NYS ACTION ALERT PLEASE ASSIST

As you know, the Governor and legislature have reached an agreement
on the SHU bill, and the Senate passed the amended bill in July.
However, before the Governor can sign the legislation into law, the
Assembly must pass the amended bill (A.9342/S.6422). Please take
action this week to urge Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to call the
legislature back into session before December 31, 2007, and pass the
amended SHU bill.

What you can do:

· Send Speaker Silver a letter. We have attached a letter that you
can use as a template. Just copy it onto your agency's letterhead,
make any needed revisions, and put it in the mail TODAY.

· Call Silver's office on Thursday. We will send around the phone
number and suggested message.

· Fax Silver's office on Friday. We will send the fax number and
flyer.

· Ask your friends and co-workers to join in this campaign.

Let's remind the Assembly of all the support for this legislation.
It is crucial that we get the bill passed before the end of the year.

Thanks for your support!

Call Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
TOMORROW (December 6, 2007)

After 5 years of tireless advocacy, the SHU bill that will allow New
York State to provide more appropriate and humane in-prison
residential and treatment services for prisoners with severe
psychiatric disabilities is only one step away from the Governor's
desk.

The bill will also ensure that correctional officers are provided
with adequate mental health training and will significantly improve
prison safety conditions across New York State.

Help us to urge the NYS Assembly to return this month to pass A.9342
before year's end!

CALL ASSEMBLYMAN SILVER TOMORROW

at 518-455-3791

and leave the following message:

"I'm a registered voter from (your locality) calling

to urge Speaker Silver to assure Assembly passage of A.9342 before
year's end

to improve prison mental health care and safety conditions in New
York!"

Help end the suffering of people in prison with psychiatric
disabilities!