{"id":48973,"date":"2021-04-06T07:51:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T11:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=48973"},"modified":"2021-04-09T08:50:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T12:50:38","slug":"cjp-joins-23-organizations-to-oppose-regional-jail-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/cjp-joins-23-organizations-to-oppose-regional-jail-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"CJP joins 23 organizations to oppose regional jail expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>91短视频\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/cjp\">Center for Justice and Peacebuilding<\/a> has joined 23 organizations in Staunton, Augusta County, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg, and Rockingham County to formally state their opposition to the proposed Middle River Regional Jail expansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coalition was facilitated by the organization <a href=\"https:\/\/caje.nationbuilder.com\/\">Communities Against Middle River Jail Expansion<\/a> (and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/nomiddleriverexpansion\">Facebook<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CJP Executive Director <strong>Jayne Docherty <\/strong>is among several area representatives quoted in the release. CJP graduate student <strong>Corey Chandler<\/strong>, a member of Virginia Organizing, is also quoted.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"highlight highlight-right\">Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/cjp-volunteers-connect-with-state-prisons-for-covid-19-compassion-release-project\/\">CJP student involvement in criminal justice reform.<\/a><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Show me your checkbook and I will tell you your values. We need to rebalance our investments,&#8221; Docherty says. &#8220;We need to say no to expanding the jail. We need to say yes to investing in the well-being of our neighbors and family members. We need to divert funding to mental health services, crime prevention programs, and substance abuse treatment options.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The jail serves five member jurisdictions, which would split the costs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleriverregionaljail.org\/general-5\">proposed $40 million expansion plan<\/a>. The plan would add 352 beds; expand the facility\u2019s mental health services and community corrections housing for those on work release; and include renovations to the laundry, food and water service units.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Middle River Jail Authority Board will meet today [April 6] to vote on the plan. [<a href=\"https:\/\/hburgcitizen.com\/2021\/04\/07\/middle-river-regional-jail-board-delays-action-on-expansion-as-officials-need-to-verify-figures\/?fbclid=IwAR0CtraX2m3MRvkGfAtIhr-gjQj3I43NSE2npafzU6wpUVi1hiPlW-YeIFo\">Note: The vote was delayed.<\/a>] Virginia Organizing hosted a drive-through protest rally yesterday evening at the jail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The press release was accompanied by <a href=\"https:\/\/d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net\/caje\/pages\/15\/attachments\/original\/1616419303\/MRRJNo_Flyer_final.pdf?1616419303\">an informational flier<\/a> listing the top concerns related to the expansion, including the number of inmates at Middle River who have not yet gone to trial; the rates of recidivism, mental illness, and substance use disorder among jail inmates; and the disproportionate incarceration of Black people there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Investing in our community means equitable access to housing, education, and employment,&#8221; said Chandler, who was formerly incarcerated at Middle River. &#8220;Investing in our communities means empowering our neighbors to be their best selves. 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