@JonMartinEsq Do you also know that taxpayers of family members who are incarcerated spend over $500 million dollars EVERY SINGLE YEAR to maintain contact for children and families of the incarcerated. When will corporate greed and law makers understand that they are part of the cycles?
Federal Action Page - FCC Delay — Connecting Families. The FCC just delayed lower prison phone rates by 2 YEARS — costing families over $500M annually. My loved one relies on those calls. We are not profits. We are PEOPLE. #PrisonPhoneJustice#FCCFailure https://t.co/ANhqg5L7zx
It’s job security and profit. The children affected are 20x more likely to offend and more customers are created. More trauma informed care practices and rehabilitation efforts will help.
“The enhanced online system gives Florida residents the ability to search for court-designated violent offenders throughout the state, providing an additional tool for public safety.”@JonMartinEsq besides serving the time, being on and paying for probation, my husband who has never been violent a day in his life, will be in a searchable database for the community. Public safety? He saved a police officer’s life and shoplifted 6 DVDs. He needs justice for the error in 2004. Please ask the Governor to invoke FCOR Rule 17.
“In cases of exceptional merit, any member of the Clemency Board may place a case on an upcoming agenda for consideration.” 🙏🙏
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https://t.co/B5mHQzk1Yi This is not only predatory but slowly killing the population as health is primarily affected by what is put into the body. This is becoming a slow form of genocide and it’s sick and twisted the way these people are treated.
Hope Florida’s foster care claims ring hollow, child welfare groups say. Taking resources from already effective but struggling entities for political or monetary gain is despicable 🤦🏻♀️ 😡 https://t.co/RARCUPyL4y
Imagine the cost saved with medical expenses if we would grow many of these superfoods on the open lands next to our prisons for the incarcerated to eat. Spinach, 🫑 , 🫐 , 🥑, 🥗 all can be grown here in the state. https://t.co/uIPZoeD8Xi
“Michigan’s prison population has fallen to its lowest level in more than three decades…”
“Recidivism rate has dropped to 22.7%, the second-lowest in state history. For those who complete the state’s Vocational Village trades program, that rate falls even further, to just 12%.
Prison labor is usually mandatory and often unpaid.
This May Day, we're thinking of the incarcerated workers who are exploited every single day to keep prisons running.
Second Opinion -
“Stephan is not only technically brilliant, he's also a man of deep humility and compassion. One story that stands out and speaks volumes about who he truly is happened during our time working around MRAP military vehicles; converting them for use by our county law enforcement. Officer Haisch, a police officer, was nearly killed when the heavy door of the MRAP vehicle suddenly slammed shut on his head. Without hesitation, Stephan acted. He rushed in and pulled that 700-pound door off Officer Haisch’s head, tearing the muscles in his back in the process. If Stephan hadn't acted as quickly and selflessly as he did, Officer Haisch wouldn't be with us today. It was a terrifying moment, but Stephan didn’t hesitate. That’s just the kind of man he is—always putting others before himself.” Kenny Porter - Senators @JonMartinEsq, @jenn_bradley@senpizzo@JeffreyBrandes@SenTomWright@jasonbrodeur@Friendstomleek@SenatorMcClain@csime90 Representatives @websterbarnaby@ChaseTramontFL@ElectSmith28 Please ask @GovRonDeSantis to invoke Rule 17 and send Stephan home. Shoplifting 6 DVDs should not be a 30 year sentence.
House Budget members, I hope you reconsider and fully fund the @FL_Corrections budget request on food. Not only does this meal look unappealing, it tastes that way too. @SusanLValdesFL @SamGarrison155
Poor nutrition is not part of the punishment. Thank you!!
@GovRonDeSantis You sit here and try to bully your cabinet with media. You fail to give the public facts on what eliminating property taxes will do. That revenue has to be supplemented elsewhere, so where you going to pull it from? Where will the constituents be hit with it?
56% of people in state prisons have a mental health problem, yet only 26% have received professional help since entering
Prisons & jails are not made to accommodate serious mental health needs, yet law enforcement & courts continue to respond to mental illness like it’s a crime
https://t.co/mJDjMLcMcM @FLSenate @JonMartinEsq now we are starting to look at best practices and the research. The mental health of the victims, children, families and all affected, need attention. This will move us closer to restorative practices.
@BernyJacques@FL_Corrections Let’s start looking at best practices to keep focusing on rehabilitation and address the inflated population due to unjust sentencing.