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 REVIVING FEDERAL PAROLE PETITION TO U.S. CONGRESS May 05, 2008 1:25 AM

Please consider endorsing the Reviving Federal Parole petition, attached hereto. 
 
PRISON STATISTICS
For some groups, the incarceration numbers are especially startling. While one in 30 men between the ages of 20 and 34 is behind bars, for black males in that age group the figure is one in nine. Gender adds another dimension to the picture. Men still are roughly 10 times more likely to be in jail or prison, but the female population is burgeoning at a far brisker pace. For black women in their mid- to late-30s, the incarceration rate also has hit the 1-in- 100 mark.  
 
Click on link for full report on nation's prison statistics:
http://www.pewtrust s.org/uploadedFi les/wwwpewtrusts org/Reports/ sentencing_ and_corrections/ one_in_100. pdf 
 
Note:  Remember also that 1.25 million of America's prisoners are mentally ill - people who may be arrested without any understanding of their criminal charges or their Miranda rights, and those too sick to exercise sufficient control over their behavior to avoid incarceration.  The mentally ill need treatment, not prison!

We endorse the Reviving Federal Parole Petition to U.S. Congress.

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