| Resolution Number: | 1988-D062 |
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| Title: | Urge Government to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That this 69th General Convention urge the U.S. Government to abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit at Lexington, Kentucky, and all other similar institutions; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church express deep concern about this deplorable and cruel treatment, the only purpose of which is to modify the behavior of the confined women and to inflict extreme physical and mental incapacitation; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church repudiate vigorously the establishment of such women's control units and the use of psychological and physical tortures; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to Michael Quinland, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20001; to the National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit, 294 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201; to the Warden, Lexington Women's Prison, P.O. Box 2000, Lexington, KY 40012.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 312. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Social and Urban Affairs |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(D062)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 69th General Convention urge the U.S. Government to abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit at Lexington, Kentucky, and all other similar institutions; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church express deep concern about this deplorable and cruel treatment, the only purpose of which is to modify the behavior of the confined women and to inflict extreme physical and mental incapacitation; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church repudiate vigorously the establishment of such women's control units and the use of psychological and physical tortures; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to Michael Quinland, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 320 First Street, Northwest, Washington, DC 20001; to the National Campaign to Abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit, 294 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201; to the Warden, Lexington Women's Prison, P.O. Box 2000, Lexington, KY 40012.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #234)
House of Bishops
The Committee on Social and Urban Affairs presented its Report #60 on House of Deputies Message #234 on Resolution D062 (Lexington Control Unit) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #373)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 11.
| Abstract: | The 69th General Convention urges the U.S. Government to abolish the Lexington Women's Control Unit and other similar institutions. |
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