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"The truth is that many of us are closer to homelessness than we like to believe."  Check out this article from our CEO, Shalimar Gonzales.

While crime continues to escalate, Territorians continue to suffer under this government. When will enough be enough?! My Team and I have a Plan for a Safe and Strong Territory, and that’s why our policies: ✅ Create a minimum mandatory sentence for anyone who assaults someone at work ✅ Give police more power to deal with problem drunks and public drinking ✅ Target problem drinkers through compulsory alcohol rehabilitation ✅ Give police strong powers to deal with youth criminals and public drinking ✅ Lower the age of criminal responsibility so that youths and their parents are held accountable ✅ Implement mandatory community service

While crime continues to escalate, Territorians continue to suffer under this government. When will enough be enough?! The Country Liberal Party have a Plan for a Safe and Strong Territory, and that’s why our policies: ✅ Create a minimum mandatory sentence for anyone who assaults someone at work ✅ Give police more power to deal with problem drunks and public drinking ✅ Target problem drinkers through compulsory alcohol rehabilitation ✅ Give police strong powers to deal with youth criminals and public drinking ✅ Lower the age of criminal responsibility so that youths and their parents are held accountable ✅ Implement mandatory community service

Towns and cities in the 9th judicial circuit have been forbidden from forcing unhoused people to move from public property if there are no shelter beds because of the 8th amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment. These communities are awaiting a Supreme Court decision this month that could overturn the 9th judicial circuit's decision and impact how every community across the country addresses the unhoused. "For homeless people, the question is, are they gonna face criminal punishment because they have nowhere else to live? For cities, the question would be, what can cities do lawfully to deal with their unhoused population? And for the Constitution, the question is, what's this gonna mean for the 8th Amendment?" https://lnkd.in/dQmfD8T9

Section 226 Of BNS Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power. Whoever attempts to commit suicide with the intent to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both, or with community service. #uswc #suicidelaw #publicservant #legislation #lawandorder #criminaloffense #punishment #communityservice #legalframework #indianpenalcode #mentalhealthawareness

Corporal punishment remains the most common and widely accepted form of violence against children, often occurring in various settings, including penal systems. Despite progress towards universal abolition—with 66 countries banning it in all settings and 27 more committed to full prohibition—many children worldwide are still left behind. This latest briefing from End Corporal Punishment highlights the urgent need to end legally sanctioned violence against children in justice systems to ensure every child's right to a violence-free childhood. Read more on what steps can be taken to achieve this: bit.ly/3RHTCOv

so true, well done to you all

Please give your consideration to this petition to government, if you to value the importance of resentencing for everyone serving an indeterminate prison sentence, please sign. It is really important to recognise and safeguard the human rights of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) inmates, by enabling them to be resentenced so indeterminate sentences can be replaced. #criminaljustice #prison #resentencing #governmentpetition #prisonsentenace #publicprotection #IPP

This should be disgusting and alarming to all.