Criminal Justice
LWVIA Study Bringing Economic Justice to the Justice System 2022-2024
Study Co-Chairs: Bonnie Pitz & Jean Dell
Members: Mary Richards, Allen Hays,
E.J. Gallagher, John Klaus, Lettie Prell,
Martha Hurst, & Karen Person
Timeline:
• June 2022: Delegates at LWVIA Council approve study
• Fall, 2022: Study Committee formation
• Winter & Spring, 2022-23: Study Committee explores bail, jail, pretrial alternatives, fines, fees,
restitution, and ability-to-pay issues
• June 2023: Convention delegates receive study resources for each local League
• Fall & Winter 2023/24: Local Leagues study economic justice issues & hold concurrence
meeting for members
• February 29, 2024: Due date for local Leagues to mail or email Concurrence Form (page 21) to
Bonnie Pitz, bonniepitz48@gmail.com, 904 19th Street, Belle Plaine, IA 52208
• March 2024: Co-Chairs present the study results to the LWVIA Board of Directors for approval
• April 2024 Finalized position posted to Website and included as part of LWVIA Program
• April 2024 The new position publicized for League members, media, and the general public
• June 2024: Results of study announced at LWVIA Council
Why does League do studies? When LWV was founded in 1920, Carrie Chapman Catt wanted to ensure that
women were not only registered to vote, but also were informed on issues. The process of “Program” was
adopted.
League of Women Voters pairs up with IUUWAN
What does it cost when an indigent person is charged
with a crime? If they ask for a trial, which is their
constitutional right, people charged with crimes are
often released from jail by posting bail. But a person
who is indigent cannot afford bail, and cannot even
afford a bail bondsman’s fee to have bail paid for
them.
IJAN Fall Conference: The Movement to Reform Youth Justice: Getting Iowa On Board
Iowa Justice Action Network Fall Conference
The Movement to Reform Youth Justice: Getting Iowa on Board
October 26, 2023 / Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 3912 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 and on Zoom.
Registration fees for Zoom attendance: $15 regular/$10 student and for In-Person attendance $30 regular/$20 student (lunch included). Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: Iowa Justice Action Network Fall Conference
The Movement to Reform Youth Justice: Getting Iowa on Board
October 26, 2023 / Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 3912 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 and on Zoom.
Registration fees for Zoom attendance: $15 regular/$10 student and for In-Person attendance $30 regular/$20 student (lunch included). Tickets can be purchased by clicking here:Iowa Justice Action Network Fall Conference
The Movement to Reform Youth Justice: Getting Iowa on Board
October 26, 2023 / Cedar Valley Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 3912 Cedar Heights Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 and on Zoom.
Registration fees for Zoom attendance: $15 regular/$10 student and for In-Person attendance $30 regular/$20 student (lunch included). Tickets can be purchased by clicking here: https://iowajusticeactionnetwork.org/event/ijan-fall-conference-the-movement-to-reform-youth-justice-getting-iowa-on-board-2/
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