#Prisons

Matthew Stiegler

MatthewStiegler

1. DOJ's decision to start getting some inmates out of its federal prisons that already have COVID-19 outbreaks raging is incredibly good news. DOJ acknowledging the crisis is big, and

Sherrilyn Ifill

From our complaint filed in federal district court in Arkansas on behalf of inmates TODAY: “The risk of COVID-19 spreading throughout ADC facilities is exceptionally high....” https://www.naacpldf.org/press-release/covid-19-in-arkansas-state-prisons/

May Peterson, Wicked Witch Girl (she/her)

Prison abolition is a longer term project and requires extra-electoral movement. In the meantime, there needs to be pressure against the transmisogynistic violence inherent in the prison system. Cis women

People often talk about incarcerating people as sending them “away.” One of the lessons we are facing in the COVID-19 pandemic is one incarcerated people and their loved ones have

We have confidence in the way HMPPS in leading us through COVID. Government are brave in the ER initiative. But 2000, 3000 or 4000 is no where near enough. Overcrowding

Aerinn Perçedalle

Sinon on en parle que ce sont des places en MR et non en CP, qu'il faut bien plus de 30000 profs (en comptant les remplaçant'es) et surtout c'est pas

K

This quarantine has me thinking. My only two cents and I probably won’t ever tweet about American ‘politics again’ but if you wanna know how I feel about all this

Sharing this....https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1246003254825279488 ....alongside this thread about horrifying new carceral legislation coming out of New York which expands the kinds of cases that are jail eligible *in the midst of a

America is always way closer to re-instituting the Bloody Code than they are to getting rid of prisons. Say what you will about Americans, but we are inhumane assholes to

1. The pandemic is beginning to have an impact on the justice system, with unknown long-term results.https://globalnews.ca/news/6788223/coronavirus-prisons-inmates-released/ 2. Those arrested on serious criminal charges are arguing they should not be

Scott Hechinger

Just 16. This man was 16 the last time he was free. Condemned to die in prison. In January, after decades advocating for himself, he was resentenced. Set for release

Da’Shaun | they/them

i’m uncomfortable with anybody—especially white people—heavily critiquing kamala harris if they aren’t also critiquing the hell out of joe biden.kamala’s a cop, and joe created and funded the prisons for

Oregon Justice Resource Center

THREAD: Today, there are 941 confirmed positive cases of #COVID19 among Oregonians in prison. There are 247 cases among prison staff. The Department of Corrections has reported a 7th death

International Chess Federation

Approximately one year ago, the Norwegian Chess Federation launched the "Chess & Society" project.⠀The goal of this initiative is to bring chess activities to a large number of areas in

sheabutterfemme

Tw sexual assaultNot to be all abolition this abolition that but most people who know me well know that I truly became immersed in this stuff when I became a

a very cool project happening right now @facingsouth during our 50th anniversary year: one of our summer interns, Grace Abels, is tracking down people featured in Southern Exposure, the print