E43 - Part 3 of 3 - Government Accountability Included in Prison Reform - Tony Viola Guest
Guest is Tony Viola, Part 3 of 3 - Government Accountability
Tony Viola, a Cleveland, Ohio citizen 10 years ago, was an ordinary successful real estate broker, having built his company with his wife. That all changed after being targeted by a government task force. He spent 10 years in jail before being exonerated. Tony continues the conversation about the misconduct of federal prosecutors, defense attorneys, bank officers, witnesses, and even jurors.
What's happening in the family house and the church house is also happening in the government house - abuse of power and dysfunction.
Show Highlights:
· Our own accountability – we are in the jury stands. We just can’t point our fingers but need to examine our own activity.
· Fundamental issue – It’s big business. It’s about MONEY.
· Qualified immunity - Citizens should have the opportunity to sue for civil damages.
· Solitary confinement being used as a weapon
· Toxic - Prison is a toxic environment – The corrosive nature of prison. This is not a good place to work.
· Crime is not depreciating even though we have so much incarceration.
· Waste of resources within the system.
· Senator Booker, “It’s a stain on the soul of the country to treat people like this, to incarcerate people like this, to be cruel to people that maybe made a mistake or have an addiction.”
· Letting dangerous people out and keeping people who are not a threat to society inside.
· Diesel therapy – shipping people all over the place as punishment.
What can you do to help –
- Be accountable ourselves
- Pray for those in authority
- Talk to political representatives and demand change.
- Ask for government accountability
- Reallocate government’s use of resources and authority
- Freeze budgets
- Work with a prison ministry to donate time and financial assistance
- Share ideas and create a national consensus
- start conversations
- If a victim of injustice, take some action and don’t tolerate injustice. People do CARE! Create a blog, reach out to people and find people who have been similarly harmed
Take Aways
1. Accountability
a. Government – Put reforms in place as forms of security to restrict corrupt leadership
b. Our own as citizens – Examine ourselves and become involved in civic affairs. It's our duty.
c. Individual inmate themselves – Take responsibility for actions
2. Prisons have a toxic environment where you can not just lose your mind, but your soul. Some additional measures need to be introduced to stop....
a. Guards committing suicide
b. Inmates losing their right to dignity
3.Fundamental issue – It’s a business
a. Not about correction
b. Forgiveness – a clear path to pardons
c. Consensus – Not a partisan issue
This is a glaring example of the real nature of the human heart.
Biblical References
1 Timothy 2:1-2 NIV - Pray for those in authority.
"I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers,
intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people - for kings and all those
in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and
holiness."
Job 34:18 – Leave ultimate accountability to God. He does govern.
“God condemns kings and rulers when they are worthless or wicked.”
It’s not in our timing, but His. Let’s rest in that God will judge all corrupt
leadership.
Guest Contact Information:
Conviction Story | Free Tony Viola
How Can I Help? | Free Tony Viola
Phone: 330-998-3290
How to help?
SIGN our Petition on Change.Org: http://chng.it/M6KG5yBT
SHARE our website on your social media account
TWEET out a link to FreeTony on your Twitter Account
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FIND a blogger or reporter willing to write about this story
POST a link to FreeTony on articles about criminal justice
WRITE the Ohio Attorney General, asking him to investigate Prosecutor Kasaris:
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 150 Gay Street - 16th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215
FOLLOW Tony on Twitter @tonyviola
TELL us about your experiences with the justice system
FIND a criminal justice or journalism class interested
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Wrap up: That was the second part of my interview with Tony Viola. We have more to come, so tune in next week for the last segment of this interview.
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