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Seeking Criminal Justice
Urge Congress to repeal the mandatory federal sentencing guidelines and restore the discretion of federal trial judges. (GC 2003)
Support a justice system that addresses identified needs of juvenile offenders. (GC 2000)
Call on federal and state governments to enact legislation that ensures DNA testing is made available to accused persons and to prisoners at any time during the corrections process. (GC 2000)
Reaffirm opposition to death penalty and call for immediate moratorium on capital punishment. (GC 2000)
Urge the Church to be active in public policy decisions affecting the growing prison industrial complex on the local, state and national levels. (GC 2000)
Call for a moratorium on the posting of prisoners outside their home states. (GC 2000)
Endorse exploration and study of restorative justice for our nation’s criminal justice system. (GC 2000)
Urge moratorium on maximum control unit prison construction, and observe human rights and needs of prisoners. (GC 1994)
Encourage Parish Visitation Program to inmates, and support and training to newly discharged inmates. (GC 1994)
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