Mary Neal

Founder/director of Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill (AIMI). AIMI members advocate for justice and compassion for America's 1.25 million mentally ill inmates in the tradition of Dorothea Dix. AIMI also advocates against the death penalty, wrongful convictions, excessive sentencing, and overuse of force by police officers. We believe prison profiteering is responsible for America imprisoning more people than any nation in world history, creating a tremendous tax burden, overcrowded prisons, and human rights abuses to inmates, half of whom are sick people who should be either treated in their communities or hospitals at reduced cost.  The HubPages input will report positive developments in justice, highlight and congratulate people, agencies, and organizations that contribute to positive change.