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File #: 209284    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 11/21/2019 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/26/2019 Final action: 9/10/2020
Enactment date: 9/10/2020 Enactment #: 209284
Title: Supporting House Resolution 702, The People's Justice Guarantee.
Sponsors: Jefferson Thomas ("J.T.") Scott, Katjana Ballantyne, Jesse Clingan, Lance L. Davis, Kristen Strezo
Attachments: 1. Proposed PJG Resolution, 2. Amended and Approved PJG Resolution
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9/10/202019 City Council Approved as amended  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/27/202018 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
8/5/202017 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
7/14/202016 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/25/202015 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
6/11/202014 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/28/202013 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
5/14/202012 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/28/202011 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
4/7/202010 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/26/20209 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
3/12/20208 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
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12/12/20193 City Council Laid on the table  Action details Meeting details Not available
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Supporting House Resolution 702, The People's Justice Guarantee.

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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING H.702, THE PEOPLE’S JUSTICE GUARANTEE
WHEREAS, the Somerville City Council affirms the federal People’s Justice Guarantee resolution by establishing goals, identifying actions necessary to meet these goals, and calling for the federal government to enact policies to advance The People’s Justice Guarantee; and
WHEREAS, public safety is of paramount importance for every person and family in our community; and
WHEREAS, a humane and effective justice system is a necessary predicate for a functioning and healthy democracy; and
WHEREAS, decarceration is a moral and societal imperative that the United States must strategically and effectively pursue at every level; and
WHEREAS, expanded and militarized police forces, including in the form of proactive policing or so-called ‘‘broken windows’’ policing, has led to mass criminalization, worsening police-community relations, and unacceptable levels of State violence, specifically impacting Black people; and
WHEREAS, one in two adults in America has had a family member in jail or prison, and one in five has had a parent incarcerated; and
WHEREAS, nearly 65 percent of families with an incarcerated or detained family member are unable to meet basic needs, including housing, health, food, and employment; and
WHEREAS, children with an incarcerated parent are nearly six times more likely to be expelled from school and increasingly less likely to graduate from college than children without incarcerated parents; and
WHEREAS, zero-tolerance policies, including exclusionary disciplinary policies and school-based arrests, result in the growing cradle-to-prison pipeline; and
WHEREAS, the consequences of criminal convictions do not end with the prison sentence served or fines paid, and a majority of people imprisoned in the United States are expected to return home, return to society, and become productive mem...

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