Drop the Rock: Kevin Hopson Speaks

Drop the Rock: Campaign to Repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York State West 4th Basketball Courts, NYC

Social Services of Hip Hop hosts the 4th Annual Kenny Graham's Basketball Tournament and Slam Dunk Contest.

Kevin Hopson, a Drop the Rock coalition member speaks against the Rockefeller Drug Laws.

Sign the petition to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws at

www.DroptheRock.org

This event was organized by Social Services of Hip Hop.

The Drop the Rock Campaign is looking to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws in order to return judicial discretion to judges and devise more humane and appropriate sentencing guidelines for people incarcerated for drug offenses.

www.DroptheRock.org

Sign the Petition online to repeal the Rockefeller Drug Laws!

There are currently over 13,000 people incarcerated under the Rockefeller Drug Laws in New York State. The majority of people incarcerated under the Rockefeller Drug Laws are non-violent offenders of low classification who suffer from drug addiction.

Although research shows that rates of drug use and drug sales are higher among white people, 90% of people incarcerated under the Rockefeller Drug Laws are Blacks and Latinos.

It costs New York taxpayers $37,000 dollars to house one person in prison. 13,000 people multiplied by $37,000 = $500 Million Dollars spend housing drug offenders.

Drop the Rock believes that drug abuse is a health/mental health issue that needs to be treated appropriately with rehabilitation services, vocational training, education, parenting classes, and not through incarceration.

Drop the Rock advocates for more community-based alternative to incarceration programs, which have been proven to be more effective at helping people and less expensive than incarceration.

At this time of financial crisis, NY needs to stop spending so much money to sustain prison communities upstate and start investing money into community based alternatives that are more likely to help people who suffer from drug addiction and stop the cycle of mass incarceration.

www.DroptheRock.org

SIGN THE PETITION NOW

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