Regardless of what differences we may have, our common bond is that everyone desires a second chance to return home. So, we must be mature enough to rise above our differences, and collectively work toward our common goal. In today's highly politically charged lock 'em up climate, hundreds of thousands of men and women throughout the prison system have been so overwhelmed by inordinate sentences and the general insensitivity of government that we have thrown in the towel in terms of challenging the fairness of this system. For the past several months we have been working on a Letter Writing Campaign which entails targeting our families for active duty in the criminal justice reform movement. Our families represent our support base.
Power concedes nothing without a demand.
We must become actively involved in the growing opposition to the so-called 'War on Drugs', challenging our families to do likewise. Lastly, and most importantly, we strongly encourage prisoners to empower the many organizations working in our behalf. Each month we should have a sizeable donation sent to one of the frontline reform organizations. By all means, we must be committed to this task beyond just talking, praying or complaining. Feel free to e-mail an article of interest.