CITIZENS FOR JUSTICE WITH MERCY
The Challenge: A Broken System Costs Everyone
C4JWM Agenda
America spends over $80 billion a year on incarceration, yet recidivism remains above 60%. Our prisons produce dependency, not discipline; our courts punish poverty more than crime; and our communities are left to absorb the cost of broken families and wasted potential.
C4JWM was founded on one conviction: If the justice system is failing, it’s because it has stopped producing productive citizens. We can—and must—change that.
Our agenda is built on four integrated Pillars of Reform that close the moral and economic loop from prevention to restoration. Together, they form the blueprint for a justice system that actually works.
Pillar 1: Citizenship, Capitalism, and Christ
Teaching School Children in the 3C’s Club
The 3C’s clubs offer a holistic approach, addressing not only immediate needs but also nurturing the character and capabilities that lead to lasting success.
i. Citizenship Brings Liberty
Citizenship is more than status It’s stewardship. Many young Americans have lost connection to national pride and see the system as rigged against them. Our mission is to teach the truth about our Constitutional Republic, restore respect for its principles, and help students see that being an American is both a blessing and a responsibility. We show them that liberty and opportunity are still alive for those who live with integrity, not through shortcuts or crime.
ii. Capitalism Brings Freedom
America’s prosperity is built on capitalism. The most effective system for lifting people out of poverty. Yet many young people now view it as unfair or corrupt. We aim to change that by teaching the value of enterprise, personal responsibility, and innovation. Through real-world business projects and mentorship, students learn to build, manage, and grow ventures that create independence and purpose. Capitalism, rightly practiced, is the foundation of freedom.
iii. Christ Brings Peace
True peace begins with Christ. Without Him, moral clarity and community strength fade. We see this in the loss of family values and the rise of a culture that celebrates wrongdoing. Our work helps children rediscover the teachings of Jesus—the source of lasting peace, integrity, and hope. Only through a renewed heart can citizenship and capitalism serve the good of both the individual and the nation. This truth applies not only to eternity but also to daily life; without a transformed heart and mind, individuals cannot act with integrity and understanding. For many young people, the only value they know is to “get rich” at any cost.
PILLAR 3. Productive Prisons
“Prisons must be productive—or they become destructive.”
A justice system that ends at sentencing is morally incomplete. Warehousing human beings breeds idleness, violence, and despair. A truly just system transforms punishment into purpose. When prisons fail to reform, they do more than waste time—they destroy human capital and erode public safety.
i. Status Quo
As someone who has seen the prison system up close, I can tell you that it is little more than the warehousing of human beings—places that are literally death traps. Corruption runs deep in the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC). The DOJ investigation has barely scratched the surface. Deaths since COVID have skyrocketed, and officer retention is at an all-time low. This system is broken, but it can be fixed.
A justice system that ends at sentencing is morally incomplete. Warehousing people breeds idleness, violence, and despair. When prisons fail to reform, they destroy human capital and erode public safety.
The so-called “work programs” inside GDC are mostly fiction—less than 10% of inmates hold real jobs. The rest sweep dorms, watch TV, or struggle to survive. Gangs fill the vacuum, contraband becomes currency, and violence becomes entertainment. This isn’t correction—it’s containment.
Transparency and accountability are the first steps. The GDC should be subject to the Georgia Open Records Act in full and undergo unannounced oversight by an independent, subpoena-powered board. No agency that hides deaths, rapes, or corruption can claim legitimacy.
Georgia law already mandates classification and separation of inmates by risk, age, and offense (O.C.G.A. § 42-5-52(a)). Yet dorms still mix predators with the vulnerable, first offenders with gang leaders, and young men with the elderly. The result: killings, overdoses, suicides, and systemic abuse. The law exists—but it is ignored.
ii. Plan
1. AI-Driven Oversight
High-definition cameras linked to secure AI systems can monitor both inmates and staff for violence, contraband, or collusion in real time. This technology doesn’t sleep, doesn’t take bribes, and doesn’t lie. It enforces accountability through certainty.
2. Behavior Integrity Scoring (BIS)
Every inmate receives a daily score tracking work attendance, respect for staff, participation, and cleanliness. Privileges are earned—not given. BIS makes discipline measurable, transparent, and fair, rewarding progress over politics.
3. The Five-Level Prison Model
Prisons are stratified into five progressive tiers based entirely on BIS data:
- Level E: Entry & Control (detox, safety, order)
- Level D: Compliance Tier (life-skills, ethics)
- Level C: Program Tier (education, moral development)
- Level B: Vocational Tier (real work, wages, accountability)
- Level A: Transition Campus (civilian life prep, digital learning, monitored freedom)
Advancement is automatic and merit-based. Freedom is earned through discipline.
4. Work, Education, and Industry
After completing core rehabilitation programs, inmates can hold Correctional Industry Jobs that pay real wages divided among restitution, child support, victim compensation, and savings. Work teaches dignity, responsibility, and self-worth—turning cost into value.
5. Digital Discipline and Monitored Freedom
Technology bridges confinement and reintegration. At higher tiers, inmates gain controlled access to email, video calls, and online courses under AI monitoring. Structured liberty trains responsible freedom.
PILLAR 4. Earned Restoration
i. From Retribution to Restoration
ii. Re-entry Buildings: Transition Through Relationship
ii. Re-entry Buildings: Transition Through Relationship
Punishment without a path back to citizenship breeds despair and recidivism. Citizens for Justice with Mercy (C4JWM) proposes a structured, principled pathway from incarceration to full societal reintegration. Justice must progress beyond punishment toward redemption—allowing those who have paid their debt to rebuild their dignity, livelihood, and reputation.
ii. Re-entry Buildings: Transition Through Relationship
ii. Re-entry Buildings: Transition Through Relationship
ii. Re-entry Buildings: Transition Through Relationship
Correctional facilities should include Re-entry Buildings—earned dorms staffed by parole officers, educators, and community partners. Weekly engagement transforms parole from a bureaucratic formality into a relationship-based process. Supervision is grounded in knowledge and trust, not paperwork, ensuring true public safety.
iii. Teaching the 3C’s Behind the Walls
ii. Re-entry Buildings: Transition Through Relationship
iv. Faith and Family Networks: Restoring the Human Bond
Within Re-entry Buildings, inmates participate in 3C’s Clubs—Civics, Capitalism, and Christ—learning responsible citizenship, financial literacy, and moral transformation. Faith-based and civic organizations provide continuity, extending mentorship and support beyond prison walls. Freedom sustained by virtue, not absence of confinement, is the true measure of success.
iv. Faith and Family Networks: Restoring the Human Bond
v. Cities of Refuge: A Humane Solution for High-Barrier Populations
iv. Faith and Family Networks: Restoring the Human Bond
Every incarceration of a family member leaves widows and orphans who are helpless and largely innocent. Churches can be organized to adopt these prison widows/widowers and their orphans. During incarceration these families need close and loving help. Upon release of their loved ones, someone from the church family should be there to accept them back into society and into the church family.
v. Cities of Refuge: A Humane Solution for High-Barrier Populations
v. Cities of Refuge: A Humane Solution for High-Barrier Populations
v. Cities of Refuge: A Humane Solution for High-Barrier Populations
Groups facing extreme stigma, such as sex offenders, are often exiled with no housing or employment options. Cities of Refuge are secure, self-sustaining re-entry campuses offering housing, work, and treatment programs under strict supervision. These communities reduce risk, provide structure, and prepare residents for safe, accountable reintegration.
vi. Legal Restoration: The Right to Begin Again
v. Cities of Refuge: A Humane Solution for High-Barrier Populations
v. Cities of Refuge: A Humane Solution for High-Barrier Populations
True justice allows law-abiding citizens to reclaim full status. Legal restoration reforms include:
- Automatic record restriction after sustained lawful conduct.
- Streamlined pardon processes leading to full expungement.
- Employer liability protection to encourage hiring of returning citizens.
Without such reforms, second chances remain a myth.
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