What is CURE?
CURE is a national organization seeking to reduce crime through reform of the criminal justice system.
Who may join? CURE members include prisoners, their families and loved ones, and other concerned members of the community.
What are the goals of CURE? To ensure that prisons are used only for those who absolutely must be incarcerated and that they are used only for rehabilitation and education.
CURE today has an organized presence in most states through state chapters, issue chapters, and affiliate organizations. CURE affiliates include the ACLU Prison Project, the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty, and Amnesty International.
Missouri CURE is a state chapter which began in 1990.
Missouri CURE Advocates:
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- Programs for prisoner families and children; parenting programs; family-friendly policies.
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- Improved transportation for families.
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- Prisoner access to quality medical, dental and mental health care.
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- Implementation of genuine rehabilitation and life skills programs through-out the state prison system.
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- Drug and alcohol treatment centers in all prisons.
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- Meaningful jobs and job skills training with real wages to give prisoners a chance to reintegrate into society.
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- Improved educational opportunities for prisoners.
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- Abolition of the death penalty; support for death row prisoners and their families.
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- Fairness in the parole process; prisoner access to information in parole files.
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- Private family visitation to build and maintain family ties.
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| - Possibility of parole for lifers who have been rehabilitated. |