[GPSCC-chat] CURBing jails - Tuesday

[Gerry Gras]

More info at http://www.occupyredwoodcity.org/ .

Gerry


Gerry Gras wrote:
>
> FYI,
>
> There will be a meeting of the San Mateo County
> Board of Supervisors at the Redwood City Courthouse
> on Tuesday, 9/11 at 9AM to discuss whether or not to
> build a new jail at a cost of $160,000,000 up front
> plus $40,000,000 / year.
>
> Some activists are opposing the new jail:
> http://curbprisonspending.org/?p=1868 .
> Orgs opposed to the jail include Occupy Redwood City,
> ACLU, AFSC, IVAW, NLG, Occupy San Jose, and many others.
>
> I'm no expert on this subject, but I do think that
> we have too many people in prison, and think that
> a new jail is probably not a good idea.
>
> Gerry