This resolution was developed by the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy (ACSWP) and includes an analysis of the arguments for and against for-profit private prisons. The report as a whole was approved by the 215th General Assembly 2003 for church-wide study and implementation. It makes clear that private prisons are not an economic but a deep religious and ethical issue, a cornerstone of our collective work to put justice back into the so-called criminal justice system.
Resolution Calling for the Abolition of For-Private Prisons
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Publication Dates: 2003
Publisher(s): Presbyterian Church U.S.A
Subject(s): Advocacy, Business and economics, Criminal justice (administration of) – United States, Prisons, Social ethics
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