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Today I spoke to the mother of Charles Braggs, who died in solitary confinement in an Alabama prison last year. The official cause of death was suicide, but he had

THREAD: Darnell McMillian died in Alabama's Donaldson prison on June 22, the 15th incarcerated person to die in AL under violent circumstances this year. He was 38 & had little

THREAD: Today I talked to Willie Simmons, who has spent the last 38 years in prison for stealing $9. He was convicted of 1st degree robbery & sentenced to life

THREAD: If you think everyone with a life sentence deserves to die in prison, meet Mr. Alvin Kennard. He served 36 years for a $50 robbery of a bakery until

THREAD: I appreciate advocacy for releasing people from jails & prisons, but limiting this opportunity to "nonviolent offenders" ignores the larger problem of categorizing people this way. Offenses are defined