Check out the language here: http://tinyurl.com/lmsvhzd. As written right now, this bill will codify an Elder Parole Program, and reduce the age requirement for consideration to 50 years, and the time served to 15 years.
Show your support for this bill! Now it’s time to show our strong support for this bill by sending in tons of letters to its first committee (Senate Public Safety) by March 30th. Below to help out with this is a sample Letter of Support that you can use. You can fax your letter to the number at the top of the sample Letter (916-651-4925), or email it to endria@prisonerswithchildren.org or diana@curbprisonspending.org, and we’ll fax it in for you.
Share this bill with other organizations you know! Please spread the word about this bill to any other individuals and organizations that you know care about ending mass incarceration, decreasing the burden of our prison system on tax payers, reuniting grandparents with their families, and caring for our elders!