MAJR General Meeting 10/16

MAJR General Meeting: October 2020

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What? MAJR General Meeting
When? October 16, 7pm
Where? Zoom
Why? Help select our MAJR focus for 2021

Register for this Zoom meeting here . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

2021 Legislative Initiatives

Front Door:
Police powers and oversight: MAJR strongly supports Maryland General Assembly leaders’ proposals to restore public confidence in police action by retraining police and prioritizing nonviolent services whenever possible.

Other initiatives include:

Behind the Walls:
Correctional Ombuds Office: The Ombuds concept has been endorsed by Gov. Larry Hogan. Cutting through layers of bureaucratic review now required, Maryland could join several other states with an independent Ombuds to publicly report and recommend improvements as to prisoner’s needs, as well as those of prison volunteers and families.

Other initiatives include:

Back Door:
Re-entry Programs: Prisoner reentry is the process by which prisoners, once released, return to the community. Endorsed by DPSCS Secretary Rob Green, a state Reentry Council would bring together representatives of state prisons, local jails, nonprofit providers, and families to more promptly connect returning citizens with resources in their home communities to help them succeed.

Other initiatives include:

Your vote counts during our General Meeting.

We urge you to vote in the upcoming election on November 3.

Why vote? Simply put, it is our responsibility to vote because our freedom to pursue liberty depends on having a functional, representative democracy. The system only works if we participate in it. Vote, and then go out and keep working toward the world you want to live in.

To help here are a few links:

Voting Rights for Pretrial Detainees and Returning Citizens, MdDems
Voter guide: How to vote in Maryland’s November election, Baltimore Sun
How to register to vote in Maryland, ABC News
How to vote in Maryland, Washington Post
Here’s What You Need To Know About Voting In Maryland, WAMU
Maryland Election Information, Election Protection
5 Reasons Why You Should Vote!, Altamed
Why Vote? Trade Schools
Everything You Need to Vote, Vote.org
2020 General Election, Maryland.gov

MAJR is a nonpartisan association of over fifty community organizations and churches with members in every part of the state, formed to support justice reinvestment. Individual supporters include judges, attorneys, corrections professionals, as well as returning citizens, victims, and service providers.

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Twitter: @ma4jreform