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A crowd of recently released inmates and their families gathered yesterday in front of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s office in protest of his decision to detain parolees past their eligible parole dates. Members of the nonprofit group Lifers to be Free posted large photographs of those detained in front of the Governor\u2019s office in response to the Governor\u2019s actions. Lifers To Be Free is a project of FACTS (Families to Amend California\u2019s Three Strikes Law Education Fund), an inmates\u2019 support and advocacy group based in South Los Angeles. Since taking office in 2003, Schwarzenegger has rejected over 60 percent of the recommendations he has received from the California Parole Board, a governing body whose members he appointed himself, despite their decisions that the inmates are no longer a danger to society. California is one of only four states whose Governor has the right to review and reverse parole recommendations. In particular, in cases where inmates are serving life terms for murder, the Governor has the right to reverse decisions, and has done so in about 2\/3rds of such cases. When such decisions are made, the inmate in question has no right to be present, speak for themselves, or even respond to questions or concerns. <\/p>\n
GUESTS: Jimmie Thompson, founder of Lifers to be Free, Geri Silva, Executive Director of FACTS, Families to Amend California\u2019s Three Strikes<\/em><\/p>\nFind out more about Lifers to be Free by calling 213-746-4343. The group meets on the 2nd anf 4th Saturday of every month at 5 pm at Chuco’s Justice Center, 1137 E. Redondo Blvd., Inglewood, CA. <\/p>\n
Geri Silva’s new KPFK program on Prison rights called Think Outside the Cage debuts this Saturday at 1:30 pm. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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