CONCERNED COALITION TO RESPECT PRISONERS’ RIGHTS
concernedcoalitionga@gmail.com
Steering Committee
Edward DuBose, Co-Chair, Georgia State Conference, NAACP
Elaine Brown, Co-Chair, National Alliance for Radical Prison Reform
Ajamu Baraka, U.S. Human Rights Network
Chara Fisher Jackson, ACLU of Georgia
Pastor Kenneth Glasgow, The Ordinary People Society
Richard Muhammad, Nation of Islam
Robert Rooks, NAACP
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January 5, 2010
Via Facsimile and Hand Delivery
The Honorable Sonny Perdue
Governor of Georgia
State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Nathan Deal
Governor-Elect of Georgia
State Capitol
Atlanta, Georgia
Mr. Brian Owens
Commissioner, Georgia Department of Corrections
Atlanta, Georgia
Gentlemen:
Pursuant to our agreement at the meeting of December 17, 2010, between the Department of Corrections and our Coalition, an ad hoc group of hundreds of civic and political organizations around the nation advocating for and acting on behalf of thousands of Georgia prisoners who initiated a mass, non-violent protest in numerous Georgia prisons on December 9th last to redress their grievances over violations of their human rights by the Department, we hereby urgently request another meeting with the Department with respect to the following:
· Establishment of a timetable for negotiations between the Department and prisoner representatives, including members of the Coalition, to address the prisoners’ specific demands, which we officially reiterate here:
1. A Living Wage For Work
2. Educational Opportunities
3. Decent Health Care
4. An End To Cruel and Unusual Punishments
5. Decent Living Conditions
6. Nutritional Meals
7. Vocational And Self-Improvement Opportunities
8. Access To Families
9. Just Parole Decisions
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