--- Dennis Claxton <ddclaxton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Not sure what you mean by lion's share. In
> California, and as far as
> I know this is common across the country, it's
> grassroots groups like
> Mothers Reclaiming Our Children and Families to
> Amend California's
> Three Strikes that are quietly moving things:
>
>
http://www.realcostofprisons.org/materials/TTT_paper4.pdf
>
>
http://facts1.live.radicaldesigns.org/?sub=Home&view=Default&url=/
>
[WS:] Where we read "The primary method is leafleting public spaces around jails, prisons, police stations, and courthouses to announce the group’s existence and purpose."
I always thought that prevention is better than treatment. Spending time with children before they become gangsters seems as a far more effective means of "reclaiming children" than lobbying for springing them out of jail. Parental failure is the main root cause of juvenile delinquency. A campaign aimed at families to be better parents would almost certainly reclaim more children than one aimed at cops or wardens to be better jailers.
Wojtek
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