Here in New Jersey, we continue the important work of undoing decades of mass-incarceration. We know that the over-reliance on punishment and retribution, including harmful policies like mandatory minimum sentencing, has led only to over-crowded prisons nationwide, and devastated families and communities in their wake.
Please help once again as we at UU Faith Action support this bill to require full reentry services to those who max-out of our state prisons. The Senate version passed last year and we have been waiting and advocating since then to finally see this scheduled for a hearing in the Assembly.
Time is very short, as the hearing will be held Monday, February 8th, 2021. We hope you will act on this alert immediately urging the committee to vote in favor of this bill.