Dear Senator Reeves:

AS A VIRGINIA TAXPAYER, VOTER, AND MEMBER OF SOCIAL ACTION LINKING TOGETHER (SALT), I AM ASKING THAT YOU PLEASE SUPPORT SB108.

With other Social Action Linking Together advocates, I oppose extreme punitive practices, especially the use of solitary confinement, and am in agreement with the February 28, 2020 statement from the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner: “Solitary confinement may only be imposed in exceptional circumstances, and ‘prolonged’ solitary confinement of more than 15 consecutive days is regarded as a form of torture.” SALT, in solidarity with the United Nations, religious leaders nationwide and internationally, and the Virginia Coalition on Solitary Confinement, supports what should be the aim of the penal system: rehabilitation and successful reentry of the incarcerated into society after release.

Best regards,
Robert Stewart

Social Action Linking Together (SALT)
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