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Church & Society Task Force

Prison Reform/Death Penalty

Ministries of Faith in Action

DSC Prison Reform Sub-Committee

At the 28th Session of Annual Conference, resolution 21.10 Mass Incarceration and Restorative Justice was passed. It was resolved that the Bishop appoint a committee of 5 to 7 people to join in the efforts with other United Methodists and the General Board of Church and Society to end mass incarceration by becoming actively involved throughout our Annual Conference by educating members and becoming involved in ministries and opportunities for:

  • Sentencing Reform
  • Ending Prison Privatization
  • Developing Just Re-Entry Programs
  • Increasing Participation and Opportunities for In-Prison Ministry

 

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Prison Reform Death Penalty Task Force
Thou shalt not kill

Thou shalt not kill

While many countries in the world have eliminated the death penalty, the United States has not, yet a growing number of individual states have taken steps to halt or suspend those sentences. Our religious heritage simply leaves no question about our role in the...

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Paul Bullis

Paul Bullis

Chair

Billie Fidlin

Billie Fidlin

Director of Outreach & Justice

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Prison Reform/Death Penalty Meeting Minutes Archives

Prison Reform/Death Penalty Archives

Team Members

Jim Ek

Steve Harvey

Bethany Lambrecht 

Patty Ek

Jeff Nelson

Rae Lathrop

 

Ed Brown

Marilyn Hawley

 

Resources

Questioning the Death Penalty Webinar Series (select to see more)

In this season of repentance the Desert Southwest Conference Prison Reform task force is hosting a post-Easter video/Zoom series on “Questioning the Death Penalty” featuring Sister Helen Prejean the author of “Dead Man Walking,” “The Death of Innocents,” and “Where Justice and Mercy Meet.”

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Problems with Private Prisons

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An Evening with Khalil

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Prison Reform Talk #1

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Prison Reform Talk #2

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Prison Reform Talk #3

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