CALLS NEEDED AS ESSB 5288, THE COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS SUPERVISION BILL, COMES UP FOR COMMITTEE VOTE

The House Ways and Means Committee tomorrow (Tuesday) is set to vote on ESSB 5288, the bill reducing post-release supervision of some 12,000 dangerous criminals. So, the call to action remains the same: Call 1-800-562-6000 and urge your legislators to support amendments to ESSB 5288 that: add the requirement of reassessment of all offenders prior to cutting them from supervision to better limit public risk; include behavior factors in reassessment, not just static factors; and include a “sunset clause” so if passed ESSB 5288 expires.

If any of the members of the House Ways and Means Committee are from you district, make sure to leave them a message:

• Members of the House Ways and Means Committee are:

Rep. Kelli Linville of the 42nd Dist. (chair)
Rep. Mark Ericks of the 1st Dist. (vice chair)
Rep. Gary Alexander of the 20th Dist. (ranking minority member)
Rep. Barbara Bailey of the 10th Dist. (assistant ranking minority member)
Rep. Bruce Dammeier of the 25th Dist.
Rep. Bruce Chandler of the 15th Dist.
Rep. Eileen Cody of the 35th Dist.
Rep. Steve Conway of the 29th Dist.
Rep. Jeannie Darneille of the 27th Dist.
Rep. Kathy Haigh of the 35th Dist.
Rep. Bill Hinkle of the 13th Dist.
Rep. Sam Hunt of the 22nd Dist.
Rep. Ross Hunter of the 48th Dist.
Rep. Ruth Kagi of the 32nd Dist.
Rep. Phyllis Kenney of the 46th Dist.
Rep. Lynn Kessler of the 24th Dist.
Rep. Eric Pettigrew of the 37th Dist.
Rep. Skip Priest of the 30th Dist.
Rep. Charles Ross of the 14th Dist.
Rep. Joe Schmick of the 9th Dist.
Rep. Larry Seaquist of the 26th Dist.
and
Rep. Pat Sullivan of the 47th Dist.