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ACTION ALERT:
Urge Your Senator to
Vote NO on SB 44
SB 44, a bill imposing dangerous and regressive penalties targeting young people, will be voted on by the Georgia State Senate on Monday, February 13.
SB 44 creates mandatory minimum sentences for every offense under Georgia’s Criminal Street Gang statute; a law already applied too broadly. Proponents claim that this bill is necessary to protect young people from gang violence, but we know it will only put more Black and brown youth behind bars. Lawmakers must not return to draconian and outdated sentencing schemes, like mandatory minimums, that are ineffective as deterrents. The state must give communities the resources they need to implement proven methods for preventing and disrupting gang violence.
Please contact your State Senator and urge them to vote NO on SB 44. You can find our script and talking points below. Send an email, make a phone call, and share this action alert on social media to help stop this costly and dangerous bill.
Make your voice heard!
Contact your State Senator and urge them to
vote NO on SB 44.
Talking Points
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Prevention programs that address socioeconomic conditions, such as academic enrichment, at-home interventions, and increasing access to trauma-informed treatment programs, are proven to be effective at decreasing gang violence.
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Mandatory minimums exacerbate racial disparities in the criminal legal system as prosecutors are more likely to bring charges that carry mandatory minimums against Black defendants.
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We have found no evidence that supports the claim that mandatory minimums reduce crime; instead, studies have shown that the more time a person spends in prison, the more likely they will have later involvement in the criminal legal system.
ACTION ALERT:
Urge Your Senator to
Vote NO on SB 44
SB 44, a bill imposing dangerous and regressive penalties targeting young people, will be voted on by the Georgia State Senate on Monday, February 13.
SB 44 creates mandatory minimum sentences for every offense under Georgia’s Criminal Street Gang statute; a law already applied too broadly. Proponents claim that this bill is necessary to protect young people from gang violence, but we know it will only put more Black and brown youth behind bars. Lawmakers must not return to draconian and outdated sentencing schemes, like mandatory minimums, that are ineffective as deterrents. The state must give communities the resources they need to implement proven methods for preventing and disrupting gang violence.
Please contact your State Senator and urge them to vote NO on SB 44. You can find our script and talking points below. Send an email, make a phone call, and share this action alert on social media to help stop this costly and dangerous bill.
Talking Points
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Prevention programs that address socioeconomic conditions, such as academic enrichment, at-home interventions, and increasing access to trauma-informed treatment programs, are proven to be effective at decreasing gang violence.
-
Mandatory minimums exacerbate racial disparities in the criminal legal system as prosecutors are more likely to bring charges that carry mandatory minimums against Black defendants.
-
We have found no evidence that supports the claim that mandatory minimums reduce crime; instead, studies have shown that the more time a person spends in prison, the more likely they will have later involvement in the criminal legal system.
ACTION ALERT:
Urge Your Senator to
Vote NO on SB 44
SB 44, a bill imposing dangerous and regressive penalties targeting young people, will be voted on by the Georgia State Senate on Monday, February 13.
SB 44 creates mandatory minimum sentences for every offense under Georgia’s Criminal Street Gang statute; a law already applied too broadly. Proponents claim that this bill is necessary to protect young people from gang violence, but we know it will only put more Black and brown youth behind bars. Lawmakers must not return to draconian and outdated sentencing schemes, like mandatory minimums, that are ineffective as deterrents. The state must give communities the resources they need to implement proven methods for preventing and disrupting gang violence.
Please contact your State Senator and urge them to vote NO on SB 44. You can find our script and talking points below. Send an email, make a phone call, and share this action alert on social media to help stop this costly and dangerous bill.
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ACTION ALERT:
Urge Your Senator to
Vote NO on SB 44
SB 44, a bill imposing dangerous and regressive penalties targeting young people, will be voted on by the Georgia State Senate on Monday, February 13.
SB 44 creates mandatory minimum sentences for every offense under Georgia’s Criminal Street Gang statute; a law already applied too broadly. Proponents claim that this bill is necessary to protect young people from gang violence, but we know it will only put more Black and brown youth behind bars. Lawmakers must not return to draconian and outdated sentencing schemes, like mandatory minimums, that are ineffective as deterrents. The state must give communities the resources they need to implement proven methods for preventing and disrupting gang violence.
Please contact your State Senator and urge them to vote NO on SB 44. You can find our script and talking points below. Send an email, make a phone call, and share this action alert on social media to help stop this costly and dangerous bill.
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