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<u><b><font size="4">It's time to bring Occupy to the State
House! 1:00pm Thursday Outside Senate Chambers! Stop
3-Strikes law! Stop revolving prison door! ACT NOW!</font></b></u>
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The Massachusetts Senate is debating a bill that would have
disastrous impacts on the Commonwealth. If S.2054 passes, the
following would happen - <br>
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<b><span>1. Massachusetts would institute the worst, most harsh,
3-strikes law in the country<br>
2. Parole eligibility, for lifers, would move from 15 to 25
years<br>
3. Mandatory post release supervision would be forced upon ALL
people incarcerated in Massachusetts prisons, thus increasing
the revolving door of recidivism<br>
4. Mandatory Minimum Sentences would HARDLY experience any
reforms</span></b><br>
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This piece of legislation will cause great harm to communities of
color, poor/low-income communities, LGBTQ communities, and all those
who experience the long arm of the Massachusetts justice system.
While hurting our communities, the bill would also allocate millions
upon millions of more dollars to an already bloated prison system.
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<font size="4">ACTION IS NEEDED!<br>
<font size="2">At 1:00pm tomorrow, Thursday, the Senate will begin
debating this bill. Just as hundreds of cities across the
country and around the world have begun to occupy their common
spaces, we call upon people to come and occupy our State House,
outside the Senate Chambers, at 1:00pm. This bill MUST be
thrown out completely. <br>
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This is the time to stand up and use our bodies and our voices
to demand our communities be protected from the violence of this
bill.<br>
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We also stand in solidarity with the 11:00am rally called for by
the Center for Church and Prison outside the State House. A
diversity of tactics will be required for us to win the fight
against this bill.<br>
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Endorsement has been given by the Criminal Justice Policy
Coalition and The Real Cost of Prisons Project, all other
endorsements are welcomed and encouraged. email: <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:no3strikes@gmail.com"
target="_blank">no3strikes@gmail.com</a> for more information.
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