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!
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: https://t.co/DbgGFpvNQJ #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. https://t.co/57tsmc0q7C
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." https://t.co/F8iswGbBhK
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." https://t.co/xEfF7pHXAr
Creating an Independent Ombuds SB5465 just passed Law & Justice & is heading to Ways & Means Make those calls today! https://t.co/QZNb3fRvWS
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 https://t.co/HINj1f5VGy
Exactly why we need parole: 1/4th of prisoners could have been spared prison without risk #BringBackParole https://t.co/CHTu2mrPVA https://t.co/DXnRQnuZ81