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Too Many PeopleToo Many People GET GET IncarceratedIncarcerated

•The U.S. has the highest incarcerationThe U.S. has the highest incarcerationrate in the entire world, incldingrate in the entire world, inclding

contries with repressie regi"es.contries with repressie regi"es.•

#ith only $% o& the world's#ith only $% o& the world'spoplation, the U.S. incarcerates ($%poplation, the U.S. incarcerates ($%

o& the world's prison poplation.o& the world's prison poplation.

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Too Many PeopleToo Many People GET GET IncarceratedIncarcerated)o other contry in the world)o other contry in the world

i"prisons as "any people as thei"prisons as "any people as theUnited States.United States.

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*ontri+ting &actors*ontri+ting &actors•#ar on -rgs laws#ar on -rgs laws•

Indigent *ri"inal -e&enseIndigent *ri"inal -e&ensesyste"syste"•Schooltoprison pipelineSchooltoprison pipeline

•//Stand 0or 1rond2 lawsStand 0or 1rond2 laws•Prosectorial MiscondctProsectorial Miscondct




Since passage o& the /#ar onSince passage o& the /#ar on

-rgs2, &ederal prison poplations-rgs2, &ederal prison poplations

hae soaredhae soared 767%767%..



oo anyy eop e e IncarceratedIncarcerated



Too ManyToo Many BLACK BLACK People 1etPeople 1et IncarceratedIncarcerated

The /#ar on -rgs2The /#ar on -rgs2

disproportionatelydisproportionatelya3ects +lac4a3ects +lac4




•)o other contry i"prisons so "any o&)o other contry i"prisons so "any o&its racial and ethnic "inorities as theits racial and ethnic "inorities as the

United States.United States.•

5igher rates o& +lac4s are 6ailed in the5igher rates o& +lac4s are 6ailed in the

United States than at the height o&United States than at the height o&

apartheid inapartheid in South AfricaSouth Africa..•7 in 8 +lac4 "en are nder the control o&7 in 8 +lac4 "en are nder the control o&

the cri"inal 6stice syste".the cri"inal 6stice syste".



Too ManyToo Many BLACK BLACK People 1etPeople 1et

IncarceratedIncarcerated

E3ects o& /Stand 0or 1rond Laws2E3ects o& /Stand 0or 1rond Laws29S01: +y race9S01: +y race

Under “Stand Your Ground” (SYG) laws, when awhite person kills a black person, it’s far morelikel that the killin! will be found "usti#able,compared with when a black person kills a whiteperson$




As leel o& edcation decreases, leelAs leel o& edcation decreases, leelo& i"prison"ent &or +lac4 peopleo& i"prison"ent &or +lac4 people

otpaces that o& white people.otpaces that o& white people.



Too Many PEOPLE O; *OLORToo Many PEOPLE O; *OLOR

1et1et IncarceratedIncarcerated

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Too Many Peop eoo any eop e ET IncarceratedIncarcerated

%ccordin! to a New York Times article,

/Ra"pant Prosectorial/Ra"pant Prosectorial

Miscondct,2Miscondct,2&' of criminal cases are settled b a

plea bar!ain arran!ed between thedefendant’s attorne and sta in the

prosecutor’s o*ce$

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Too ManyToo Many POORPOOR People 1etPeople 1et

IncarceratedIncarceratedIndigent *ri"inal -e&ense Syste"

(%+LU Lawsuit)

““eet -em and plead -em”eet -em and plead -em”+riminal defense attornes, appointed

and paid b the courts, spend their timearran!in! plea bar!ains to keep the

court docket mana!eable$ .here is no

time to prepare an ade/uate defense$

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%ccordin! to the 0ational 1e!istr of

23onerations4

56 percent of wron!ful con7ictionswron!ful con7ictions are

the result of o*cial misconduct, likewithholding eidence in 7iolation

of the Supreme +ourt’s 8&96 holdin!in :rad 7$ arland$ %ccordin! to the

Brady #ndin!, prosecutors arere/uired to pro7ide the defense withan e3cul ator e7idence that could

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http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/373/83

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/373/83




%ccordin! to the +enter for ;rosecutor<nte!rit4

ultiple studies o7er the past => earsshow that courts punished

prosecutorial misconduct in

less than ( percent of caseswhere it occurred$ @hich rarelamounted to more than a slap on the

wrist, such as makin! the prosecutor

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http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/EpidemicofProsecutorMisconduct.pdf

http://www.prosecutorintegrity.org/wp-content/uploads/EpidemicofProsecutorMisconduct.pdf




%ccordin! to .he <nnocence ;ro"ect’s

website4

Since 8&A&, 68B people in 69 states

ha7e been e3onerated throu!h postCcon7iction D0% testin!$

0E.24 .his ma not include those

whose wron!ful con7ictions weredue to Brady (withholdin!e7idence) 7iolations, those that

relied solel on (unreliable)



Too ManyToo Many YOUTHYOUTH 1et1et






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Too Manyoo any Y UTH eteIncarceratedIncarcerated

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Under /)o *hild Le&t <ehind,2Under /)o *hild Le&t <ehind,2school &nding is tied to testschool &nding is tied to test

reslts. As a reslt, schools arereslts. As a reslt, schools are

"otiated to e=pel low"otiated to e=pel lowper&or"ing stdents.per&or"ing stdents.

)o or poor edcation)o or poor edcation ne"ploya+le ne"ploya+le

illegal actiityillegal actiity



Too ManyToo Many PEOPLE !THPEOPLE !TH

"!SAB!L!T!ES"!SAB!L!T!ES 1et Incarcerated1et Incarcerated•

In one esti"ate, >>% o& in"ates haeso"e 4ind o& #ocio$athic#ocio$athic disorder.

• ?@% are said to +e addictd addictd tocontrolled s+stances.

• Many others "ay hae so"e &or" o&deelop"ental delay inclding &ta'&ta'

A'coho' Sy(dro)* A"H"* auti#tic A'coho' Sy(dro)* A"H"* auti#tic

#$ctru)* dy#'+ia#$ctru)* dy#'+ia, etc.• So"e ,co),co) )(ta''y i'')(ta''y i'' as a reslt o&

+eing placed in /the hole.2

---AY O& THESE /AY HA0E THE!R---AY O& THESE /AY HA0E THE!R



Too Many PeopleToo Many People STAYSTAY


Lon! incarceration terms, alon! with hi!hcost of phone calls (F$68minute) and

relocatin! inmates to facilities hundreds ofmiles from their homes,

+rea4s p &a"ilies.

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Too Many PeopleToo Many People STAY STAY IncarceratedIncarcerated

• %ccordin! to the ;ew +enter onthe States, ichi!an’s B>>&

a7era!e prison len!th of staa7era!e prison len!th of sta,

at 5$6 ears, was >% longer>% longerthan the a7era!e len!th of staof the other 6= states

e3amined$• ichi!an ta3paers could ha7e

saed "ore thansaed "ore than

B$8@,@@@,@@@B$8@,@@@,@@@ if the

8=,>>& inmates released in B>>&

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CUDE)ILE LI;ERS

Hound to be cruel and unusualpunishment b the United StatesSupreme +ourt but held to benonretroacti7e

accordin! toichi!an’s%ttorne

General$

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A1E- and -ISA<LE- LI;ERS

.hese indi7iduals are no lon!er athreat to societ, et cause a hu!ecost burden to pro7ide medical care$•%nnual cost of an inmate with

si!ni#cant health issues4 about$70,000$70,000$•%nnual a7era!e cost of incarceration

per inmate4 $36,000$36,000$

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REUIRE- MI)IMUM SE)TE)*I)1REUIRE- MI)IMUM SE)TE)*I)1

F MA)-ATOR0 SE)TE)*ES ;ORF MA)-ATOR0 SE)TE)*ES ;OR

;ELO)0 ;IREARM;ELO)0 ;IREARM

)O Cdicial -iscretion)O Cdicial -iscretion

Longer prison staysLonger prison stays

)o credit &or /good ti"e2 to redce length)o credit &or /good ti"e2 to redce lengtho& incarceration.o& incarceration.

Increased se o& consectieIncreased se o& consectie

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#hy #e )eed to Re&or" Parole#hy #e )eed to Re&or" Parole

•)o appeal o& Parole <oard)o appeal o& Parole <oarddecisions 9no 6dicial oersight:.decisions 9no 6dicial oersight:.

•Parole <oard "e"+ers areParole <oard "e"+ers are

political appointees.political appointees.•AthoriGe Parole <oard to grantAthoriGe Parole <oard to grant

parole to in"ates who areparole to in"ates who are

incapacitated.incapacitated.

+onditions inside prisons decrease life skills



+onditions inside prisons decrease life skills4ILoss of independent li7in! skills$ %ll decisionsare made for ou4 when to !et up, what to

wear, what to eat, when to shower, where to!o if !i7en permission$

I;ressure to work for less than F8hr$ formone to bu personal needs (or facereprisals) is a disincenti7e$

I<nmates learn that the’re losers, users,abusers who make bad decisions, causin!

lack of con#dence$I .hreat of 7iolence and se3ual assault causes;.SD and inabilit to trust or form healthrelationships$

I23 ense of hone calls or tri s to distant

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Too Many People 1etToo Many People 1et RE1RE1

incarceratedincarcerated

A'' those released from prison e3periencead2u#t)(t di#ordr from transitionin!

to a hi!hl di7erse communit settin! after

ears in a sensorCdepri7ed settin!$






;risoner reCentr ser7ices includin!counselin! are oered to onl #o)

$aro'#*

but not to those who ha7e supporti7efamilies, those who ha7e “ma3ed out,”nor those who ha7e been e3onerated of

crimes the did not commit$






Some parolees are in eect reCincarceratedparolees are in eect reCincarcerated

for minor parole 7iolations (like missin! afor minor parole 7iolations (like missin! a

report date) in nonCprison facilities like +;<report date) in nonCprison facilities like +;<where the are allowed to lea7e the facilitwhere the are allowed to lea7e the facilit

onl one hour a da$onl one hour a da$

.hese indi7iduals are listed b the .hese indi7iduals are listed b the

Department of +orrections as “li7in! in theDepartment of +orrections as “li7in! in the

communit” (not incarcerated)$communit” (not incarcerated)$






.he bud!et for prisoner reCentr ser7iceshas been slashed => b the Snder

administration$

Hurthermore, the ichi!an Department of+orrections recentl met with pro7iders to!et their input on a plan to compensate

them o('y o('y if the parolee is “corrected” b#ndin! a fullCtime "ob with bene#ts withinsi3 months of release, e7en thou!h the

Department of +E112+.<E0S has had“ ”

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Too Many Michiganders <ehindToo Many Michiganders <ehind

<ars<ars

HHand Sen. Proos wants to i"proeand Sen. Proos wants to i"proe

$ri#o( $ri#o( oercrowding +y "a4ingoercrowding +y "a4ing 2ai'# 2ai'#

#AR)I)1!#AR)I)1!



#AR)I)1!#AR)I)1!

The -epart"ent o& *orrections +dget o&The -epart"ent o& *orrections +dget o&

B( <ILLIO) pays the salaries o& "anyB( <ILLIO) pays the salaries o& "anycorrections ocers, parole ocers, andcorrections ocers, parole ocers, and

pro+ation ocers. It also &nds "anypro+ation ocers. It also &nds "any

nonproJts who e"ploy "any proiders.nonproJts who e"ploy "any proiders.

Other wellintentioned Michigan citiGensOther wellintentioned Michigan citiGensearn their liing as detecties, cri"inalearn their liing as detecties, cri"inal

de&ense attorneys, and sta3 in ade&ense attorneys, and sta3 in a

prosecting attorney's oce. Most o&prosecting attorney's oce. Most o&these people sincerely +eliee they arethese people sincerely +eliee they are

doing their +est to 4eep Michigan sa&e.doing their +est to 4eep Michigan sa&e.

EKPE*T RESISTA)*E TO RE;ORM ;ROMEKPE*T RESISTA)*E TO RE;ORM ;ROM

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