Visit to Senators/Rep. and Phone Call Day: EPOCA
Join EPOCA (Ex-prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement) on Tomorrow Thursday as they meet with State Representatives and Senators sitting on the conference committee making decisions about the 3-strikes legislation in Massachusetts.
Ask Legislators to
· Support amendments to the bill that would make it less harsh, impact less people, and cause less harm to our communities.
· Remove mandatory post-release supervision, parole eligibility time expansion-15 to 25years, wiretapping, and DNA collection from the bill completely.
· Defeat the bill in its entirety because it does not contribute to public safety in the long run.
· More money should be spent on rehabilitation, job creation and education rather than mass incarceration:
Massachusetts spends $47,000 annually on one inmate compare to $10,000 for K-12 education.
YOUR ACTION
You can join members of EPOCA in Nurses Hall/Statehouse at 11:00am. Call EPOCA organizer, Steve O’Neil at 508.410.7676.
Call Conference Committee Members:
Representative Hill – 617-722-2100
Representative Linsky – 617-722-2575
Representative O’Flaherty – 617-722-2396
Senator Tarr – 617-722-1600
Senator Creem – 617-722-1639
Senator Badour – 617-722-1604
Other Articles on 3-Strikes Bill in Massachusetts:
Massachusetts to Adopt “3-Strikes You are Out.”
From 3-Strikes to Prison Privatization: Mass Incarceration in Massachusetts
