[Peace] Fwd: Stop Champaign County Board's Scheme to Fund Jail Building - Urgent Action!

[Brian Dolinar]

People needed Tuesday night to oppose referendum for a jail expansion! BD

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From: Kristina Khan <kristina.khan1 at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Aug 6, 2016 at 1:02 PM
Subject: Stop Champaign County Board's Scheme to Fund Jail Building -
Urgent Action!
To: buildprogramsnotjails at gmail.com



Stop the County Board's Latest Scheme to Fund Jail Building - Urgent Action
Required!

*Tuesday, August 9th 6:30pm at the Brookens Administration Building (1776
E. Washington St. Urbana)*

What's happening?

The Champaign County Board is sneaking a multi-million dollar satellite
jail expansion package within a “Facilities Action Plan” that they will
discuss on Tuesday, August 9th and vote on on Thursday, August 18th. In an
attempt to mask the plan for building more cells at the satellite jail
facility, the county has included within this plan necessary repairs and
maintenance of other facilities in with the proposal.  *Jail construction,
however, makes up 75% of the budget for the priority facility cost as
outlined in the county’s plan; making this a “jail referendum” NOT a
“facility referendum” as it is being advertised.  *

For years, Champaign-Urbana citizens have voiced their opposition to
further jail construction and have asked the board to push for alternatives
to incarceration, including a mental health crisis facility. The current
proposal does not allocate a single cent of immediate funding from the
sales tax  for facilities and programs that will keep people out of jail.
Community members have also asked for attention and information about the
deaths of three Champaign residents who died in the jail within a 7 month
period; deaths which have yet to be adequately addressed by county
officials.

Routine maintenance on county facilities and continued advocacy for
critical community programs for the health and safety of our county
deserves support. However, we remain in opposition to expanding the
satellite jail and feel that this “Action Plan” put forth by the board
comprises much needed maintenance by attaching millions of dollars in
unpopular jail construction.

*Mobilize to the board meeting on Tuesday, August 9th at 6:30pm at Brookens
Admin. Building (1776 E. Washington St., Urbana) and stop the board from
proceeding with this “plan”. *


For more information and to see the county's facilities proposal document
referenced in this email please visit our site.
<https://programsnotjails.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/stop-the-county-boards-latest-scheme-to-fund-jail-builing-urgent-action/>


Build Programs, Not Jails




-- 
Brian Dolinar, Ph.D.
briandolinar.com
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