[Street] Fw: 3 Strikes 101: Information on 3 Strikes in MA

Nicole Sullivan nicole_sullivan at live.com
Thu Jan 5 18:26:24 EST 2012


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From: Occupy The Hood <occupythehoodboston at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:07:14 
Subject: 3 Strikes 101: Information on 3 Strikes in MA

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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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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