In order to drive change, we MUST increase our actionable efforts within the organization. This is a difficult task for many organizations. Unfortunately, a failure of such efforts has often been our downfall. When our response is timid and our turn-out low, we are sending a strong message; but it is the wrong message.
Session Schedule for 2025
January 2025
8 – First Day of Session
13 – Statewide Inauguration
20 – Martin Luther King Holiday — No Session
28 – State of the State Address
February 2025
27 – Last Day to file Senate Bills (Rule 48)
March 2025
13 – Last Day to Place Senate Consent Bills on the Senate Calendar (Rule 45)
14 – Spring Break Begins
24 – Return from Spring Beak: Session Reconvenes
April 2025
15 – Last Day to Place House Consent Bills on the Senate Calendar (Rule 45)
21 – Easter Holiday — No Session
May 2025
9 – Last Day for Floor Action on Appropriation Bills
16 – Last Day of Session (Article III, Section 20(a), Const.)
September 2025
10 – Veto Session
Prison Reform
The very first task should be to determine and treat the root cause of the behavior.
- Did the perpetrator experience harm or abuse in his/her past?
- To what degree?
- For how long?
Based on the root cause of the behavior, a treatment plan should be applied accordingly. IMMEDIATELY. Most treatment programs are delayed until the end of someone’s sentence, prior to release. There is no reason to delay treatment in this manner. If incarcerated individuals can take classes, mandated or elective, they can also begin treatment right away.
Sentencing Reform
Determine the ‘root cause of the behavior’ prior to sentencing. Allow that information to factor into the sentence itself.
We already have overly punitive mandatory minimums; let’s fight for a maximum sex crime incarceration; ten years and done!
Maximum sentences could save from $26,000 – $46,000 per PERSON per YEAR. This money can be used for diversionary programs, upfront therapy, job training, and housing reentry services. Services that help these people to start their new lives on the proper path, setting them up for success.
“When the guilt determination phase and the sentencing are over, the legal system loses all interest in the prisoner, and this must change.” -Winston Churchill
Get To Know Your Lawmakers
The Missouri Legislature Consists of;
- 34 Senators who serve 2, four-year terms
- 163 Representatives who serve 1, eight-year term
Use the links below to find the elected officials that represent you. Get to know them, read their bios, and follow them on social media.