| Resolution Number: | 2012-D026 | |
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| Title: | Urge Support for Bipartisan U.S. Commission on Criminal Justice | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Substituted | |
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Resolved, That the 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church instruct the Office of Government Relations to urge the United States Congress to support a bipartisan United States Commission on Criminal Justice to inquire into our present flawed system of incarceration and seek alternatives that would be effective, humane, and financially prudent; and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention encourage Bishops and Deputies to transmit this resolution to their Senators and Representatives from their own states and districts, and urge their support for a bipartisan United States Commission on Criminal Justice.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 2012 (New York: General Convention, 2012), p. 197. |
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