QV Webspinner ACTION ALERT! HB 2521 takes the first steps toward bringing back parole in Washington state, and can begin to move the focus of criminal justice policy away from the knee-jerk “tougher laws, longer sentences” approach that has dominated policy for 30 years. If you can be in Olympia on Friday morning at 8:00 am, January 27, please come … Read more
This is a broad statement of FCWPPP’s goals and objectives. Specific action items will develop out of this agenda and will be communicated through action alerts as the legislative session progresses. Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Goals: i. Give priority to efforts to repair the harm suffered by victims over attempts to punish offenders. … Read more
Jan. 2012: Through persistent advocacy, FCWPP has finally been instrumental in convincing the office of the Secretary of State to revise the language on the ballot-envelope affidavit that has been misleading for ex-prisoners — adopting essentially the language that FCWPP has recommended. Success in changing public policy often requires monitoring the implementation of legislation, … Read more
Specific bills to implement the priorities are indicated if available. Criminal Justice Restorative Justice (HB 1775): Support increased use of restorative justice programs as options for diversion of juvenile offenders Maintain and expand earned early release (SB 5866) and parole (HB 2521) Retain funding for alcohol and drug dependency treatment programs as alternatives to incarceration … Read more
Safe and Just Alternatives, (a campaign of the Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and the ACLU) is organizing a Lobby Day on January 25, the same day there is a hearing on a bill to end the death penalty in Washington State. 9 am: Gather at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 114 20th Avenue SE, Olympia … Read more
We the undersigned citizens of Port Townsend and Jefferson County petition you to protect our right to know about safety risks associated with the West Coast’s major weapons transfer depot NavMag Indian Island by specifically objecting to the National Defense Authorization Act Section 1014: Treatment under Freedom of Information Act of Certain Department of Defense … Read more
Port Townsend residents and other concerned citizens have been attempting to obtain documents from the Navy regarding safety risks associated with the weapons transfer depot at Indian Island. Recently, they won a Supreme Court decision but the Navy has inserted into the Defense Authorization Act language that would nullify citizen access to this information. The … Read more
The following resolution calling for cuts in military spending and specifically opposing the Bangor wharf expansion was composed and promoted by Port Townsend Friends. They brought it to the Jefferson County Democrats and it was adopted on June 28, 2011. CUT MILITARY SPENDING: DO NOT FUND THE EXPANSION OF THE EXPLOSIVES HANDLING WHARF AT NAVAL BASE … Read more
To the President and Our Members of Congress: In the face of record budget deficits and debt, and with so many urgent demands placed on that overstrained budget, we call upon you to find strategic and sensible ways to make deep cuts in Pentagon spending. The time has come to critically evaluate each program … Read more
The mission of the Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy is to express Quaker testimony and values in Washington State public affairs. Most frequently, this has meant that FCWPP has lobbied in Olympia for state legislation related to those concerns. But there are times when it is necessary to step into the national arena in … Read more