DEI Legislative Actions

by CCPC on April 3, 2022

Action Alerts

The DEI council urges you to contact your federal and state representatives to support the following bills by phone, email, or postal service
Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act - HB6389 – this is a federal bill aimed at eliminating price-gouging on the cost of calls from inmates
Maryland bill for fair Correctional Services - HB0102 – aims to pay prisoners in Maryland a fair wage, eliminating the conflict of interest of life sentences for slave labor
- Sample letter to your Delegate - Word (editable) - PDF
John Lewis Voter Rights Advancement Act - SB4266 – aims to increase rather than reduce access to voting for minorities, students, and the elderly
- Sample letter to your Senator - Word (editable) - PDF

Letter-Writing Day: February 13, 2022

Join us after morning services on February 13 to sign pre-printed letters to your representatives in support of these measures. The DEI team will address and stamp your envelopes and get them in the mail.

Resources to help:
Martha Wright Prison Phone Justice Act - HB6389
Maryland bill for fair Correctional Services - HB0102
John Lewis Voter Rights Advancement Act - SB4266

Senator Ben Cardin on the Lewis Voter Rights Act
Maryland Matters article on prison reform
Maryland Correctional Enterprises - MCE
Names and Contact Information

Your representative: US House of Representatives
Your US Senator
Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland Senators

DEI Council's Past Campaigns

Campaign for Fair Youth Sentencing
Bill passed - Maryland now bans juvenile life sentences without parole
cfys.org for current national information

back