#Prisoners

Horrible news. This AM a military offensive by Azerbaijan on #Karabakh frontline. Already a small war. Heavy weapons used, Internet down in Az, Arm. side announced mobilization. Follows rise in
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States that are expanding prison releases and saving lives right now (thanks to sustained, relentless advocacy) - a thread:1/13(If you know of others, DM or comment, please!) Massachusetts: State Supreme
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Julian's cousin Kylie Moore-Gilbert has been released! Julian had petitioned Iran's leaders to release her earlier this year.I told Julian the news over the phone. He wants to express his
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Thread: Abortion and the Death Penalty I would like to start by stating that I am neither for nor against the death penalty. I am undecided. When I see someone
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I’m in a take-no-prisoners kind of mood, so let’s talk about OwnVoices disability rep in books. “We need more OwnVoices representation for disability,” is a thing I have heard many,
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The best of the CJS internet: PRISON REVIEWS, a thread_________________________________ HMP Berwyn, 3.7/5 stars“Food was edible enough. If you want to eat out there are some lovely restaurants in the
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A LESSON FROM AN ARMCHAIR GENERALIn theory, whilst behind a desk, this idea sounds like it might answer the question of: "how can we urgently reduce cell sharing in overcrowded
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There are many issues in the criminal justice reform debate -- policing, bail, sentencing, politicization. None are worse for their utter lack of a justifying rationale than the systemic fleecing
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Been a fan of tithing for years. Need to read up on different expressions of the practice, but NOW IS THE TIME TO TITHE. This thread is directed at comfortable
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With the Biden/Harris win, I see a lot of trans people parroting the same misinformation campaign about Kamala Harris, claiming she argued to house trans women in men's prisons as
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I was recently in touch with A., a gentleman at Sing Sing who worked at the infirmary there. A friend of A's put us in touch because a pt in
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When the Allies cleared the concentration camps in WWII, they did not liberate the homosexuals (a broad category of gay men, trans women, and effeminate men - afab ppl were
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1/ April 2020 is the month when mass incarceration becomes mass murder in America: large-scale, foreseeable, preventable. Governors could have saved 1000s of lives among inmates & staff. Their failure
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PHILADELPHIA POLICE SCANNER LIVETWEET THREAD - if you're protesting in philly, pay attention to this thread, and share it with other protesters! 15 and chestnut trashcan on fire more units
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Meanwhile, in Saudi Arabia. Human rights benchmarks must factor into any bilateral or multilateral engagement with repressive dictatorships, from KSA to the IRI. There is a narrative that discussion of
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The Laws of War that administered over World War II were the Laws and Customs of War on Land (Hague II); July 29, 1899 SECTION III. - ON MILITARY AUTHORITY OVER HOSTILE
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