[Peace] Come to County Board meeting September 4

[Karen Medina]

Peace,
I hope your Labor Day has been great. Now, let's get back to working
for justice and human dignity.
Reminer:
Champaign County Board meeting
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
6 p.m,
at the Brookens Center, 1776 E. Washington, Urbana.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: James Kilgore <jjincu at gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Subject: [Discuss] Come to County Board meeting September 4
To: discuss-communitycourtwatch at lists.chambana.net


On Tuesday, September 4, the County Board will decide which firm to
employ to carry out a needs assessment of the criminal justice system.
This is a key moment in our struggle to block the Board from spending
$20 million on jail expansion. Three of the four firms on the
shortlist are closely connected to architects and engineers. It is
obvious that they will recommend a major construction project to
maximize their own profits and those of their partners.  The fourth
firm, the Institute for Law and Policy Planning, is a non-profit
dedicated to re-structuring the system in order to reduce the demand
for jail cells. We need people to show up at this meeting, to let the
County Board know that we are watching them, that they will not be
allowed to waste taxpayers' money on jail cells to lock up
African-American youth.

Please attend this meeting. Public participation starts at 6 p.m, at
the Brookens Center, 1776 E. Washington, Urbana.



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-- karen medina
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