Rally To Protest the Inadequate Medical Treatment For California Prisoners
United for No Injustice, Oppression, or Neglect UNION RALLYAn Urgent Call for Compassion and Common Sense in Corrections
Prisoners are People Not Political Pawns - Epidemics Are Spreading Everywhere
Friday, September 7, 2007
10 a.m. until we drop. Come early and help out
NORTH SIDE, Sacramento Capitol Building
L Street and llth Street Side
Sacramento, California
Stirring Speechettes by:Theresa Vaughn, Mother of Timothy Souders, a 21 year-old mentally ill prisoner whose death by medical neglect was featured twice on 60 Minutes this year. (July)
Rev. B. Cayenne Bird, UNION Director will discuss status of 28 wrongful death lawsuits in progress filed by families and the work that is needed for the future.
Speakers on Sentencing Commission, Prison Cap and Overcrowding and their relevance to the Crisis
California Nurses Will Address the MRSA epidemic, Medical & Mental Health Care Issues and Vulnerability Nora Weber (Mother of Mark Grangetto) will describe her experience with the courts in seeking remedy for her son. UNION family members of prisoners in crisis will describe their own crisis when a loved one became ill, injured or died in custody.
Medical worker will address methods of prevention
Legislative Sponsor will speak about the critical, relevant bills in progress You are needed to attend and bring people as only crowds influence the legislators - individuals do not count or the problems wouldn't exist. You are needed. Bring ice water, protest signs
More info
A crowd is needed, everyone who works in a prison or has a loved one incarcerated needs to be present to stand up for themselves. The Governor and media sees crowds generated by groups only - individuals do not count The prisoners are dying and there is only you to stand up for them, caring starts with you.
UNION, P.O. Box 340371, Sacramento, Ca. 95834, Subscribe to the Daily Newsletter so you can help to win reform 
When we care more about the treatment our animals get than prisoners, something is very wrong. If we are going to lock up prisoners in vastly higher numbers than anywhere else (see chart) let's at least provide them with adequate medical care.
Gillian Parrillo
SacWomen
Comments
I wouldn't miss this very important protest !!
The time is now,to take action,by all who have loved ones in prison,especially with long sentences,someday we all may have to face the fact that, our loved ones could also become seriously ill,and not be able to even hold their hand.They will die alone.
So far the state,shows absolutely no compassion for those,who are dying,they are denying families to be with them,in their last hours~~even those with short sentences,stand the same risk,such as the case of Danny Provencio and many others.
One mother Nora Weber,awaits the same fate,her son is dying,and they do not give a ####, they have denied him compassionate release,and this mother is suffering and in such pain,feeling so helpless and powerless.She tried everything under the sun to get him released,not even with a great attorney,whom she paid $70,000,did the courts,grant any kind of remedy for this mother,she not only did this for her son,but,for all families,who will be faced with these same inhumane treatments toward inmates and their families~~she needs to be supported and I for one will be there, for this most important protest,we may not get another chance again~~~~Things need to change~~~very quickly !!
Posted by: WeRallDoingtime | September 4, 2007 5:35 AM
Here is some hope, "Innovative program teams rescued dogs with prison inmates", is the title of an article in my local paper.
"Estes Unit is the third Texas prison to implement Paws in Prison...at no cost to taxpayers...the Estes warden...first observed the program's success at a prison in Kyle...'Other wardens call and tease me(David McComis)...I've seen what it does for the offenders...People can say whatever they want. The transformation is pretty amazing."
Posted by: Cynthia Swisher | September 12, 2007 10:28 PM