CA - No. CA 1st Monday Call- Making a Difference In the Prison Pipeline

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First Monday Telephone Conference on 05/02/11

 

Guest Speakers

BARRY DUGAR & REV. ANDRE SHUMAKE

Will Discuss

 

NEW BEGINNINGS:

MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE PRISON PIPELINE

 

May 2, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. (Pacific Time)

Call-in Number 1-605-475-4850, Access Code 528484#

This call is open to all.  Please join us.

 

California has the largest prison population in the United States and spends approximately $50,000 per year to house each prisoner.  This year the state spent almost as much on prisons ($9.2 billion) as on universities and community colleges ($11.6 billion).

Thousands of prisoners may soon be released into society without adequate support.  Many fall back into the cycle of drugs, alcohol, abuse, violence and crime.  The recidivism rate is 70%.   This cycle makes no sense. 

The Richmond Improvement Association (RIA) is stepping in to support individuals as they transition into a world beyond the prison pipeline.  That group has opened its first home and program to assist individuals in making a successful, productive and permanent move into society.  Please join the call to learn more about the underlying problems that perpetuate the prison cycle and how RIA is working to make a difference.

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about The CA Peace Alliance & the CA Democratic Convention, upcoming Your-Mother-Wants-Peace visits to members of Congress, and other events.

 

Nancy Merritt

Northern California State Coordinator

The Peace Alliance/

Campaign for a U.S. Department of Peace

 

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