[PAA-Discuss] Fw: Poverty shouldn't be a crime in Texas

[Anne del Prado]

Hi,

Does anyone know him?

Anne


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From: Anne del Prado <freespirit_41 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 7:48 PM
To: James White
Subject: Re: Poverty shouldn't be a crime in Texas



Representative White,


Thank you for your action on this issue.

I would appreciate it very much, if you could email me the numbers of your proposed legislation, as soon as they are assigned to the bills.


Were you able to address in your bills, the five issues I mentioned and are there

other points I missed?


Again, my thanks for your work on this,


Anne del Prado

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From: James White <James.White at house.texas.gov>
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 3:44 AM
To: freespirit_41 at hotmail.com
Subject: Re: Poverty shouldn't be a crime in Texas

I've filed two pieces of legislation addressing this issue

State Representative James White


"The God who gave us Life, gave us Liberty at the same time." - Thomas Jefferson




On Nov 22, 2016, at 23:01, "freespirit_41 at hotmail.com<mailto:freespirit_41 at hotmail.com>" <freespirit_41 at hotmail.com<mailto:freespirit_41 at hotmail.com>> wrote:

Anne del Prado
115 Jolly Boat
Freeport, TX 77541-9690


November 22, 2016

James White



James White:

I'm writing to you because you are in a unique position to put an end to
modern-day debtors' prisons in Texas.

A traffic ticket should dissuade, but it should not destroy lives. And yet
all across the state of Texas, judges unconstitutionally jail low-income
Texans because they cannot afford to pay off the spiraling fines, fees,
and surcharges that result from traffic tickets. This is not only illegal,
but it also forces people to lose their jobs, their families, and their
futures.

I call upon you to support and implement the following reforms: 1) Require
judges to ask about ability to pay before sentencing; 2) eliminate unfair
court costs and fees (at a minimum, the warrant fee, the writ fee, and the
payment plan fee); 3) offer alternative sentencing; 4) end the Driver
Responsibility Program; and 5) eliminate jail as a punishment for overdue
fines and fees.

Sincerely,


Anne del Prado


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