As you may know, since 2013, (an independent, non-profit, member-based organisation) has been working in partnership with the Bourke community to develop a justice reinvestment framework. The Justice Reinvestment Project is the first major justice reinvestment project in Australia. Justice reinvestment is a smarter approach to justice that builds stronger communities by redirecting money that would be spent on prisons into community services and supports. It is about addressing the underlying causes of crime and preventing it from happening in the first place. Your voice counts. In addition to watching the Four Corners program (now available online) and encouraging others in your network to do so, you can make a difference by helping raising awareness of these issues, and the advantages of justice reinvestment approaches. This can include: promoting Just Reinvest NSW and justice reinvestment online engaging your local community in the need for justice reinvestment (e.g. using the online ) raising the importance of these issues with your local MP (you can find a template on our website ) engaging with local media. You can also volunteer, become a member or donate to Just Reinvest NSW via their website (). All donations will support the work of Just Reinvest NSW and the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project in Bourke. Thank you for your interest and I hope you can get involved in supporting this important initiative. Regards, [INSERT YOUR NAME] Suggested Twitter posts (less than 140 characters): There are alternatives to locking kids up. A smarter approach is being trialled. #BackingBourke #4Corners #auspol Let's give Aboriginal young people a life, not a life in prison. #BackingBourke #4Corners shows a smarter approach The time has come for a new approach to corrections. We need to #JustReinvest. #BackingBourke #4Corners #nswpol Justice reinvestment is a smarter approach. It invests in communities, not prisons. Watch #BackingBourke If you support justice reinvestment, let your local member know! #JustReinvest #4corners #auspol Hashtags: #BackingBourke #JustReinvest #4corners #nswpol #auspol
As you may know, since 2013, (an independent, non-profit, member-based organisation) has been working in partnership with the Bourke community to develop a justice reinvestment framework. The Justice Reinvestment Project is the first major justice reinvestment project in Australia. Justice reinvestment is a smarter approach to justice that builds stronger communities by redirecting money that would be spent on prisons into community services and supports. It is about addressing the underlying causes of crime and preventing it from happening in the first place. Your voice counts. In addition to watching the Four Corners program (now available online) and encouraging others in your network to do so, you can make a difference by helping raising awareness of these issues, and the advantages of justice reinvestment approaches. This can include: promoting Just Reinvest NSW and justice reinvestment online engaging your local community in the need for justice reinvestment (e.g. using the online ) raising the importance of these issues with your local MP (you can find a template on our website ) engaging with local media. You can also volunteer, become a member or donate to Just Reinvest NSW via their website (). All donations will support the work of Just Reinvest NSW and the Maranguka Justice Reinvestment Project in Bourke. Thank you for your interest and I hope you can get involved in supporting this important initiative. Regards, [INSERT YOUR NAME] Suggested Twitter posts (less than 140 characters): There are alternatives to locking kids up. A smarter approach is being trialled. #BackingBourke #4Corners #auspol Let's give Aboriginal young people a life, not a life in prison. #BackingBourke #4Corners shows a smarter approach The time has come for a new approach to corrections. We need to #JustReinvest. #BackingBourke #4Corners #nswpol Justice reinvestment is a smarter approach. It invests in communities, not prisons. Watch #BackingBourke If you support justice reinvestment, let your local member know! #JustReinvest #4corners #auspol Hashtags: #BackingBourke #JustReinvest #4corners #nswpol #auspol