgiveness
A= And
R = Reconciliation
M = Movement
Read a proposed WISCONSIN BILL to give second chance to juveniles? her is the proposal and profiles of some of the prisoners who would be affected by its passage. :
redemptive reentry proposal
We will soon be conducting a survey to determine what programs you , the public, feel should be required for these prisoners to earn release.
1) That the prison community is an extension of the non-prison community, hence we are a single community. As a single community, I have a vested interest in the treatment of our prisoners, including, but not limited to, whether a prisoner has earned the right to be released back into the non-prison community via forgiveness and reconciliation. Forgiveness and reconciliation for prisoners is an ideology in step with a community-control-of-prisons approach that prevents the overseer (Department of Corrections) from monopolizing the "Corrections" concept in our criminal justice system.
2) That I will partake in sharing in the responsibility of ensuring that certain prisoners are released via forgiveness and reconciliation via letter campaigns, ballot and rallies. While not exhaustive, my immediate attention is focused on the following prisoners:
a) Parole-eligible prisoners. Every parole-eligible prisoner was sentenced by a judge who considered how long a person should spend in prison prior to being eligible for release. Thus, when a prisoner reaches his/her first parole date, by law, that person has served sufficient prison time is ready for release. Unless the prisoner has consistently demonstrated dangerous behavior that would jeopardize the safety of the non-prison community, that prisoner should be released. I am completely against keeping a parole-eligible prisoner imprisoned based on cliche reasons like the prisoner has not served sufficient punishment, has not completed all program needs (when such failure is not a result of his/her doing, and problematic behavior that occurred years ago.
b) Elderly prisoners. Non-violent prisoners who are at least 50 years old and have served at least 20 years of in-prison time should be considered for released annually if they have proven themselves to be rehabilitated. I am a staunch supporter of the Elderly Modification Act (ESMA), which is designed for elderly prisoners who have committed violent acts as youths and have good prison records. The ESMA allows these prisoners to be evaluated for readiness for release by the sentencing court. I encourage everyone to support this act;
c) Juvenile offenders waived into the adult court system. Juveniles waived into the adult court system and have served at least 15 years of their in-prison time should be considered annually for release if they have proven themselves rehabilitated. I believe that children who commit crimes deserve a second chance, which is why I am a staunch supporter of the pending congressional bill called the H.R.2289 Juvenile Justice Accountability Act of 2009. I encourage everyone to support this Act.
3) I believe that much of the crime in this country is a direct result of the hopelessness caused by poverty in communities with large minority populations, a lack of community support for young people in general, and our total lack of mental health facilities. I also believe that the pressure to solve all of our problems with imprisonment is fiscally irresponsible and that the good secure jobs are in healing our communities. I am an advocate putting money into schools and community projects, drug treatment centers and mental health facilities instead of a prison industrial complex that arbitrarily warehouses prisoners at $20,000 - $30,000 a year per prisoner. I am a part of the "corrections" concept thereby dispelling the idea that the Department of Corrections has a monopoly on determining when a prisoner deserves to be released.
4) I believe that the cost of the Department of Corrections1 arbitrary delay in releasing prisoners who have proven themselves ready for release has resulted in the unfortunate bankruptcy of the ideal of social forgiveness and reconciliation. As such, I hereby agree to restore integrity to said ideal via C-FARM.