From March 30 to April 5, JPI, the ACLU of South Carolina, South Carolina Appleseed, and other organizations committed to justice reform will be highlighting the high cost of youth incarceration in South Carolina. And we need your help!
Copy and share the following posts & images (inspired by our report, Sticker Shock: Calculating the Full Price Tag for Youth Incarceration) on your social media profiles. Below, you’ll also find Twitter info for many of South Carolina’s elected leaders.
Let’s convince policymakers it’s time for juvenile justice reform. Help spread the word about the high cost of youth incarceration in South Carolina!
Twitter: SC taxpayers spend up to $155,490 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: It costs up to $155,490 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in SC. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: How much does youth incarceration cost in SC? The answer will give you #StickerShock. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: Do you know how much youth incarceration costs? The answer will give you #StickerShock. SHARE if you agree it’s time for reform. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: Talk about #StickerShock – South Carolina taxpayers spend up to $155k to lock up 1 youth for 1 year. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in SC costs up to 7x more than a year at @UofSC. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in South Carolina? Up to 7x more than the cost of attending USC for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Locking up 1 youth in SC costs up to 5x more than a year at @ClemsonUniv. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: How much does youth confinement cost in South Carolina? Up to 5x more than the cost of attending Clemson University for a year. SHARE if the price of youth incarceration gives you #StickerShock. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in SC can be more expensive than buying a house. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: For the price of youth incarceration in South Carolina, you could probably afford a house instead. Talk about #StickerShock. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in SC can be over 2x larger than avg family income. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: It costs up to $155,490 to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in South Carolina. The average South Carolina family would have to work over 2 years to earn that much. Can you say #StickerShock? GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in SC could feed a family for over a decade. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: It costs up to $155k to lock up 1 youth for 1 year in South Carolina. That money could feed the average American family for over a decade. Numbers like that give me #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Schoolhouse… or jailhouse? How would you invest in SC’s youth? #StickerShock JusticePolicy.org/StickerShockSC
Facebook: Schoolhouse… or jailhouse? How would you rather invest in South Carolina’s youth? #StickerShock. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Twitter: Cost to lock up 1 youth in SC can be up to 17x more than per-pupil spending. #StickerShock GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Facebook: How much does South Carolina spend to incarcerate its youth? Up to 17x more than it spends on each K-12 student. #StickerShock. SHARE to tell our leaders it’s time for reform. GiveKidsAChanceSC.com
Select Twitter Info for South Carolina’s Elected Leaders
The following information was collected via publically available records for South Carolinians to contact their elected leaders. We hope you’ll encourage your representatives in government to recognize the enormous burdens – both financial and quality-of-life – imposed on our state and its citizens by our juvenile justice system, and we hope you’ll urge them to fight for reform.
In order to ensure that our message is received with compassion and understanding, please be sure to use this information respectfully and responsibly.
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Nikki Haley |
Governor |
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Henry McMaster |
Lt. Governor | |
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Alan Wilson |
Attorney General |
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Molly Mitchell Spearman |
State Superintendent of Education |
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Jay Lucas |
House Speaker |
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Tommy Pope |
House Speaker Pro Tem |
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Todd Rutherford |
House Minority Leader; Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Raye Felder |
1st Vice Chair, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Jeff Bradley |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Gary Clary |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Neal Collins |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Joshua Putnam |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Samuel Rivers |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Tommy Stringer |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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Bill Taylor |
Member, House Education & Public Works Cmte |
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James Smith |
1st Vice Chair, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Beth Bernstein |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Laurie Funderburk |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Peter McCoy |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Weston Newton |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Rick Quinn |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Eddie Tallon |
Member, House Judiciary Cmte |
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Chip Limehouse |
1st Vice Chair, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Gilda Cobb-Hunter |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Derham Cole |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Phillip Lowe |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Gary Simrill |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Murrell Smith |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Garry Smith |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Leon Stavrinakis |
Member, House Ways & Means Cmte |
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Harvey Peeler |
Senate Majority Leader; Member, Senate Finance Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
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Chip Campsen |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
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Lee Bright |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
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Shane Martin |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte |
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Sean Bennett |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
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Greg Hembree |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
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Thomas McElveen |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
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Paul Thurmond |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
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Shane Massey |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte |
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Kevin Johnson |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte |
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Katrina Shealy |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte |
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Ross Turner |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte |
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Marlon Kimpson |
Member, Senate Judiciary Cmte; Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte |
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Tom Davis |
Member, Senate Corrections & Penology Cmte; Member, Senate Finance Cmte |
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Kevin Bryant |
Member, Senate Finance Cmte |
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Vincent Sheheen |
Member, Senate Finance Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
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Larry Grooms |
Member, Senate Finance Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |
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Darrell Jackson |
Member, Senate Finance Cmte; Member, Senate Education Cmte |