Let’s make a difference in
- Alternatives to incarceration (mediation, restorative justice, diversion)
- Screening of low-risk offenders for more effective corrections
- Prisoners’ employment and rehabilitation resources
- Pre-release support for jobs and re-entry services at detention centers
- Employer incentives for post-release job placement
- Awareness of collateral consequences re guilty pleas
- Second Chance–shielding records for misdemeanors
- Parole Board final decisions for “lifers with parole”
MAJR (www.ma4jr.org ) is promoting 8 bills in the 2015 MD General Assembly, bringing together legislation under one umbrella from varied organizations: Annapolis Friends Peace and Justice Center, Job Opportunity Task Force, MD Restorative Justice Initiative, Uniform Laws Commission.
Alliance partners include interfaith groups, churches, Quaker meetings, and criminal justice reform organizations such as: Committee of Concerned Citizens, Maryland CURE, Out for Justice, People for Change, Friend of a Friend, Interfaith Action for Human Rights, Community Conferencing.
Two Lobby Training Opportunities:
Saturday, January 10 from 9-1 at the MOVE Training Center 1450 Mercantile Lane #157, Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
Saturday, January 17 from 10-2 at Liberty Rec & Tech Center 3901 Maine Avenue (Liberty Heights/Garrison Blvd.), Baltimore, MD
RSVP to MAJR.legislation@gmail.com or 443-583-4251
Or just come–All welcome!!
