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Organizations Press Congress to Adopt More Comprehensive Approach to Public Safety in Recovery Bill $4 Billion to Byrne and COPS programs will do little to strengthen communities, make us safer, or improve economy

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Please feel free to circulate the letter pasted below to other organizations and to congressperson. Lois ========================= Organizations Press Congress to Adopt More Comprehensive Approach to Public Safety in Recovery Bill $4 Billion to Byrne and COPS programs will do little to strengthen communities, make us safer, or improve economy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 26, 2009 Washington, DC--Leading national organizations concerned with criminal justice, health and civil liberties today urged Congress to support a comprehensive and targeted approach to improving public safety instead of focusing funds on state and local law enforcement. Their action was in response to $4 billion in earmarks for law enforcement grants included in the economic stimulus package now being considered by the House...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 26, 2009 (boomark / email).