Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 September 2004 — Page 2

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of Organization for New East side agrees. “One the residents side, those that live close to that facility, are concerned that this project will not be only a work release center but wall turn into an all out prison. We have experienced this with Marion County Jail II. MCCChas yet to give the community any assurance that the same instance won’thappen,” Moran said. MCCC has vowed that working with neighborhood residents is key. Executive Director of MCCC Brian Burton agrees that he would like to be neighbors with all residents. “The whole process is very tough,” said Burton. “We are including all residents in the process. We want to be a neighborhood and help clean up the neighborhood.” As a means to include all concerned Northeastside residents, MCCC has agreed to hire adeputy to patrol the neighborhood at the company’s expense. A 24-hour hotline will be available to all residents to make complaints about any foul play in the neighborhood. But Moran is concerned that because the population for this Work release facility is over half the size of the average population of any other work release center in the city. “Statistics used for as far as safety around in the neighborhood are statistics for a desert,” Moran emphasized. “In this community there are plenty of other buildings that MCCC can utilize.” As difficult as the process has been for both parties, Burton believes that the neighborhood can improve with the facility in the area.

ROCK THE VOTE ► Continued from Page 1 well spark a change and show people their votes count.” Voter interest in youth is increasing and will likely turn our record numbers in the coming election. Research shows that more young people say they plan to vote Nov. 2 than at any time during the 1996 and 2000 elections. In October 2003, 39 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds say they are “absolutely certain” they

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“The area already has a substantial amount of crime,” Burton said. “We can possibly reduce crime because criminals are less likely to commit crime around a correctional facility.” In arecentstudy, experts found that correctional facilities can be positive contributors to local economies, offering employment to areas of the community where employment was limited. But what these residents are highly concerned about is the depreciation of property values in the area. Burton admits that he has gone to great lengths to convince residents that adding a work release center to the area may be positive. “We can understand where residents are coming from, but there are many myths about correctional facilities. We are trying to instill public trust and that we know what we are doing when running this facility,” he said. About the MCCC work release facility -Property is 60,000 square ieet.^v, JMHhaveaUitalofSSO -150 post trial beds. -70 pretrial beds. • -30 re-entry court beds. -50 short term felons. -Only male offenders will be housed. -No sex offenders will be permitted. -Offenders wfll be required to work.

will vote in 2004 - that’s 30 percent higher than its highest point in 1999, according to MTV Research. “These numbers echo what we see in surveys of young voters and reflect the growing interest among young people in voting and the elections,” said Ivan Frishberg, communications director for the New Voters Project. “These state level numbers are very significant and election officials are taking note. So should the candidates.” How hard is it to get youth voters, who are supposedly so apathetic, to get interested in civic responsibility? “I don’t think it’s hard at all,” said Borkowski. “Pretty much ‘If you build it they will come.’ If a forum is created they will get involved, and that’s what Democracy Plaza is for. Nowadays, unless you’re, excuse the saying, ‘beat over the head’ with information you’re not going to get it. We’re going to beat them over the head with it until they do. We’re showing people how to vote.” The IUPUI student government is also trying to show people there are different views and ways to look at issues. “It’s our responsibility to ensure not j ust the American views are seen by our students,” he said. “The media only shows the American side of things. We have students who come from 5,000 miles away, we want to show their side also.” To learn more about Rock the Vote, visit its Web site at www.rockthevote.com.