Organization and Tax Status

PROPOSED PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS

Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (C.U.R.E.) is a membership organization of families of prisoners, prisoners themselves, former prisoners and other concerned citizens who work to reduce crime through criminal justice reform for all of Texas. Texas CURE board members work together for the vision of this organization on both the national and state levels.

Operation Specifics – Fan Project

Texas prisons are without air conditioning. In the Texas heat many prisoners are subjected to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and even death. Texas prisoners do not earn a wage and have no way to purchase a fan from the prison commissary. Sixty percent (60%) of the 160,000 prison population is indigent. Texas CURE started the fan project in 2001. Indigent prisoners can write to CURE and request assistance for a fan. The waiting list is long and the funds are short. Something as simple as a fan can save a life and reduce the prisoner’s medical cost to taxpayers.

Texas CURE produces a quarterly published newsletter to a mailing list of approximately 2,400 Texas members, currently. Prisoners receive a free publication while free-world members pay a $10.00 basic membership fee. The newsletter consists of informative criminal justice information that is important to taxpayers, prisoners, families, and individuals interested in T.D.C.J., or criminal justice policies and proposals. Texas CURE publishes 3000 newsletters every quarter.

· GRAD Program Proposal

GRAD Program deals with prisoners that are classified as gang members that have a desire to change their lives and renounce any gang affiliation. Until a prisoner has completed the 9-month GRAD program, they are to remain in Admistration Segregation with a loss of privileges, such as education. However, currently, the GRAD program can only accept 90 prisoners every 9 months, which hardly puts a dent in the 2,000 prisoners trying to get in this rehabilitative effort.

· In-Cell TV and Tape Recorder Proposal

Currently, the State of Texas provides the financial burden of one TV per prison dayroom. Texas CURE proposes each prisoner may purchase a small in-cell TV from the unit commissary. Prisoners earn the privilege of recreation (TV) by good behavior and becoming a model prisoner. The benefit of this would be lack of violent confrontations between prisoner to prisoner, and prisoner to correctional officers. The noise level would be reduced, as well as stress levels.


	PROPOSED PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (C.U.R.E.) is a membership organization of families of prisoners, prisoners themselves, former prisoners and other concerned citizens who work to reduce crime through criminal justice reform for all of Texas. Texas CURE board members work together for the vision of this organization on both the national and state levels. Operation Specifics – Fan Project Texas prisons are without air conditioning. In the Texas heat many prisoners are subjected to heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and even death. Texas prisoners do not earn a wage and have no way to purchase a fan from the prison commissary. Sixty percent (60%) of the 160,000 prison population is indigent. Texas CURE started the fan project in 2001. Indigent prisoners can write to CURE and request assistance for a fan. The waiting list is long and the funds are short. Something as simple as a fan can save a life and reduce the prisoner’s medical cost to taxpayers. Texas CURE produces a quarterly published newsletter to a mailing list of approximately 2,400 Texas members, currently. Prisoners receive a free publication while free-world members pay a $10.00 basic membership fee. The newsletter consists of informative criminal justice information that is important to taxpayers, prisoners, families, and individuals interested in T.D.C.J., or criminal justice policies and proposals. Texas CURE publishes 3000 newsletters every quarter. · GRAD Program Proposal GRAD Program deals with prisoners that are classified as gang members that have a desire to change their lives and renounce any gang affiliation. Until a prisoner has completed the 9-month GRAD program, they are to remain in Admistration Segregation with a loss of privileges, such as education. However, currently, the GRAD program can only accept 90 prisoners every 9 months, which hardly puts a dent in the 2,000 prisoners trying to get in this rehabilitative effort. · In-Cell TV and Tape Recorder Proposal Currently, the State of Texas provides the financial burden of one TV per prison dayroom. Texas CURE proposes each prisoner may purchase a small in-cell TV from the unit commissary. Prisoners earn the privilege of recreation (TV) by good behavior and becoming a model prisoner. The benefit of this would be lack of violent confrontations between prisoner to prisoner, and prisoner to correctional officers. The noise level would be reduced, as well as stress levels. \| Background and Goals \| Main Concerns \| Principal Activities \| Organization and Tax Status \| Membership/Board of Directors \| History \| \| Return Home \| Membership \| About Us \| Contacts \| Parolee Update \| Links \| Resources \|