Have you heard!?! Senator Holly Mitchell (D-Los Angeles)
introduced SB 966, the Repeal Ineffective Sentencing Enhancement Act (The RISE
Act) for prior drug convictions. The RISE Act will abolish expensive and
fruitless sentencing improvement, emulating the Legislature’s and voters’ unity
to essentially dismantle from mass incarceration; in order to invest back into
the vast need of public services for the communities.
The objective of SB 966 is to:
- Save California taxpayers money to reinvest back into the needed community-based programs
- Reduce the racial disproportion within the criminal justice complex
- Address the severe sentencing
- Re-establish balance back in the judicial proceedings
- Abstain the ruthless punishment towards individuals that endure substance abuse disorder
Not to mention, SB 966 wants to show that the deteriorated
pursuit has demonstrated and become immensely expensive; by defrauding state
and local appropriations that should be disbursed to social and health providers,
schools, and channels that veritably diminishes drug use.
Altogether, incarceration can progress to a higher amount of
crime by damaging family and community dynamics. For the many individuals who
re-enter back into society from incarceration, are challenged with
overwhelming barriers in seeking employment, housing, and education.
In the long run, elongated sentences do not reduce
recidivism, nor does it impede on the distribution, use, and recovery of drugs.
By:
Porscha Dillard
Special Project Coordinator
Time For Change Foundation
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