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August 5, 2009:
Friends And Families For The Honor Program Attend Spirited California
Rehabilitation Oversight Board Meeting In Sacramento
THE OPPORTUNITY OF OUR LIFETIMES
by
Kenneth E. Hartman
“Art is long, life short; judgment difficult, opportunity transient”
Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
Take Action to
Support the Honor Program!
Send letters
of support!
We are asking all of our supporters and friends to send letters and/or e-mails in
support of the Honor Program. View
sample letters here.
On January 30, 2009, CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate (along
with his Deputy Chief of Staff Lee Seale, Inspector General Dave Shaw, and
Prison Law Office Director Don Spector) visited the Honor Program.
Read more...
Inspector General Dave Shaw visits the Honor
Program:
On August 27, the new Inspector General, Dave
Shaw, visited the Honor Program and met with Warden Haws, Facility Captain
Covey, and prisoner leadership including the Men’s Advisory Council
(MAC). During this very positive visit, the Inspector General expressed his
admiration for the program, and his intention to come again to learn more about
the program and how it operates. He also stated that new CDCR Secretary Matthew
Cate was aware of and interested in the Honor Program, and would be visiting in
the very near future, accompanied by Senator Gloria Romero.
Friends and Families for the Honor Program
(FFHP) launch new outreach and advocacy campaign:
Recently, Honor Program supporters were made aware
that, despite the attention received by the Honor Program last year due to
Senator Romero’s bill (SB 299), top level CDCR officials remain unaware of the
program and its significance to prison reform efforts. To remedy this situation,
at the end of August, Honor Program materials were mailed to
the wardens of all 33 California state prisons, top CDCR staffers, and other
corrections experts. A press release was also sent to California print, radio,
and television media, with special emphasis on those communities containing a
state prison.
Mr. Tilton endorses programming in his
farewell speech video...
"I've raised and the Governors raised the responsibility the CDCR has to
identify and create safe environments in the prison system so those inmates who
are willing to program and take responsibility for their lives can in fact do
that in a safe environment - so we owe them that right"...
Prison Healthcare Receiver Robert
Sillen Visits The Honor Program.
On November 20, 2007, Prison Healthcare Receiver Robert
Sillen toured the Honor Program and met privately with prison staff and prisoner
leadership. They discussed the important role of the Honor Program in
improving the health of prisoners by creating a physically and emotionally safe
prison environment. During this very positive meeting, Mr. Sillen expressed his
support for the Honor Program concept, and his agreement that the program is a
highly beneficial one for the health of prisoners.
The commitment and dedication from
Senator Gloria Romero,
Supportive Legislators,
Friends and Families For the Honor Program, and other supporters remains
strong...(read more)
SB 299 Vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger
SB299 Receives Unanimous Support in Assembly Public Safety Committee
California Senate votes
31 to 6 in favor of SB 299
Follow Honor Program Bill
(SB 299) through the legislative process…
Steering Committee Response To
Expert Panel Report
April 17, 2007: Honor Program Bill (SB 299)
receives unanimous bipartisan support and passes in the Senate Public Safety
Committee!
While we are encouraged by the early success of
the progress of the Honor Program Bill SB 299 through the Senate, it is
important that we must not become complacent. This is a long and difficult
process, and we still have many hurdles to overcome. We appreciate your
continuing support. Please return to this website often to learn how you can
help.
Press Release 03/26/2007
Senate Majority Leader Gloria Romero held Public Safety Committee Informational
Hearing on Honor Program bill SB299 on Monday, March 26, 2007
Press Release 03/15/2007
SENATOR GLORIA ROMERO SPONSORS BILL AND SCHEDULES HEARING
OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT OF REVOLUTIONARY HONOR
PROGRAM PRISON REFORM PLAN PROPOSED BY MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISONERS AT CALIFORNIA
STATE PRISON-LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Click here to see the actual Senate Bill (SB 299)
On January 24, 2007
revolutionary proposal released by prisoners read full press release...
What is the Honor Program?
The Honor Program, conceived by prisoners and proactive staff,
has been operating since 2000 on "A" Facility at California State Prison-Los
Angeles County (CSP-LAC). Based on the principle of incentivizing positive
behavior and holding individuals accountable for their actions, the purpose of
the Honor Program is to create an atmosphere of safety, respect, and
cooperation, so that prisoners can do their time in peace, while working on
specific self-improvement and rehabilitative goals and projects which benefit
the community. Prisoners wishing to apply for the program must commit to
abstinence from drugs, gangs, and violence, and must be willing to live and work
with fellow prisoners of any race. In its first year of operations, there was an
88% decrease in incidents involving weapons and an 85% decrease in violent
incidents overall on "A" Facility; the Honor Program saved the California
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) over $205,000 during the
first year alone in costs related to the management of violent and disruptive
behavior. In its six years of operation, it has saved the California taxpayers
hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars.
SUPPORT SB299 by writing letters of support to
your local Assemblyperson.
Click
here to find your Assemblyperson.
Contact Information
For more program information please direct all correspondence to:
prisonhonorprogram@hotmail.com
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