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Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) is a United States prisoner support and prison reform organization that was founded by Charles and Pauline Sullivan in San Antonio, Texas, on January 2, 1972.[1][2] It has supported legislation such as the Second Chance Act and, most famously, the Federal Prison Work Incentive Act.

In August 1985, CURE became a national organization.[2] CURE has a branch devoted to federal prisoners among other things[3] and various state chapters.[4] There is a branch devoted to Florida prisoners and one in Dallas for Texas prisoners.[5] They maintain a Facebook presence.[6] There is also an international CURE.[7]

According to S. D. Williams in the journal Corrections Compendium, "One of the group's problems is that the population for which they lobby (prisoners) does not elicit much sympathy; outsiders frequently do not see the wisdom of giving resources to those who must be in prison."[8]

References

  1. ^ AJ Bronstein (2003), Keynote Speech-Prison Reform Revisited: The Unfinished Agenda, Pace L. Rev.
  2. ^ a b Sullivan, Pauline; Sullivan, Charles (2004). Bosworth, Mary (ed.). Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Sage Publications. ISBN 9781506320397.
  3. ^ "FedCURE: Using Technology To Bring About Federal Criminal Justice Reform". www.fedcure.org.
  4. ^ "States A - Z". Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ^ "COVER PAGE". www.texascure.org.
  6. ^ "Texas Cure". www.facebook.com.
  7. ^ "Home of International CURE". www.internationalcure.org.
  8. ^ S D Williams (March 1991), CURE for America's Prisons, vol. 16, Corrections Compendium, pp. 1, 5–8

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