“Bringing Economic Justice to the Justice System”

Saturday, November 11, 10 a.m. – Noon
Griffin Hall, First Unitarian Church of Des Moines

1800 Bell Avenue, Des Moines
Presented by Lettie Prell & Karen Person
LWVIA Study Committee Members

For Zoom link, email Mary Ellen Miller, memiller.lwv@gmail.com

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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.

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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.

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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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We are Unitarian Universalists!

We are Unitarian Universalists, people of many backgrounds who have different beliefs, but shared values. Together, we offer a guided path towards a better you and a better world. Get to know us in this short animated video.

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A New Play: Squatters on Red Earth

Squatters on Red Earth, by Mary Swanders, is a drama about a peaceful encounter in the midst of the U.S. white settler land grab. Friday June 9 (8 PM at the Amana Performing Arts Center in Amana), and Saturday June 10 (2 PM and 7 PM at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo).

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Reducing Poverty through Sentencing Reform

Jared Trujillo, JD Thursday, April 27, 5 PM Pacific, 6 PM Mountain, 7 PM Central & 8 PM Eastern To view the recorded video, click here The relationship between incarceration and poverty is circular, cyclical, and symbiotic – poverty is a cause of incarceration, and incarceration causes poverty. Shortly after culture shifting civil rights victories…

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