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Total Signatures: 11/17/08
136,301

Federal parole was abolished by Congress in the Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. Early 2002, November Coalition members spearheaded an effort to raise public interest, and support for a program of early release aimed at federal prisoners. That same year, a bill to "Revive Federal Parole" was introduced by Representative Patsy Mink of Hawaii. She died unexpectedly, just weeks after introducing the bill.

Since that time, growing numbers of people, organizations, legal experts, and a few members of Congress have advocated proposals that would restore a system of parole. At the present time, there is no bill to revive Parole in the current Congress (110th, 2007-2008). There is a bill that would increase "Good Time" for federal prisoners. H.R. 7089 would not be applied until the law went into effect, or in other words -- "is not retroactive."

Educating the public and gathering signatures of support for the “Petition for Relief from Drug War Injustice,” continues today. Please join us.

(Photo 2008: Laguna Beach, California. A Vigil Against the Drug War sponsored by the November Coalition and Orange County NORML. Photo courtesy of OC NORML.)