I love this quote. Even in the face of the most trying of circumstances such as the continued denial that there are real problems in IDOC such as overcrowding and understaffing, we cannot quit speaking out. We cannot become passive and idle. We MUST continue to be activists and fight. Please help me by making sure that the Reopen Tamms petition is successful. AFSCME leaders are working behind the scenes to get me access. They have printed petitions for me because I couldnt afford to print the hundreds of them that I need. The Southern Illinoisan published an article just today that stated that since 2010 that there had been a 35.5 percent reduction of staff while the prison population continues to grow. Brad Palmer interviewed me last week, and is doing a story on the cost of maintaining Tamms. I know that in IDOC there are approximately ten thousand employees. It is vital that I am able to reach the vast majority of those employees with my petition. If everyone does their part, this petition drive will be successful! Please do everything you can to help me. When I go back to the statehouse, I want to meet with legislators and the governor if he will meet with me. I want to do so having met our goal! Lets show them that this is an issue that each and every frontline employee stands behind. When I see Representative Brandon Phelps and Representative Terri Bryant and Senator Luechtefeld, I want to walk in that Statehouse with boldness and confidence, having accomplished our goal. That is what is needed if we are to convince all lawmakers how vital Tamms is to IDOC!
Posted on: Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:38:57 +0000
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