:fb: This is all true and not a hoax! My husband sent me the flyer and I researched it. House Bill H.R. 5296 in currently in Congress. Introduced by Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink on 7/26/02. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! All you have to do is call (202) 224-3121 (this is the switchboard at the Capital) and asked to be connected to your representive. They will ask you for your zip code and connect you. You simply tell their office that you would like for them to support the bill. (remember to write the bill # down because they will ask for it, along with its description) This is an opportunity of a life time and we can make a differance!! PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE, MAKE THE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!! Get everyone you know to do it, you do not have to leave your name!! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to
ask!!!

I agree there should be something to help the prisoners get paroled!!!!

A.S.A.P

I recently registered with this site, but an having some trouble using it. Could someone out there give me some tips? It would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
Cheyenne _21@msn.com

My husband is a first time offender in MO as far as I know this bill has passed in the MO house and has been signed by Gov Holden. I pray that it will effect All first time offenders if any of you know anything that might help PLEASE let me know. If this bill does effect his sentence it will bring his time down from 15 years to 15 month so it is crutial that I have al the info i can get. Thanks!!!!!!

Hi, It's Renee Here,
Since the Death of Patsy Mink, this bill has been dropped. I have been write my congressmen and women asking them to re-enstate the bill. Until one of our representatives licks this bill back up, it will die, alone with the hope of many people to see their loved ones anytime in the near future. Please don't let this iss die, call your representatives too. Someone is bound to listen if there are enough voices. --Renee

To Heavenly, the bill 5296 and the bill in MO you are speaking of is NOT the same bill..the one in MO is SB5 and yes it has been signed by the governor...for STATE offenders, there is nothing in the legislature happening for FEDERAL offenders that anyone seems to know about on early release at this time

There is currently a bill out in Congress regarding parole or early release. Has anybody else heard about this? Do you know a bill number?

There is no bill in congress yet regarding this. There is a group trying to get sponsorship on a bill, but that has not yet happened.

Just have to say that it is important..if you believe in these issues to continue to write your Reps letting them know you are in support of these issues.
I compose something even if there is not a bill in the works just to let them know that federal prisoners need more good time credit...federal sentences need a change...the system is not at its best and we need a change.
And also to find out their thoughts and veiws...if they care to share...so I know how to vote next election that will best suit me and the future of our federal prisoners.

Has anybody heard of the amendment to senate bill 333 Reform Act Of 2003 for Senior Citizen Prisioners. This is for prisoners over 50 to eligible for parole who have served a minium of a third of their time. Does anybody know about this bill???

Hi Everyone! Wanted to share the awesome news about LERA! Rep. Scott is going to sponsor and introduce the good time increase bill for federal prisoners! If you need a copy of the bill let me know and I'll send one over to you. This bill provides for increased good time up to 180 days per year. I hope all of you will support the passage of LERA. Karen

Could you please send me a copy. I have PM you with my e-mail address. Thanks. Do you happen to know the bill number?

yes please send me the information on Lera. I would be happy to support it.. 180 days would be awesome.

I was just curious if this LERA bill was for sentences under one year???!!??

no. if you have less than a year you are not eligible. and to be honest, if you have less than a year you shouldn't be complaining. no offense or anything. i guess i'm kinda bitter because my honey is looking at 16 years (sooo not deserving of his crime and situation).

In regards to cutiepy37, whether less than a year or more than a year everybody who is incarcerated leaves family behind. According to some people, the only thing my husband should have gotten was house arrest or probation, but we are all paying for what Ashcroft being hard on all criminals. I believe that Ashcroft is being unfair to all prisoners. The judges cannot base their sentence on the person they are sentencing. HE is wanting all the people who commit the same kind of crime to the get same amount of time, but I do not believe this is fair. I believe that people who have never committed any kind of offense before, should get less of a sentence. AS in your case, my husband's sentence is undeserving, and yes I am lucky that he got less than a year, but it does not make it any easier.

Beanee...has he already been sentenced???

My hubby was sentenced to one year and one day which does make him eligible for good behavior time, if he is looking at exactly one year, have your lawyer ask for the one additional day, if not he is not eligible for any good behavior time at all and will do the whole sentence

He fortunately, or unfortunately from what I have been reading, has gotten 10 months. I know that there are people who have longer sentences and I should be thankful for what I got, and I am, but was just curious about the bills because I have heard about different bills out there that would allow non-voilent first offenders with short sentences out after serving 180 days or so. He has been in since July.

PLEASE send me a copy of the bill too thank you missing loren (Tina)(e-mail address edited out by Admin. Please review PTO policies)

hey i have to agree with beanee. it doesn't matter what the sentence is ....even one day is too long for me and especially when they don't deserve it in the first place. hell one hour or one minute is too long and i would ask for that to be shortened if i could.
julie

I still havent received a copy of the Bill. Could someone send it to me or tell me where i could get a copy. )(e-mail address edited out by ADmin. Please review PTO policies) or Pm me. Thank you missing loren (Tina

I've sent you a copy of the currently proposed legislation.

Is it possible that we could post the proposed legislation here? If someone would please PM it to me I will be sure to make it avalible for everyone.
Thanks!

I thought I did post it at one time. But if not here it is. Sorry. I only have it as a pdf file right now.

LERA: Bill for Increased Federal Good Time Introduced

We had given up hope. But today, the Federal Prison Policy Project informs us that Rep. Bobby Scott (D-) will introduce LERA, the Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act of 2003. The bill will allow up to 180 days a year good time, a big increase from the paltry 54 days a year now allowed.

To amend title 18, United States Code §3624 to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to calculate good time earnings per the amended schedule to demonstrate to taxpayers that money spent by the federal government on incarceration is rehabilitating the federal prisoners in its custody by providing remedial and vocational opportunities and other
rehabilitative opportunities to better prepare prisoners for a successful return to society and for other purposes.

The stated purpose of the bill is:

Purpose:

The purpose of the proposed bill is to promote public safety by offering constructive incentives for exemplary institutional adjustment while at the same time increasing educational standards and decreasing the overall cost of corrections.

Budget Considerations:

The awarding of good conduct allowances as proposed in the bill would decrease the amount of time served in prison by many prisoners. This would result in savings to the United States. With prisoners serving less time, the Bureau of Prisons would have more bed space that it could use to house federal prisoners who are now being held in state facilities and local jails. However, there is not sufficient information available to project the extent to which prison populations would be decreased by the bill and, therefore, the fiscal impact cannot be determined.

(b) Credit Toward Service of Sentence for Satisfactory Behavior. - (1) Subject to paragraph (2), a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year, other than a term of imprisonment for the duration of the prisoner's life, may receive credit toward the service of the prisoner's sentence, beyond the time served, of up to 54
[insert] 180 days at the end of each year of the prisoner's term of imprisonment, beginning at the end of the first year of the term, subject to determination by the Bureau of Prisons that, during that year, the prisoner has displayed exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations. Subject to paragraph (2), if the Bureau determines that, during that year, the prisoner has not satisfactorily complied with such institutional regulations; the prisoner shall receive no such credit toward service of the prisoner's sentence or shall receive such lesser credit as the Bureau determines to be appropriate.
In awarding credit under this section, the Bureau shall consider whether the prisoner, during the relevant period, has earned, or is making satisfactory progress toward earning, a high school diploma or an equivalent degree [insert] or a certification through an accredited vocational training program, college, or university. Credit shall also be given based on equivalent interventional rehabilitation programs completion including but not limited to mental health treatment and any other interventional rehabilitation programs deemed appropriate for this credit by the Director. Credit that has not been earned may not later be granted. Subject to paragraph (2), credit for the last year or portion of a year of the term of imprisonment shall be prorated and credited within the last six weeks of the sentence. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, credit awarded under this subsection after the date of enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act shall vest on the date the prisoner is released from custody. (3) The Attorney General shall ensure that the Bureau of Prisons has in effect an optional General Educational Development program for inmates who have not earned a high school diploma or its equivalent. (4) Exemptions to the General Educational Development requirement may be made as deemed appropriate by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

There's more, check the link above for the full text. If you are willing
to work with FPPR to make LERA a reality for the 173,000 federal
prisoners and their families, send them an email at director@fppr.us.
Please show your support for Federal Prison Policy Project’s LERA initiative.

I did find a txt version. I haven't compared to make sure it's exactly the same though.


The Literacy, Education, and Rehabilitation Act of 2003
(HB _____ and SB_____)
To amend title 18, United States Code §3624 to require the Federal Bureau of Prisons to
calculate good time earnings per the amended schedule to demonstrate to taxpayers that money
spent by the federal government on incarceration is rehabilitating the federal prisoners in its
custody by providing remedial and vocational opportunities and other rehabilitative opportunities
to better prepare prisoners for a successful return to society and for other purposes.
Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
A person sentenced to a term of imprisonment under custody of the Attorney General, whether
sentenced or convicted prior to or after November 1, 1987, shall be eligible for credit as
described herein.
Release of a prisoner.
(a) Date of Release. - A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons on the date of the
expiration of the prisoner's term of imprisonment, less any time credited toward the service of
the prisoner's sentence as provided in subsection (b). If the date for a prisoner's release falls on a
Saturday, a Sunday, or a legal holiday at the place of confinement, the prisoner may be released
by the Bureau on the last preceding weekday.
(b) Credit Toward Service of Sentence for Satisfactory Behavior. - (1) Subject to paragraph
(2), a prisoner who is serving a term of imprisonment of more than 1 year, other than a term of
imprisonment for the duration of the prisoner's life, may receive credit toward the service of the
prisoner's sentence, beyond the time served, of up to 54 180 days at the end of each year of the
prisoner's term of imprisonment, beginning at the end of the first year of the term, subject to
determination by the Bureau of Prisons that, during that year, the prisoner has displayed
exemplary compliance with institutional disciplinary regulations. Subject to paragraph (2), if the
Bureau determines that, during that year, the prisoner has not satisfactorily complied with such
institutional regulations; the prisoner shall receive no such credit toward service of the prisoner's
sentence or shall receive such lesser credit as the Bureau determines to be appropriate. In
awarding credit under this section, the Bureau shall consider whether the prisoner, during the
relevant period, has earned, or is making satisfactory progress toward earning, a high school
diploma or an equivalent degree or a certification through an accredited vocational training
program, college, or university. Credit shall also be given based on equivalent interventional
rehabilitation programs completion including but not limited to mental health treatment and any
other interventional rehabilitation programs deemed appropriate for this credit by the Director.
Credit that has not been earned may not later be granted. Subject to paragraph (2), credit for the
last year or portion of a year of the term of imprisonment shall be prorated and credited within
the last six weeks of the sentence. (2) Notwithstanding any other law, credit awarded under this
subsection after the date of enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act shall vest on the date
the prisoner is released from custody. (3) The Attorney General shall ensure that the Bureau of
Prisons has in effect an optional General Educational Development program for inmates who
have not earned a high school diploma or its equivalent. (4) Exemptions to the General
Educational Development requirement may be made as deemed appropriate by the Director of
the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
(c) Classification system for good conduct allowance. - Good conduct allowances shall be
based upon a four-level classification system. Such system shall be established as follows:
1. Class I at a rate of fifteen days credit for each thirty days served. Class I shall be
reserved for persons whose initiative, conduct and performance in their assignments are
exemplary and who have earned, or are making satisfactory progress toward earning, a high
school diploma or an equivalent degree or a certification through an accredited vocational
training program, college, or university. Credit shall also be given based on equivalent
interventional rehabilitation programs completion including but not limited to mental health
treatment and any other interventional rehabilitation programs deemed appropriate for this
credit by the Director. Prisoners may be utilized by the Bureau to teach courses for which
they are qualified and shall receive credit for teaching that is equivalent to completion of a
program as previously noted. Consideration for Class I credit shall be given to persons who
perform in assignments requiring a high degree of trust, extra long hours or specialized
skills.
2. Class II at a rate of ten days credit for each thirty days served. Class II shall be
reserved for persons whose initiative, conduct and performance in their assignments are
satisfactory. Consideration for Class II credit shall be given to persons who require

moderate supervision in their assignments and whose assignments require responsibility in
the care and maintenance of property.
3. Class III at a rate of five days credit for each thirty days served. Class III shall be
reserved for persons whose conduct and performance in their assignments are marginal.
Persons requiring intensive supervision in their assignments and exhibiting minor
disciplinary problems may be assigned to Class III.
4. Class IV at a rate of no credit for each thirty days served. Class IV shall be reserved for
persons who are in isolation or segregation status for disciplinary reasons.
Persons may be reclassified for an increase or decrease in class according to rules and
regulations established pursuant to law. Such consideration for reclassification should be made
at a minimum of once per calendar year.
(c)(d) Pre-Release Custody. - The Bureau of Prisons shall, to the extent practicable, assure that
a prisoner serving a term of imprisonment spends a reasonable part, not to exceed six months, of
the last 10 per centum of the term to be served under conditions that will afford the prisoner a
reasonable opportunity to adjust to and prepare for the prisoner's re-entry into the community.
The authority provided by this subsection may be used to place a prisoner in home confinement.
The United States Probation System shall, to the extent practicable, offer assistance to a prisoner
during such pre-release custody.
(d)(e) Allotment of Clothing, Funds, and Transportation. - Upon the release of a prisoner on
the expiration of the prisoner's term of imprisonment, the Bureau of Prisons shall furnish the
prisoner with -
(1) suitable clothing;
(2) an amount of money, not less than $50 and not more than $500, determined by the
Director to be consistent with the needs of the offender and the public interest, unless the
Director determines that the financial position of the offender is such that no sum should be
furnished; and
(3) transportation to the place of the prisoner's conviction, to the prisoner's bona fide residence
within the United States, or to such other place within the United States as may be authorized by
the Director.
(e)(f) Supervision After Release. - A prisoner whose sentence includes a term of supervised
release after imprisonment shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons to the supervision of a
probation officer who shall, during the term imposed, supervise the person released to the degree
warranted by the conditions specified by the sentencing court. The term of supervised release
commences on the day the person is released from imprisonment and runs concurrently with any
Federal, State, or local term of probation or supervised release or parole for another offense to
which the person is subject or becomes subject during the term of supervised release. A term of
supervised release does not run during any period in which the person is imprisoned in
connection with a conviction for a Federal, State, or local crime unless the imprisonment is for a
period of less than 30 consecutive days. No prisoner shall be released on supervision unless such
prisoner agrees to adhere to an installment schedule, not to exceed two years except in special
circumstances, to pay for any fine imposed for the offense committed by such prisoner.
(f)(g) Mandatory Functional Literacy Requirement. -
(1) The Attorney General shall direct the Bureau of Prisons to have in effect a mandatory
functional literacy program for all mentally capable inmates who are not functionally literate in
each Federal correctional institution within 6 months from the date of the enactment of this Act.
(2) Each mandatory functional literacy program shall include a requirement that each inmate
participate in such program for a mandatory period sufficient to provide the inmate with an
adequate opportunity to achieve functional literacy, and appropriate incentives which lead to
successful completion of such programs shall be developed and implemented.
(3) As used in this section, the term "functional literacy" means -
(A) an eighth grade equivalence in reading and mathematics on a nationally recognized
standardized test;
(B) functional competency or literacy on a nationally recognized criterion-referenced test; or

(C) a combination of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
(4) Non-English speaking inmates shall be required to participate in an English-As-A-Second-
Language program until they function at the equivalence of the eighth grade on a nationally
recognized educational achievement test.
(5) The Chief Executive Officer of each institution shall have authority to grant waivers for
good cause as determined and documented on an individual basis.
(h) Good conduct allowance for previous confinement; entry level. - Upon receipt by the
Attorney General, persons who have been confined while awaiting trial and sentencing shall be
credited with such time as is otherwise provided by law. Certified good conduct allowance shall
be applied to reduce the person's maximum term of confinement, and one-half of such credit
shall be applied to reduce the period of time the person shall serve before being eligible for
release.
After admission to a federal correctional facility, a person shall be credited at the rate of ten
days for each thirty days of time served with satisfactory conduct. The person shall remain in
this credit level until classified in accordance with the provisions herein.
Purpose:
The purpose of the proposed bill is to promote public safety by offering constructive incentives
for exemplary institutional adjustment while at the same time increasing educational standards
and decreasing the overall cost of corrections.
Budget Considerations:
The awarding of good conduct allowances as proposed in the bill would decrease the amount of
time served in prison by many prisoners. This would result in savings to the United States. With
prisoners serving less time, the Bureau of Prisons would have more bed space that it could use to
house federal prisoners who are now being held in state facilities and local jails. However, there
is not sufficient information available to project the extent to which prison populations would be
decreased by the bill and, therefore, the fiscal impact cannot be determined.

Any info on WHEN Congressman Scott will introduce the LERA bill, which relates to increased good time for federal inmates? Any info on who will co-sponsor? Can we get a list of those congressional reps who support LERA - or have promised support so people can contact them? or those who are on the fence? Details are helpful so folks can follow up. Zelda

Zelda,
I'm not real sure off the top of my head on the answers to your questions. The LERA Act was written and proposed by Federal Prison Policy Project. In the meantime any updates they have I'm sure are available on their website at www.fppr.us. If I get any more info. I can forward as I get it.

Here's the latest update that I found dated 12/10/03

The Federal Prison Policy Project
P.O. Box 778
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068
Phone: (614) 501-6897
Website: www.fppr.us

Dec. 9, 2003

Each day we receive many requests for information updates on LERA. Rep. Scott’s office provided us with the following status report yesterday. The initial draft of LERA was sent to the BOP for technical input and has been returned with their comments. The update on LERA from Rep. Scott’s office states in part that:

Mr. Scott has agreed to develop and introduce a bill based on the concepts in what is referred to as LERA (Literacy, Education and Rehabilitation Act). This bill would establish a good conduct credit system in the federal prison system which would provide for credit classifications of 15 days for every 30 days served for exemplary performance, 10 for 30 for satisfactory performance, 5 for 30 for marginal performance in programs or work assignments, with no credits while in disciplinary or segregation status. Sentences would be reduced by the number of credit days accumulated.

The bill is currently being drafted by the office that does legislative drafts for the Congress and we are likely to have a draft completed by the second week in December. Sometime around the first of the year, the bill will be circulated to House Member offices to offer them an opportunity to cosponsor it. The bill will likely be filed sometime in late January or early February after Members return for the 2nd Session of this Congress.

Anyone interested in the bill should understand that thousands of bills are filed in Congress each year. All are referred to the Committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction, but very few get consideration such as hearings or legislative markups. If the level of support among the Members and the Congressional leadership necessary for this bill to move through the House can be developed, it will likely require several years to get to that point. This is what we saw with the "Prison Rape Elimination Act" (recently enacted into law after 4 years of development of support) and the "Innocence Protection Act" (5 years to pass the House and now awaiting Senate action). There will likely be opponents of the bill who will view it as shortening the sentences of violent, drug and sex offenders whose sentences they are working to increase.

You are welcome to circulate and post this update on other sites. The Federal Prison Policy Project continues to work on obtaining sponsors for LERA in the Senate. If you would like to receive regular email updates on LERA’s progress, you can register at www.fppp.us. Our continued work on LERA and other legislation & BOP policy changes depends on your financial support. As the holiday season approaches with 174,000+ of your loved ones incarcerated in federal prisons, please consider making a generous donation in your loved one’s name to support our efforts. If you are a former federal prisoner who has spent a holiday season in a federal prison we encourage you to become involved in FPPP’s reform efforts in addition to providing financial support for LERA’s passage.

If you haven’t registered at our new site, we encourage you to do so now at www.fppp.us so that you will receive all important dispatches involving your loved ones in a federal prison. Your donation to the Federal Prison Policy Project will be used solely to support our prison reform work with no part of it being used for salaries.

All of us at The Federal Prison Policy Project wish each of you a Happy Holiday Season!

Best Wishes,

Judy Freyermuth, Managing Director
Ellen Salisbury, Chairman
Karen Bond, Director of Governmental Affairs

The Federal Prison Policy Project, P.O. Box 778, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 www.fppr.us (614) 501-6897
Please join us as we work to make federal prison reform through legislative changes a reality!

I've checked that website and there is no detailed information which would answer my above question. Just general information about going to Washington awhile ago to talk to representatives. It would be helpful to find out who they talked with and what their positions were about the bill, if you could find that out. Also, as I posted in another thread, it would be helpful to read the comments submitted by the BOP about the bill so we could address their concerns in any letters we write. Zelda

I understand what you're saying Zelda. I can't answer these questions for you as of yet. I do know that I scheduled several appts. for them when they were in Washington. Let me check another place and see if I can answer any better. Better yet. They also have a yahoo group. This group was active prior to, during and still is. You might want to check that out as well. There's alot of posts there to read and you could even post there as well asking these questions.

I agree with Karen about contacting our top representatives of our state. It can't hurt to try. There are quite a number of members here on PTO, so let's work together. I can e-mail my state representative, Senator Akaka, in Washington. Is it called the "Lera Bill", or "Lera Act", and is there a number that goes with it. I will do it right away, as soon as I get the correct information. And who is Representative Scott, and where is he from? Hats off to him for an effort in this needed cause. I think now is as good a time as ever to get moving on this, since there are some people allready campaigning as Presidential Candidate of the US and so on.
Aloha, Kalei

Kalei,

It is officially called The L.E.R.A Act of 2003 (Literacy, Education, Rehabilitation Act)(it has not yet been assigned a number either for Congress or the Senate).

Michelle

Dec. 9, 2003

Each day we receive many requests for information updates on LERA.
Rep. Scott's office provided us with the following status report
yesterday. The initial draft of LERA was sent to the BOP for
technical input and has been returned with their comments. The
update on LERA from Rep. Scott's office states in part that:

Mr. Scott has agreed to develop and introduce a bill based on the
concepts in what is referred to as LERA (Literacy, Education and
Rehabilitation Act). This bill would establish a good conduct credit
system in the federal prison system which would provide for credit
classifications of 15 days for every 30 days served for exemplary
performance, 10 for 30 for satisfactory performance, 5 for 30 for
marginal performance in programs or work assignments, with no credits
while in disciplinary or segregation status. Sentences would be
reduced by the number of credit days accumulated.

The bill is currently being drafted by the office that does
legislative drafts for the Congress and we are likely to have a draft
completed by the second week in December. Sometime around the first
of the year, the bill will be circulated to House Member offices to
offer them an opportunity to cosponsor it. The bill will likely be
filed sometime in late January or early February after Members return
for the 2nd Session of this Congress.

Anyone interested in the bill should understand that thousands of
bills are filed in Congress each year. All are referred to the
Committee or subcommittee of jurisdiction, but very few get
consideration such as hearings or legislative markups. If the level
of support among the Members and the Congressional leadership
necessary for this bill to move through the House can be developed,
it will likely require several years to get to that point. This is
what we saw with the "Prison Rape Elimination Act" (recently enacted
into law after 4 years of development of support) and the "Innocence
Protection Act" (5 years to pass the House and now awaiting Senate
action). There will likely be opponents of the bill who will view it
as shortening the sentences of violent, drug and sex offenders whose
sentences they are working to increase.

You are welcome to circulate and post this update on other sites.
The Federal Prison Policy Project continues to work on obtaining
sponsors for LERA in the Senate. If you would like to receive
regular email updates on LERA's progress, you can register at
www.fppp.us. Our continued work on LERA and other legislation & BOP
policy changes depends on your financial support. As the holiday
season approaches with 174,000+ of your loved ones incarcerated in
federal prisons, please consider making a generous donation in your
loved one's name to support our efforts. If you are a former federal
prisoner who has spent a holiday season in a federal prison we
encourage you to become involved in FPPP's reform efforts in addition
to providing financial support for LERA's passage.

If you haven't registered at our new site, we encourage you to do so
now at www.fppp.us so that you will receive all important dispatches
involving your loved ones in a federal prison. Your donation to the
Federal Prison Policy Project will be used solely to support our
prison reform work with no part of it being used for salaries.

All of us at The Federal Prison Policy Project wish each of you a
Happy Holiday Season!

Best Wishes,

Judy Freyermuth, Managing Director
Ellen Salisbury, Chairman
Karen Bond, Director of Governmental Affairs

The Federal Prison Policy Project, P.O. Box 778, Reynoldsburg, Ohio
43068 www.fppr.us (614) 501-6897
Please join us as we work to make federal prison reform through
legislative changes a reality!

:fb: This is all true and not a hoax! My husband sent me the flyer and I researched it. House Bill H.R. 5296 in currently in Congress. Introduced by Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink on 7/26/02. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! All you have to do is call (202) 224-3121 (this is the switchboard at the Capital) and asked to be connected to your representive. They will ask you for your zip code and connect you. You simply tell their office that you would like for them to support the bill. (remember to write the bill # down because they will ask for it, along with its description) This is an opportunity of a life time and we can make a differance!! PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE, MAKE THE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!! Get everyone you know to do it, you do not have to leave your name!! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to
ask!!!
My brother (inmate) heard a rumor that the bill will be voted on 2-27-04. Has anyone heard about a date ?

nope. nothing on a date yet. But that would be wonderful considering that's our anniversary too.

:) Has anyone heard about this bill and if it was voted on. Please let me know as soon as possible. This will bring my loved one home real soon.

Nothing yet but write to your senators and representatives and ask them to support it.

Not exactly sure how to go about that. Help!!!!

oh boy. Well. I know FPPP was offering some sample letters for people to follow.

Thank You! I want to do anything I can to help my honey and others get home sooner.

IN order to contact your legislators (House & Senate) you can go to these web sites. They both allow you to enter information that will tell you who your legislators are and how to call/write/email them. General phone number and address is written below.


How to find your Representative: www.house.gov/writerep

Email your Senators: www.senate.gov/contacting/index.cfm


Write them at:

U.S. House of Representatives: The Honorable (name of your Representative)
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515

U.S. Senate: The Honorable (name of your Senator)
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Call them at: Phone: (202) 225-3121

Hello,
I am looking for information on this House Bill H.R. 5296.
I have someone in Fed and we are trying to research the issue
to see what we can do. Please help me if you know anything.



:fb: This is all true and not a hoax! My husband sent me the flyer and I researched it. House Bill H.R. 5296 in currently in Congress. Introduced by Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink on 7/26/02. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! All you have to do is call (202) 224-3121 (this is the switchboard at the Capital) and asked to be connected to your representive. They will ask you for your zip code and connect you. You simply tell their office that you would like for them to support the bill. (remember to write the bill # down because they will ask for it, along with its description) This is an opportunity of a life time and we can make a differance!! PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE, MAKE THE CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!! Get everyone you know to do it, you do not have to leave your name!! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to
ask!!!

You're sure that's the correct bill number? I do updates for a federal prison project on all legislature and am unable to find that one listed. Could you give me an idea what it's in regards to and I'll see if I can find something?

Welcome to PTO!
Glad to have you here!

HR 5296

Was a Bill intorduced by the "Late" Patsy T Mink of Hawaii.
I believe it was either in 2001 or 2002 she past away, just months after introducing this bill. When she passed, no one picked the bill up so it died.

You can do a search on the internet and find many results on HR 5296...but the bottom line is...it never went anywhere.

What it did do was, bring people alive. It was the first thing I had ever seen concerning bringing back parole time or anything having to do with more credit time for our federal prisoners. We all hear the steady rumors....with nothing to back it up. Patsy T Mink offered many more hope then we had preciously seen and she is surely missed by many!

But, I go forward along with many of you all. We can still continue to write our Reps and let them know we are in favor of things like this. While there may not be anything in front of them today, one day it could be.

Please visit our federal forum here on PTO, you will find we have many members affected by the federal prison system!

http://www.prisontalk.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=186


Diane

I believe it was titled something like

"To revieve the system of parole for federal prisoners"