[GPSCC-chat] Fwd: ACTION ALERT: Come to public meeting regarding policy to stop inmates from receiving letters (June 5th at 6pm)

[John Thielking]

Greetings all, 


Please forward the email message underneath to others that you know.


Some of you receiving this are on the LPDOC Chapter Silicon Valley email list. I think this issue is so important that I'm sending this to you too. What if they wouldn't let Leonard Peltier receive letters?


If you live in the South Bay area, please do what you can to attend this meeting to show support that this policy is not implemented. It is so important for family members to keep connected to their loved ones in jail and it is vital for people in jail to hear from their families and loved ones.


thank you
Donna


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From: Silicon Valley De-Bug 
Date: Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:41 PM
Subject: ACTION ALERT: Come to public meeting regarding policy to stop inmates from receiving letters (June 5th at 6pm)


Please forward on to others who may be interested...



Community Meeting On the Proposed Policy to Stop Inmates from Receiving Letters
(Come and make your opinion heard!)
WHAT:
Santa Clara County jail officials are proposing to stop inmates from receiving letters. The proposal would allow for only a limited sized "postcards" to be sent to inmates. Chief Hirokawa has agreed to hear from concerned community members, legal groups, and service providers who are opposed to the proposed policy. The administrators of the jail need to hear from the community how strongly we all feel against this policy, and why it is harmful to inmates, their families, and our collective community. Read Mercury News article for more background:  Santa Clara County jails want to limit incoming mail to small postcards

WHEN: June 5th at 6pm to 8pm.

WHERE: The Community Meeting will be held at the African America Community Service Agency 
304 N. 6th Street San Jose, CA 95112

Also: 
Read the moving set of pieces from Steeda MGruder, founder of Sisters That Been There, along with women currently incarcerated as they make the very powerful case for keeping letters in the jails: 
For Those Behind The Walls, Letters Are Our Lifelines

And see attached letter from the ACLU stating their opposition to the policy.


(For questions, or how to get involved with, The Coalition for Justice and Accountability's efforts to stop this policy, email: svdebug at newamericamedia.org)



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Raj Jayadev 
Silicon Valley De-Bug // Albert Cobarrubias Justice Project // San Jose Beez
www.siliconvalleydebug.com // www.acjusticeproject.org // www.sjbeez.org
408.971.4965





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