From PRUP Yahoo Group:
Not exactly user friendly, but it's all we have right now.

Hey All,

My friend & colleague, Michael Cooley of our CUFJ group, researched & created the wonderful attached petition letter to be submitted to CDC to request the reinstatement of Family Visits. It can either be signed by one person, or by multiple people by using the signature form I attached to it. They should be sent to the following address or via fax or email. If you are able, PLEASE make copies & gather signatures when you visit. There is no time limit for them to be submitted (however, CDC has only 30 days to respond), so let's start bombarding CDC with these & show them how serious we are about getting Family Visits back!

If you have questions, please respond to libraleolove@yahoo.com, NOT the address I'm sending from! Thank you.

California Department of Corrections
Regulation & Policy Management Branch (RPMB)
P.O. Box 942883
Sacramento, CA 94283-0001
Fax #: 916/322-3842
Email: RPMB@executive.corr.ca.gov

Peace & Blessings,
Chris

P.S. For those lists that don't allow attachments, I've copied & pasted it below, hence the formatting errors.
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PETITION FOR CHANGE OF RULES AND/OR REGULATIONS

Pursuant to GC §11340.6, I am formally petitioning for the change described as follows:

Action Requested: Deletion of CCR, Title 15, Division 3, Subchapter 2, Article 7, §3174(e)(2).

Nature of Proposed Action: Delete the entire regulation and re-write the regulation to stipulate that family visits for the described classes of inmates be granted on a case by case basis

Purpose of Amendment: The regulation as currently written serves no reasonable penological interest as described in PC §2600. Further, the regulation punishes several classes of inmates in direct conflict with CDC’s stated recognition of the value of visiting as a method for establishing and maintaining family relationships.

The regulation also stands in conflict with AB 2133 which directs CDC to consider the value of visiting when considering regulations that might impact visiting.

Authority for Change: PC §5058(a)


Requested this day of .







SIGN NAME

PRINT NAME
PRINT ADDRESS
PRINT CITY, STATE & ZIP

I tried to set this up in Petitions Online, but they are upgrading their servers and not accepting any new signatures or petitions right now. I'll keep on trying and will post a link if and when I get the online petition up and running.

I sent this one via e-mail by just copying and pasting. Hope you will all join me in this.

OOPS! I just received an e-mail that says to hold off for a minute. Apparently more legal work to do. Sorry, but I always get reeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaly excited when it comes to pushing for family visits!!

I 'M WITH YOU ANJEL, WHEN IT COMES TO THEM FAMILY VISITS FOR LIFERS. I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU'RE COMING FROM. I TOO SEE THE WORDS THEMSELVES AND I'M QUICK TO RESPOND!!! IT'S FUNNY, BUT BOY IT'S ALL GOOD!!! BUT CHECK THIS OUT IF YOU WILL PLEASE. I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO GET ON LINE SO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE HELP ME AND KEEP ME POSTED ON ALL THIS THAT APPLIES TO LIFERS, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? JUST INCASE, I DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ANYTHING!!!PLEASE I'D APPRECIATE IT A WHOLE LOT. THANKS SUSIEQ P.S YOU CAN E-MAIL ME PERSONALLY, SINCE I SOMETIMES GET ALL MIXED UP WITH ALL THESE TOPICS, THAT I FORGET WHERE IS WHAT!

hey anjel i just recieved a message from fact1@***********.com there's PETITON IN THERE FOR YOU TO SIGN OR GO TO PETITIONS THREAD AND I GAVE OUT ALL THE INFO TRY TO LET OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW SOME OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT IT OR HAVE ACCES TO A COMPUTER! BUT HERE IT IS TOO: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/813250060 thanks SQ

freedom.

i support you all all the way good luck and i signed the petition.

paris

I finally got reply from CDC today. I sent out my petition and I also had several others to do as well and most of us have already gotten a letter from them in regards to that petition. That sure was quick!!! SusieQ

Dear Freedom,

Bon soir! I signed, thanx for the chance to do so.

Freedom,

Like you, I am very concerned with family visits for lifers. Thanks so much for putting this petition together. I have signed and sent mine. I will pray for you and yours, and that we can visit the one's we love soon.

Ms Lana :D

I Am So Glad That There Is A Petition For Lifers In California I Hope It Goes Through Because It Would Mean Alot To So Meny People. Please Lets Pray It Does

hello whats going on with the petition for the family visits for lifers in california is anything going on please post i want to be involved in any way possible i want to have a family again HELP

We're still holding the signatures until we can find a legislator willing to listen to us. We were already told by CDC that it's out of their hands to restore family visits, since legislation mandated the change back in 1996. (we have confirmed this as valid. It was a "piggy-back" bill originally named as something to do with DMV and at the last minute changed to "overnight visit restrictions").
There is an ongoing court case though, which challenges the way CDC implemented the new FV restrictions back then. It's currently in the First Appellate District Court. The case name & #:
Gordon v. California Department of Corrections
Division 1
Case Number A103737

Attorney William Gilg is doing this case pro bono...but he does accept donations.
www.cufj.org (http://www.cufj.org) handles all of the updates & information about this case.
Hope this helped:-)

Peace & Blessings,
Heidi


hello whats going on with the petition for the family visits for lifers in california is anything going on please post i want to be involved in any way possible i want to have a family again HELP