The Justice for Gerard Movement presents.... Turning A Moment Into A Movement.
This Friday's Topic:
Transforming Criminalization: "Why Good Time, Makes Good Sense." ....w/ Ms. Kimberly Annette Woodson, The founder of Redeeming Kimberly a nonprofit organization. A former juvenile lifer who served 29.3 years in MDOC. Motivational Speaker, Justice Fellow at Mi Liberation
....and Guest Panelist: Elder Leslie Mathews, Criminal Justice and Faith in Justice Program Director Michigan United, Director of Outreach for Triumphant Life Christian Church in Highland Park, Michigan,
Michigan is one of only six states with no policy for Good Time or Earned Time Credits and as such is out of step with the rest of the country. 31 States & the Federal Government provide a way for incarcerated citizens to earn some amount sentence reduction based on their behavior.
* Good Time provides a pathway to redemption for people that have completed their minimum sentence and are successfully prepared
* Time spent in prison should not only be corrective focused but to rehabilitate incarcerated citizens and successfully reintegrate them back into community
* These reforms will help workforce development and improve public safety
* These reforms will reduce the costs of mass incarceration, freeing up funds for greater investment in health
* Strengthens families and improves community stability
The goal is to cut mass incarceration in half by 2030 through, sentence reduction, second look and new sentencing guidelines
* At the current pace, it will take about 50 years to cut the MDOC prison population by 50%
* Recidivism rates are not impacted by length of sentence.
* Truth in Sentencing allows the parole board to become judge and jury all over again for the same crime.--- Which effectively contravenes the 5th Amendment of the Constitution.
So JOIN ....Jay Love from The Justice for Gerard Movement, along with.....
Attorney Hugo Mack,
of H Mack Law, www.hmacklaw.com
Justice Advocates :
-Alexandria Hughes Behavioral Therapist,
Advisory Council for Mi Rep Kyra H Bolden,
Justice Advocate, MI Liberation,
Accountability for Dearborn
-Trischè Duckworth:
Founder & Executive Director of Survivors Speak,
Founder & Executive Director of Value Black Lives LLC, Social Worker, Justice Advocate
-Rev Tia Littlejohn:
Founder of the Choice Zone, Doctoral Student,
Minister at Transforming Love Community,
Life & Nutrition Coach, Behavior Interventionist,
Michigan Racial Equity Task Force member
Turning A Moment Into A Movement!!!!!
To Learn more about The Justice for Gerard Movement go to: www.change.org/Justice4Gerard
