"H.R.3543: Justice Is Not for Sale Act" has only 30 cosponsors, all Democrats. See the few representatives who are willing to alienate the powerful private prison industry for the sake of righteousness. Provisions include:
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY RUN PRISONS WITHIN 3 YEARS.
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY RUN PRISONS WITHIN 3 YEARS.
SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF PAROLE.
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SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF FEDERAL CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY RUN PRISONS WITHIN 3 YEARS.
SEC. 4. ELIMINATION OF STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY RUN PRISONS WITHIN 3 YEARS.
SEC. 5. REINSTATEMENT OF PAROLE.
People whose names you might expect to find on the list are NOT there, such as Rep. John Lewis, who is supposedly the "moral voice in Congress" and a supporter of Hillary Clinton for president.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3543/cosponsors
Please read a summary of the "Justice Is Not for Sale Act" by Senator Bernard Sanders and Congressman Raul Grijalva. The summary is not available at Congress.gov yet for some reason.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/summary-of-justice-is-not-for-sale-?inline=file
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3543/cosponsors
Please read a summary of the "Justice Is Not for Sale Act" by Senator Bernard Sanders and Congressman Raul Grijalva. The summary is not available at Congress.gov yet for some reason.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/download/summary-of-justice-is-not-for-sale-?inline=file
Bernie Sanders Introduces a Bill to Ban Private Prisons
Sanders says that America will "no longer have the world's largest prison population by the end of his first term," "decriminalize marijuana on a federal level," "ban private prisons from operating in the US," and "end monthly immigration detention quotas." #feelthebern
Activists who say they care about human rights for prisoners will certainly want to support an end to private prison companies that capitalize off the suffering of prisoners and their families. Families of prisoners should support H.R.3543 and the officials who introduced the bill and co-sponsor it. All Americans should write to their representatives and urge their support to end slavery in America.
Americans should realize that "stop and frisk" and racial profiling were/are measures to arrest more people, particularly Blacks. This has particular impact for New York, which will soon hold its primary elections. Mass incarceration continues for several reasons: greed, racism, and eugenics (preventing population growth among certain classes of people). Once we eliminate government contracts with private prison companies, officials will be able to make decisions based on what is best for their constituents rather than how their decisions will impact their prison stocks. The only way to remove that conflict of interest is to eliminate private prison profiteering altogether.
Congratulations to the co-sponsors of "Justice Is Not for Sale Act." Thank you for not accepting campaign contributions from private prison companies or investing in America's 21st century slavery system.
Thanks for participating in the "Human Rights for Prisoners March" across the Internet to demand respect for all people. All lives matter.
"Human Rights for Prisoners March" blog
Human Rights Demand and NNIA1 Blogtalkradio channels
Mary Neal, a/k/a MaryLovesJustice, director
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