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Subject: OPPOSE Juvenile Justice Bills H.R. 1501 and S. 254
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Date: 16 Jun 1999 20:15:21 -0400

Representative Mike Capuano
1232 Longworth House Office Building
United States House of Representatives

Dear Representative Capuano:

Please oppose the Juvenile Justice bill, a bill that in its current form would
place children at risk of rape and assault by adult offenders in federal jails
and prisons.  I ask that you oppose H.R. 1501 and S. 254, and also oppose or
support the following amendments, as indicated:

SUPPORT:

Waters Amendment (#128)
Eliminates new mandatory minimum sentences included in McCollum amendment #162,
some of which apply even to children.

Scott Amendment (#38)
Amends McCollum amendment to prevent children from being housed with adult
offenders or tried as adults.

Davis Amendment (#164)
Assures that the right of children to receive counsel is not waived without
counsel.
 
OPPOSE

McCollum Amendment (# 162)
Monstrous bill that would put children in jail with adult offenders and allow
them to be tried in adult courts, and would impose new mandatory minimum
sentences, some of them on children accused of nonviolent drug offenses.

Kucinich Amendment (#40)
Would open and allow for broad dissemination of juvenile records.

Barr Amendment (#139)
Would place children at risk of assault and abuse in adult jails.

Franks Amendment - would require that schools and libraries receiving Universal
Service, or "E-Rate," funding install and use, Internet blocking and filtering
software.

Hyde Amendment - resembles the unconstitutional Communications Decency Act, but
is broader since it would censor all media, not just the Internet.