#Prison

Finally reached my wall tonight. Just now got word that the college-in-prison program that I am a researcher on will not be able to have any classes this fall. It
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Did you know that prisons across Colorado currently force imprisoned people to work as slaves? (How is this legal? https://www.ucwcolorado.org/stories/faq ) Colorado’s slave labor program is overseen by a government agency
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why cass didn't deserve to go to jail, a thread first of all, i'm getting lots of these comments from varian stans and i can't say i'm surprised. varian was
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Whenever I eat a basic salad, believe it or not, it gives me pause and I am thankfulWhy? For the three years I was in prison, we did not get
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Trump Pardons Thread 1/26#ThingsWeShouldThankTrumpFor - General Flynn's pardon. It was an epic blunder that will damage Trump more.Let's do a thread about Trump's pardons.YES he's going to pardon his kids,
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Being locked up for 6 years gave me a cultural disconnect from my peers. Things/songs/generational moments they had in their early to mid 20s i only (at best) read about.
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At the height of the war on drugs, my friend Demetrius was sentenced to 3 natural life sentences and a 10-20 on top, for a first-time offense drug conviction. He
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Recently, my cousin moved in with me after I found out he was wracking up debt of $100/day in "emergency housing" aka a motel with broken facilities. He was facing
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This is terrifying. Understand what is happening here: Antifa is not an actual organization; it's a decentralized group. There are no "Antifa leaders."So now the US government will have the
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I think people might not understand what happens when you put a child in prison - and how it can lead to a bright, hopeful future turning into whole life
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free Grace.it’s estimated 25-40% of prison inmates have ADHD, and this obviously disproportionately affects the Black prison population, which is a) far too high already and b) known to receive
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Getting cabin fever after spending weeks constrained to your home?Ok. Now imagine you had to do it in a room slightly larger than your shower.Without internet.Or human contact.Or sunlight.Or a
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#Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Alhathloul has begun another hunger strike to demand more contact with family.Loujain has been jailed since May 2018 and has been tortured and threatened with
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My Time as A Community ActivistA thread https://theheartattackchronicals.com/2020/10/25/my-time-as-a-community-activist/ In 2015, after my intensive stay in prison I came home wanting to do something different with my life. I joined Mr. Cl
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My Time as A Community ActivistA thread https://theheartattackchronicals.com/2020/10/25/my-time-as-a-community-activist/ In 2015, after my intensive stay in prison I came home wanting to do something different with my life. I joined Mr. Cl
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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
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