"Decarcerate PA"
Governor Corbett has cut millions from public education and social services while continuing to fund the state’s $685 million prison expansion plan.
We believe in a different set of priorities for Pennsylvania. Instead of sending more people to prison, we need to address the things that funnel people into the prison system. We want quality public schools, stable housing, jobs and job training programs, health care and food access, drug and alcohol treatment programs, community-based reentry services, and non-punitive practices that address the root causes of violence in our communities.
You can let Corbett know that he’s taking PA in the wrong direction! Follow us on twitter @decacreratePA, and retweet the photos to @GovernorCorbett using the hashtags #PAbudget and #NoNewPrisons.
Decarcerate PA is a grassroots campaign working to end mass incarceration in Pennsylvania. We demand that PA stop building prisons, reduce the prison population, and reinvest money in our communities.
For more info see:
http://decarceratePA.info
Picture This! the Real Cost of Prison Expansion at the Living Independently For Elders Center.
Governor Corbett’s proposed budget cuts $161 million from nursing home care. These cuts are just one part of Corbett’s $300 million cut to the Medical Assistance budget, which thousands of Pennsylvanians depend on for life-sustaining medical care. This comes at a time when Pennsylvania has one of the largest and fastest growing populations of older adults in the nation. Many older Pennsylvanians already have difficulty accessing affordable care, and Corbett’s cuts threaten to make the situation much worse.
However, Corbett’s budget continues to fund the $685 million prison expansion plan, which adds 5,000+ beds to Pennsylvania’s prison system. Corbett’s proposed $161 million cut to nursing home care is equal to the cost of about 1610 new prison beds.
For more on how the budget cuts will affect nursing home care, see http://uppersaucon.patch.com/articles/cuts-to-nursing-home-care-pa-s-plan-to-balance-budget
To learn more about Decarcerate PA’s campaign for Pennsylvania to fund communities not prisons, visit www.decarceratepa.info and follow us on Twitter @DecarceratePA.
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