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Causes We Support

We support several causes. This first one is a petition provided online at change.org. This petition is to request elected officials - state and federal - to enforce compliance with the PIECP Guidelines that control prison industry operations. As seen elsewhere on this site, the PIE Program is being terribly abused by prison industries around the country. They are practicing everything from actual slave-labor conditions and wages to actual criminal violations pertaining to both state and federal laws.

Please visit: http://criminaljustice.change.org/actions/view/enforce_federal_prison_industries_enhancement_certification_program_piecp_laws_2 where they can sign the petition calling for enforcement of  the PIECP Program laws and an investigation into the allegations of violations occurring under that program's authority. Thanks...Bob

 

Other Causes...

We also support the INNOCENCE PROJECT. This is a great project operated as a non-profit operation dedicated to pursuing the cases of convicted inmates who are believed to be innocent of the charges tht sent them to prison.

Visit: http://www.change.org/innocence_project and join the supporters of this cause.

We also support: "The Free Enterprise Nation database" Read about their efforts here: http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-chatter-box/131723-oh-my-emphasis-added-private-public-pay-reality-check.html 

This organization provides data for all of us in the public and private sectors. Below are some startling facts obtained from their site:

"The average state and local government employee earns 29% more than the average private sector employee, according to The Tax Foundation’s analysis of 2007 data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The differences are greatest in Rhode Island (where state/local employees earn 63% more than private sector employees), Hawaii (62% more), Montana (62%), Nevada (55%), Vermont (55%), Alaska (53%) and Florida (51%).

  • In Florida, a police commander in Delray Beach retired at age 42 earning $90,000 a year. He now collects a pension of $65,000 and earns a salary from his new job at a nearby beach.
  • There are at least 9,000 public employees and 200 elected officials double dipping in Florida. And the state is spending about $300 million on salaries and pensions for these double dippers.
    • A Miami-Dade community college president got a lump sum of $893,286 and earns $441,538 annually, in addition to his $14,631/month pension.
    • An Indian River State College president got a lump sum of $585,000 and earns $286,470 annually, in addition to his $9,823/month pension.
    • A Northwest Florida State College president got a lump sum of $553,228 and earns $228,000 annually, in addition to his $8,803/month pension.
    • A community college chancellor got a lump sum of $189,370 and earns $190,000 annually, in addition to his $8,500/month pension.
    • A North Florida State Attorney who "changed his mind about retirement," collected a lump sum of $519,995 and makes an annual salary of $153,139, along with his monthly pension payments of $7, 749.
    • A Baker County Sheriff collected a lump sum of $311,173 and makes an annual salary of $128,000, plus a monthly pension of $5,699.
  • More than 200 employees at the Florida Department of Corrections collectively received $11.6 million in salaries AND $4 million in annual retirement checks in 2007. Individuals who left the state’s Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP) to return to work also received lump sum payments ranging from $81,000 to $247,000.
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