[Street] Fwd: 3 Strikes 101: Information on 3 Strikes in MA
Katie Gradowski
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Thu Jan 5 15:08:19 EST 2012
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From: Occupy The Hood <occupythehoodboston at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 3:07 PM
Subject: 3 Strikes 101: Information on 3 Strikes in MA
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*3 STRIKES IN CALIF*:
Striking Out: The Failure of California’s “Three Strikes and You’re Out” Law
http://www.justicepolicy.org/uploads/justicepolicy/documents/99-03_rep_cathreestrikes_ac.pdf
*RECENT PRESS:*
Boston Banner
Proposed 'three strikes' bill draws community ire
By. Yawu Miller Jan. 4, 2012
http://bostonbanner.com/local11-2012-01-05
Boston Phoenix
Calling out 'three strikes'
Is the country's most notoriously failed law coming to the commonwealth?
By CHRIS FARAONE January 4, 2012
http://thephoenix.com/Boston/news/132118-calling-out-three-strikes/
*HISTORY OF LEGISLATION:*
To research any MA Legislation: Massachusetts Bill Search
http://www.malegislature.gov/bills/Search
Senate Bill 2054
Bill S.2054
An Act relative to habitual offenders, sentencing and improving law
enforcement tools
Senate, Monday, November 07, 2011 – New draft of Senate, No. 728 reported
from the Senate committee on Ways and Means.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/Senate/S02054
Senate Bill 2059
Bill S.2059
An Act relative to habitual offenders, sentencing and improving law
enforcement tools.
Senate, November 10, 2011 -- Text of the Senate Bill (printed as amended)
relative to habitual offenders, sentencing and improving law enforcement
tools.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/Senate/S02059
Senate Bill 2080
Bill S.2080
Text of the Senate amendment (Senators Brewer, Baddour, Creem and Tarr) to
the House Bill relative to sentencing and improving law enforcement tools
(House, No. 3818).
Senate, November 21, 2011 - Text of the Senate amendment (Senators Brewer,
Baddour, Creem and Tarr) to the House Bill relative to sentencing and
improving law enforcement tools (House, No. 3818).
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/Senate/S02080
House Bill 3811
Bill H.3811 11/15/2011
An Act relative to habitual offenders, sentencing and improving law
enforcement tools.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H03811
To view the text of House, No. 3811, click link
http://www.mass.gov/legis/journal/desktop/Current%20Agenda%202011/H3811.pdf
House Bill 3818
Bill H.3818 11/16/2011
An Act relative to sentencing and improving law enforcement tools
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H03818
To view the text of House, No. 3818, click link
http://www.mass.gov/legis/journal/desktop/Current%20Agenda%202011/H3818.pdf
*CONSEQUENCES OF 3-STRIKES LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS:*
- Will cost the State of Massachusetts: Between $75-125 Million Annually
- Parole eligibility would increase from 15 to 25 years
- Mandatory post-release supervision will be imposed on all who have
finished or wrapped up their sentence
- Mandatory post-release supervision will appear on former prisoner record
together with CORI
- High rate of recidivism, revolving door to more incarceration-No
Rehabilitation
- Will lead to more overcrowding in Massachusetts prison: currently
suffering from overcrowding: Over 11,506 inmates, functioning at a 144%
over capacity
- More incarceration of Minorities: Blacks are 6.6% of MA population but
approx. 29% of those incarcerated
*GENERAL INCARCERATION FACTS:
*
A Black man has 1 in 3 (32%) chance of imprisonment
A Latino man 1 in 6 (17%) chance of imprisonment
A White man has 1 in 17 (5.9%) chance of imprisonment
Hispanics are 16% of total U.S. population but 21% of those incarcerated
in 2011
Blacks are 13% of total U.S. population but over 40% of those incarcerated
in 2011
*CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS*:
http://blackstonian.com/news/2012/01/call-state-house-oppose-3-strikes-law-in-ma/
*Conference Committee Members*
Rep. Bradford Hill
Second Assistant Minority Leader
R Ipswich
State House Room 128
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2100
Email: Brad.Hill at mahouse.gov
Sen. Cynthia Stone Creem
Senator
D Newton
State House Room 405
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1639
Fax: 617-722-1266
Email: Cynthia.Creem at masenate.gov
Rep. David Paul Linsky
Representative
D Natick
State House Room 146
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2575
Fax: 617-722-2238
Email: David.Linsky at mahouse.gov
Rep. Eugene L. O’Flaherty
Representative
D Chelsea
State House Room 136
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-2396
Fax: 617-722-2819
Email: Gene.OFlaherty at mahouse.gov
Sen. Bruce E. Tarr
Minority Leader
R Gloucester
State House Room 308
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1600
Fax: (617) 722-1310
Email: Bruce.Tarr at masenate.gov
Sen. Steven A. Baddour
Senator
D Methuen
State House Room 208
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617-722-1604
Fax: 617-722-1999
Email: Steven.Baddour at masenate.gov
*The Governor of Massachusetts*
Gov. Deval Patrick
Massachusetts State House
Office of the Governor
Office of the Lt. Governor
Room 280
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: 617.725.4005
Fax: 617.727.9725
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