ISCC DONATES AND SPONSORS NONGOVERNMENTAL ENTITY EVENTS IN VIOLATION OF GOVERNMENT ETHICS AND PROPOSED LEGISLATION

If Idaho House Bill 170 is signed into law, the ISCC sponsorship of American Legion activities in the prison will come to an end - as well they should.

The State of Idaho, by and through the ISCC sponsors American Legion (and "Sons" of the American Legion) activities by and through providing (physical) meeting and work areas, food, staff supervision, prison jobs (to accommodate Legion activities) and other privileges/assets, all paid for by the taxpayer.

Many of the ISCC inmates who are part of this organization are not veterans, and several (including the inmate Post "Commander") who were somehow associated with the U.S. military received a Dishonorable discharge, precluding their membership as set forth in the Congressional Charter and Legion's Constitution. Somehow, someone weaseled an "exception" to this restriction for this one prison Post at the state level.

The American Legion is a corporation, nothing more, nothing less... just like Coca Cola, TicTok and CNN. Providing state (prison) sponsorship of any sort to any such business entity - especially with tax dollars - cannot be allowed, regardless of how much they may or may not do for the community or veterans.

The official charter for the American Legion can be found at: www.legion.org