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Myspace LayoutsThe United States is the world's leader in incarceration with 2.3+ million people currently in the nation's prisons or jails -- a 500% increase over the past thirty years. These trends have resulted in prison overcrowding and state governments being overwhelmed by the burden of funding a rapidly expanding penal system, despite increasing evidence that large-scale incarceration is not the most effective means of achieving public safety. The number of women in prison, a third of whom are incarcerated for drug offenses, is increasing at nearly double the rate for men. These women often have significant histories of physical and sexual abuse, high rates of HIV infection, and substance abuse. Large-scale women's imprisonment has resulted in an increasing number of children who suffer from their mother's incarceration and the loss of family ties. As a Group we are concerned about Prisoner Abuse, Prisoners Rights, Health care, Rehabilitation, Recidivism, Public Safety, The Death Penalty, Parole Issues, Sentencing Laws, Three Strikes, Wrongful Conviction, Mandatory Minimums, The Drug War and more. Use your voice, your pen, phone, keyboard, fax, and most important... use your power at the polls-VOTE!!! Become involved and Get Active!! One day some one you know and love could be behind bars. What will YOU do??

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IF YOUR NOT OUTRAGED,YOUR NOT PAYING ATTENTION!!"The world is a dangerous place to live-not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it." ~ Albert EinsteinWe want the general population to see that prison is not club med by any means. We will bring the good, the bad and the ugly to the frontlines, raising awareness of our nations justice system. We hope to introduce Organizations as well as men and women inside. This is not a pen pal site; although if you would like to write or send cards-we can arrange that.

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My Blog

This is the U.S. on drugs

http://www.latimes. com/news/ printedition/ opinion/la- oe-fleming5- 2008jul05, 0,4580840. story From the Los Angeles Times This is the U.S. on drugs Only cops and crooks have b...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:22:00 PST

California prison desegregation case riles Ingraham

Last night 7/3/08 on Just In Laura Ingraham debated guest Terry Thornton, a spokeswoman for the CA Dept. of Corrections, on the recent implementation of mandated integration of California prisons. Tho...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:21:00 PST

GMOTL and AMAZON and YOU

Grandmothers Of The Light is pleased to announce that we have become an Amazon bookseller as a fundraising project. This will be both PERMANENT and ONGOING! How can you help? Two w...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:18:00 PST

California can’t pay for justice

http://www.latimes. com/news/ printedition/ opinion/la- ed-report5- 2008jul05, 0,5639772. story From the Los Angeles Times California can't pay for justice The budget crunch has...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:16:00 PST

California’s death penalty process is ’dysfunctional,’ panel finds

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-death1-2008jul01,0,2 730545.story From the Los Angeles Times California's death penalty process is 'dysfunctional,' panel finds The time f...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:57:00 PST

Walk the line

Walk the line Mike Jimenez's personal turning point puts his corrections union at a crossroads By Sasha Abramsky More stories by this author... ...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:00:00 PST

Death Penalty News and Statistics

Death Penalty News and Statistics JUNE 30, 2008: USA: A Death Penalty Puzzle----The Murky Evidence for and Against Deterrence Although the Supreme Court banned capital punishment fo...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:29:00 PST

CA- Paco Villa Forum & CCPOA Blog uproar

Just wanted to share this with all-the Paco Villa forum has been closed-and no comments on the CCPOA Blog ( feature has been disasbled) this is temporary ( evidently the Parolee/CCPOA issue IS a...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:44:00 PST

Interview with parolee Raul Gomez

To clarify - CCPOA president, Mike Jimenez, made a decision to "hire" a parolee - allow him a "second chance- allow rehabilitation. What took place after that decision came down and it was "leaked" to...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 06:55:00 PST

Jailed by a prison crisis

Jailed by a prison crisis Wednesday, June 25, 2008 If you think a $15 billion state budget deficit is going to hurt, imagi...
Posted by PrisonMovement on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:26:00 PST