All of Us or None & Steve Collett Demand Lower Drug Penalties
Tue, May 22, 2012 - 12:42 AM
Steve Collett joins advocates across Southern California in supporting Mark Leno's SB 1506, which, if enacted, would significantly reduce prison and jail spending. The bill revises all personal-use drug possession crimes, and recategorizes them as misdemeanors. State and local governments would be able to dedicate precious resources to probation, drug treatment and mental health services, which have proven most effective in reducing drug-related crime.
This clip includes statements in support of SB 1506 from:
~Susan Burton, All of Us or None
~Steve Collett, Congressional Candidate, CA-33
~Michelle Alexander, author, The New Jim Crow
Why this bill is needed
• To help address the state and county budget crises;
• To help alleviate overcrowding in state prisons and county jails;
• To provide greater flexibility to county governments to invest in cost-effective
approaches to reduce recidivism, including drug treatment and mental health services;
• To free up law enforcement officials to focus on more serious offenses;
• To reduce costly burdens on the overcrowded court system;
• To prevent severe lifelong consequences of a felony conviction that hurt families and
individuals, including reduced access to jobs, student loans, housing and small
business loans
To express your support, please call your local Assemblyman, or visit their office & explain that you think it's time to call a ceasefire in the Drug War.
Assembly Member Isadore Hall, III Capitol Office Sacramento (916) 319-2052 District Address Rancho Dominguez (310) 223-1201
Assembly Member Warren T. Furutani Capitol Office Sacramento (916) 319-2055 District Office: Long Beach(562) 989-2919
