California Passes AB1950 - Parole Legislation

[NatureB]

Hi everyone, I am happy to share some good news with you all!

Thanks to work done by Van Jones' non-profit Reform and probably many others, California has passed legislation which would reform their criminal justice system. Specifically, this bill caps parole and probation at 1-2 years. Prior to this bill people could have been and often were on for much longer, sometimes for 20+ years!

The claimed benefits of this legislation are on Reform's Instagram and include saving California $2.1B over the next five years, getting 33% of people out of the system (100,000 people) and helping families get back together. Think about what that $2.1B reinvested into the people of California would look like! Drug addiction treatment programs, education, jobs, etc.

 

What gets me excited about this the most is that this is progress!

[Preety_India]

Exactly. This is how progress should look like.. The incarceration rate is extraordinarily high.. And it's stupid. 

What politicians should be doing, is done by local community organizations and non profit groups.. 

I wish more people would fund such organizations. 

 

[NatureB]

19 minutes ago, Preety_India said:

I wish more people would fund such organizations. 

 

Go first. Donate to what you believe in, or volunteer.

I like what Rick doblin is doing with MAPS. They are very close to legalizing mdma for ptsd treatment. That is another area where progress is coming.

I've donated money to Andrew Yang. His political views are very well informed and he seems to have the grassroots support to eventually make change, moreso than Bernie imo. He gives me hope. Is there anything like that for you?

 

[Preety_India]

@NatureB yep donated to Andrew Yang.