Justice System Reform: Decarceration, Equity, and Community Reinvestment
This resolution calls for a large-scale effort to reduce incarceration rates and reshape the U.S. legal system. It aims to ensure justice for all, eliminate discrimination, and invest in communities most harmed by current policies. Citizens can expect changes in arrest procedures, sentencing, prison conditions, and support upon release.
Key points
Reduce incarcerated populations by decriminalizing certain behaviors (e.g., homelessness, poverty, some drug offenses) and expanding alternatives to imprisonment.
Reform sentencing: end the death penalty and mandatory minimums, introduce opportunities for early release, and simplify appeals for wrongful convictions.
Improve prison conditions: ban solitary confinement, ensure better healthcare (including mental health and LGBTQ+ specific care), education, fair wages for labor, and free family phone calls.
Eliminate wealth discrimination: abolish cash bail, court fees for those unable to pay, and prohibit private companies from profiting from prisons and supervision programs.
Rebuild communities: invest in housing, healthcare, education, employment, transportation, and support for crime survivors and families affected by the legal system.
Police reform: curb militarization, prohibit local police from federal immigration enforcement, improve serious crime solve rates, and support civilian crisis intervention teams.
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