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[PRISONACT] FOR THE MILLIONS WHO CARE! A Call to Arms

Kay Lee | 19.05.2005 02:42 | Repression | London | World

Too many citizens have been cruelly touched by the flawed system of justice in our country - because 'justice' apparently no longer means truth and equality and basic human rights for all.



US: Washington: Hello. My name is Kay Lee and among other things, I am currently a coordinator for Prison Reform's first 'Call to Arms': A massive march which is scheduled to take off from Lafayette Park in Washington DC on August 13, 2005.

Groups and individuals focused on many issues nationwide are making an exciting effort to bring a million concerned people together. The time has certainly come:

Too many citizens have been cruelly touched by the flawed system of justice in our country - because 'justice' apparently no longer means truth and equality and basic human rights for all.

Two and a half million people incarcerated in a free nation means most of us know someone who has lived or is living in a jail or prison or on probation. Millions have watched the burgeoning system cripple prisoners, destroy families and do something terrible to the humanity of so many of its employees. And it's just getting worse.

We're striving to have at least a million people stand together in DC. If we can pull this off, never again will anyone be able to say or believe that "Nobody cares about prisoners."

We need every one in the country to know they have this one big chance to prove that people do care about prison reform and prisoner rehabilitation - True Safety - It's what we're paying for.

If you're going to make only one pilgrimage in your life on behalf of reform, this is the one.

 http://www.journeyforjustice.org

Get all details on the Journey for Justice website. Sign up to sponsor or speak or find your state organizer onsite. If you have anything to offer or need help getting there, see the site. If you are from Georgia, see the site and contact me, Kay Lee. We'll see what we can do together to get there.

If you just can't attend, please help out by forwarding information andposting the link to  http://www.journeyforjustice.org everywhere.

With great faith in the power of truth, and in you.

~Kay Lee
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2683 Rockcliff Road S.E.
Atlanta, GA 30316-4013
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The article - Not Enough Official Torture in the World? The Circumstances in which Torture is Morally Justifiable - is soon to be published in the University of San Francisco Law Review?

Two Australian academics...? Have argued that torture should be legal even if it causes the death of innocent people.

More:  http://darwin.indymedia.org/index.php?action=newswire&parentview=4534

NEW PRISONS MEANS MORE CRIME

The Premier also claims that the investment in new prisons will create jobs in rural economies. However, if the $1 billion were spent on health and education, it would reduce crime, and give a boost to rural economies by raising the number of skilled, healthy workers.

More:  http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2005/05/91802.php

A VISIT TO THE NSW HRMU, SUPERMAX PRISON

When I got home I felt that I had to have a shower and wash all my clothes to get rid of the nasty feeling, and then I had to go for a long bike ride before I could feel completely free again, because when you go in there as a visitor, you come out feeling that you have been a prisoner.

More:  http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2005/05/91833.php

Top judge says crowded prisons cannot break cycle of crime

He said jail overcrowding prevented the prison service from implementing education and rehabilitation programmes which helped ex-offenders get jobs and turn away from crime. So sending more offenders to prison put the public more at risk from reoffending.

More:  http://melbourne.indymedia.org/news/2005/05/91705.php

Kay Lee
- e-mail: ja@justiceaction.org.au
- Homepage: http://www.justiceaction.org.au

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  1. Maybe a rewording to avoid problem... — Ian Watson
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