<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Rev. Craig Hirshberg</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:director@uulmnj.org">director@uulmnj.org</a>></span><br>Date: Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 8:22 AM<br>Subject: ACTION ALERT: IMPORTANT: Solitary Confinement and Racial and Ethnic Impact Statements Votes on Monday<br>To: "Rev. Craig Hirshberg" <<a href="mailto:director@uulmnj.org">director@uulmnj.org</a>><br>Cc: admin <<a href="mailto:admin@uulmnj.org">admin@uulmnj.org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr">Dear UULMNJ Supporters,<div><br><div>Our Ending New Jim Crow Task force has just issued this action alert. These two important Senate bills are coming up for a vote on Monday. Please take the time to email or call you State Senator, asking him/her to support these critical bills. Email to day, A Monday morning call is not too late. </div><div><br></div><div>I am at GA in Columbus, but felt it was important to get the out to everyone. In fact, <u>this is critical!</u> Please circulate far and wide. </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you,</div><div>Craig<br><table style="width:603px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in" valign="top"><div align="center"><table style="width:603px" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:12pt" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;text-align:center" align="center"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"><br></span></b></p><div style="font-size:13px;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">TWO incredibly important bills are up for a vote by the full NJ Senate <span><span>on Monday</span></span>- </font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">S51 -- Solitary Confinement Restriction Act</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">I don't think this bill needs too much "introduction" as you all have been aware of it for awhile now. S51 was voted out of Senate Budget Committee this week, and now a full Senate vote <span><span>on Monday the 27th</span></span>. Assembly bill was introduced earlier this year but no action yet... so be sure to light a fire under your Assemblypersons as well!</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">S677-- Requiring Racial and Ethnic Impact Statements</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">See the description below. A study by the Sentencing Project found that our fair state of New Jersey is the WORST in the nation with regards to racial disparities across all aspects of pre-trial detention, sentencing, incarceration, parole and probation. TIME TO END THIS -- AND BE A BEACON OF CHANGE FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.</div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></div><p class="gmail_default" style="font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:11pt">BRIEF OVERVIEW -- the bill requires that a racial and ethnic impact statement for each <b>proposed criminal justice bill, resolution, or amendment that would affect pretrial detention, sentencing, probation, or parole policies in this State </b>be prepared prior to any vote being taken on the bill, resolution, or amendment in either House of the Legislature. Office of Legislative Services staff would be required to prepare the statement. The racial and ethnic impact statement is to include a statistical analysis of how the change in policy would affect racial and ethnic minorities. State agencies would be required to provide relevant data to assist the Office of Legislative Services in preparing these racial and ethnic impact statements. </span></p><p class="gmail_default" style="font-size:13px;margin:0in 0in 0pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Cambria,serif;font-size:11pt">The bill also requires <b>all State agencies </b>to produce a racial and ethnic impact statement for any proposed agency rule that affects pretrial detention, sentencing, probation, or parole policies.</span></p><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><br clear="all"></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">You can paste the below link into your search bar, it will </font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">take you to the NJ Legislature website for</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75"> contacting YOUR legislators:</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75"></font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><font color="#351c75" size="4"><a href="http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/SelectMun.asp" target="_blank">http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/SelectMun.asp</a></font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center"><b><font color="#351c75"></font></b><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">Select all of your reps, and then compose a letter urging their support for these two bills, telling them why they are ESSENTIAL as part of reforming criminal justice system in NJ. If you select all your legislators (Assembly and Senate) the one letter will go to all of them at the same time.</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b><font color="#351c75">Or, you can tailor a letter to your Assemblypeople-- urging them to move the bill to Committee!-- and the to Senator, urging their YES vote <span><span>on Monday</span></span>.</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:center;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><font color="#351c75"><b>You can also call their legislative office and speak to an aide or </b><b>leave a message. Better yet, do both!</b></font></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif" align="center"><b><font color="#351c75">PLEASE take 5 minutes right now to do this!!!</font></b></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana,sans-serif">Thanks to all of you.. SHARE THIS EMAIL WITH ALL YOUR CONTACTS AND NETWORKS!!</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;text-align:center" align="center"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><br></p></font></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Rev. Craig Hirshberg, Exec. Director<div>Unitarian Universalist Legislative Ministry of NJ</div><div>4 Waldron Ave.</div><div>Summit, NJ 07901</div><div><a href="tel:609.672.7331" value="+16096727331" target="_blank">609.672.7331</a></div><div><a href="mailto:director@UULMNJ.org" target="_blank">director@UULMNJ.org</a></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><i>"Love is the virtue of the heart; Sincerity the virtue of the mind; Courage the virtue of the spirit; decision the virtue of the will" </i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>The Organic Commandment, Taliesin 1940</div><div><i><br></i></div></div></div>
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