WE BELIEVE IF MEN AND WOMEN ARE GIVEN THE LIFE SKILLS, THE JOB SKILLS, THE MEANS TO BECOME PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, WE WILL ALL BE BETTER OFF. People react and live up to the image of how they are treated. MOST PRISONERS WILL ONE DAY RETURN TO BE YOUR NEIGHBOR. For far too long we have acted as though those who are sent to prison are sub human, lower than animals and deserve to be beaten, denied medical care, intimidated and harassed, raped, starved, cursed, maimed, and more. Realistic men and women know that COMMON SENSE tells us society is reaping the pain from what has been sown of decades of an out of control prison system fattening itself through the revolving door returning most who enter its gates to society and back to prison time after time. WE MUST SAY ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. The book The Perpetual Prisoner Machine by Joel Dyer sets forth a plan of action. COMMON SENSE organizations across the United States and around the world are putting that plan into practice.

Justice reform activist Marvalene Pankey, co founder of Constitutional Justice Society and more recently a candidate for statewide public office and State Chairperson of The Reform Party of Missouri has agreed to serve as Missouri Director of COMMON SENSE.

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HELP MAKE THE WALLS OF PRISONS TRANSPARENT

Space and time may not always permit all submissions to be posted at least as soon as we would like. Reports should be supported by documentation whenever possible. Documentation may include names of witnesses and/or affidavits (notary not needed as prisoners may verify as witness to the document). PLEASE DO NOT SEND FILES OR ANY ORIGINALS TO US EXPECTING THEM TO BE RETURNED. WE CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOST PAPERWORK NOR DO WE HAVE FUNDS TO RETURN ITEMS.

2. Ridicule the hypocrisy of the guards and prison officials.

3. Nine mega corporations own all the major media outlets. In order to dismantle the horrors of the prison system we must boycott those mega corporations ONE BY ONE, that have a vested interest in keeping everything the same.--- MORE PRISONS, MORE CRIME.

4. Draw attention to the fact the Department of Corrections daily release men and women more likely to commit crimes than when they entered prison. Each person who has been a victim of an ex con should immediately sue the state department of corrections and other public officials (as individuals) who failed to protect society and actually wilfully trained criminals while themselves profitting from the revolving door enterprise.

5. Demonstrations, protests, rallies, leafleting, and other forms of lawful public outcry must become the norm. Holding a candle the night of an execution or a program once or twice a year is NOT enough.

6. Prisoners must be taught and inspired to help themselves and encouraged to expose truth, show courage, and not fall for the state created in fighting.

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