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C.U.R.E.'s Goals

The stated goals of C.U.R.E. are to insure that:

Prisons are used only for those who absolutely must be incarcerated.
Prisoners have all the resources they need to turn their lives around.

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C.U.R.E.'s outreach activities

Providing errants and their families with information about rehabilitative programs.
Promoting the creation of more rehabilitative programs.
Convincing errants that change can be brought about more effectively through the exercise of their constitutional rights.

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Who supports C.U.R.E.?

C.U.R.E. has a mailing list includes prisoners and freeworlders. Five percent of the membership of Congress, representing all political parties, are Public Official Sponsors of C.U.R.E. People just like you are members. About 50,000 took part in our National Campaign to lower the phone rates.

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What is C.U.R.E. working on?

Abolishment of the death penalty.
Removing racism from the application of the death penalty.
Renewing the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (which pays for a portion of the starting salary of a newly employed ex-felon through government tax subsidies).
Voting in federal elections by all probationers and ex-prisoners.
Improvement of the availability of veteran's benefits and services to incarcerated veterans.
Encouraging prison-based businesses.
Increasing awareness of the special needs of women prisoners.
Stronger enforcement of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA).
Establishing a waiting period before the purchase of a handgun.
Supporting professional accreditation for all correctional entities.
Allowing prisoners to be transferred to the state where their loved ones reside.
Offering effective drug treatment programs on request in the community and in prison (C.U.R.E. is a member of a network that monitors the government's war on drugs).
Eliminating discrimination in employment for a felon if nature of job does not relate to his or her crime.
Passing a constitutional amendment that fundamentally changes the criminal justice system.

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How has C.U.R.E. been recognized by the community?

In 1995, on December 17, C.U.R.E.'s founders were honored at the U.S. Capitol when they were presented with the America's Award. This award, informally know as the "Nobel Prize for Goodness", was presented by Senator Bill Bradley on behalf of the Power of Positive Thinking Foundation, founded by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.

C.U.R.E. has been formally recognized for their work on the floor of both houses of congress. Their history is a matter of public record in the Congressional Record.

Numerous articles and columns have appeared relating to C.U.R.E. and its founders in many newspapers, magazines, and correctional trade publications nation wide.

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