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You& #39;ve just missed the deadline for submitting comment on this matter, but keep an eye on this news. Jail expansion under the guise of pandemic response should alarm anyone who cares about public health. ITT, a few relevant pieces we& #39;ve published on this and related matters. https://twitter.com/OPPRCNOLA/status/1290498911178612739">https://twitter.com/OPPRCNOLA...

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Pre-pandemic, OPP was already plagued by medical negligence. http://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/the-prison-that-care-forgot/">https://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/t...

THE PRISON THAT CARE FORGOT

In 2013, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman settled a class action suit brought by inmates at Orleans Parish Prison alleging brutal conditions at the jail violated their civil rights. Federal Judge...

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Back in April, advocates for our imprisoned friends, family, and neighbors were already sounding the alarm on the simple face that carceral facilities are disease vectors, again—even during non-pandemic times. http://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/harsh-sentence/">https://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/h...

HARSH SENTENCE

The nation is hunkering down at home with cleaning supplies and canned goods to prevent the spread of the deadly new coronavirus. But members of at least one vulnerable population are unable to head...

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We have the unique honor of publishing a column, Tales from the Pen, by a man who is currently imprisoned at OPP. All of his columns are worth your attention, but his recent ones tell the story of the pandemic from inside those walls. http://antigravitymagazine.com/?s=tales+from+the+pen">https://antigravitymagazine.com/...

TALES FROM THE PEN

The following has been transcribed (with minimal edits for clarity and format) from hand-written letters by our correspondent “Leather,” who is currently serving a sentence in the Orleans Justice...

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#MamaGlo, an imprisoned elder unanimously recommended for release by parole boards, is still behind bars—even after battling COVID. With a stroke of his pen, @LouisianaGov could free her, but he seems pretty busy praying and fasting. http://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/one-signature-short-of-freedom/">https://antigravitymagazine.com/feature/o...

ONE SIGNATURE SHORT OF FREEDOM

Gloria Williams is the longest-serving incarcerated woman in Louisiana. Last July, after nearly 50 years in prison, she was finally and unanimously approved for pardon. Since then, Williams, her...

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Publishing work about the Prison Industrial Complex has and will continue to be a priority. No doubt this thread could be longer. We& #39;ll leave you with this for now— interviews with @OrleansDefender. Again, they paint a picture of pre-pandemic conditions: http://antigravitymagazine.com/?s=LOOKING+FOR+JUSTICE+at+TULANE+%26+BROAD">https://antigravitymagazine.com/...

LOOKING FOR JUSTICE at TULANE & BROAD pt. 5

In August of 2018, I began interviewing attorneys at the Orleans Parish Public Defenders (OPD) office to give the public inside knowledge of the criminal justice system. So far, their collective...

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