Dear friends, TODAY - Tuesday, November 16 - is National Call-In Day: If you are concerned about America's incarceration problem, please take a few minutes to call key senators who are in a position to do something about it. Tell Senate leadership to support the National Criminal Justice Commission Act! In 2009, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, S. 714 and H.R. 5143, which will create a bipartisan commission to complete a comprehensive review of the national criminal justice system, identify effective criminal justice policies and make recommendations for much-needed reform.
The House of Representatives and the Senate Judiciary Committee have passed the bill, and 39 senators have co-sponsored it, but this important legislation still awaits final passage during the last few weeks of the Congressional session. If the National Criminal Justice Commission Act does not pass now, the whole process will have to be repeated in 2011. LEAP believes this bill will help us achieve our goal of legalization and regulation, as Senator Webb has said that discussing the legalization of drugs should be on the table for the commission. Drug prohibition directly impacts the problem of prison overcrowding by incarcerating nonviolent offenders, and America has the highest incarceration rate in the world. As a supporter of LEAP, please urge Senate leadership to pass this important legislation! WHAT YOU CAN DO: Please call the following Senators TODAY, November 16, to ask them to prioritize and support Senate passage of the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, S. 714: --Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), 202-224-3542 --Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), 202-224-3135 --YOUR Senate representatives. To find contact information for the Senators representing your state, please call 202-224-3121 TALKING POINTS: "I am calling to ask Senator _________ to prioritize and support immediate Senate passage of S. 714, the National Criminal Justice Commission Act, because the proposed commission would conduct a comprehensive national review of the efficacy of criminal justice policies in the United States and offer recommendations for reform that would improve public safety, governement accountability, cost effectiveness, and overall fairness in the implementation of the criminal justice system." Thank you for your support of this important effort! Your donation puts LEAP speakers in front of audiences. To support LEAP's work by making a contribution, please click here.
    
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