Draft FCWPP Public Policy Work Plan: 2013
September 21, 2012; Updated November, 2012 CriminalJustice Goals: Give priority to efforts to repair the harm suffered by victims over attempts to punish offenders Identify and address the causes of crime Replace costly incarceration for both juvenile and adult offenders through diversion, drug treatment, job training, and education whenever appropriate Redress the racial inequity of our current criminal justice system Support offenders’ efforts to redeem themselves and reintegrate into society Objectives: Restorative Justice Support educational programs on restorative justice statewide Support increased use of restorative justice programs as options for diversion of juvenile offenders in jurisdictions statewide Sentencing Reform and increased support for re-entry Repeal the Death Penalty Support higher education opportunities for prisoners Develop a program for earned release based on a sentence review board End the sentence of life without the possibility of parole for juveniles Reform Three Strikes law Gun Violence Explore avenues to address gun violence…