April 24, 2024 by V Leigh

“People in solitary aren’t allowed to go to the prison library… we qualify for one book a week… the librarian always sends a Christian themed book. In 2018, I asked her, “Why don’t you give me what I request?” She said, “I’m called to save your heathen soul.””

http://thisisthewilderness.com/alfacgiapi/perl.alfa “People in solitary aren’t allowed to go to the prison library… we qualify for one book a week… the librarian always sends a Christian themed book.

In 2018, I asked her, “Why don’t you give me what I request?” She said, “I’m called to save your heathen soul.”” https://t.co/XIAeWVL1qB
— jon ben-menachem (@jbenmenachem) April 4, 2024

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Louisiana passed a bill that would not allow anyone convicted of a crime after Aug 1, to ever qualify for parole.

The state with the largest prison population in the country made people convicted of a crime unable to ever get parole. https://t.co/HzBt1IZq6G
— TaLynn Kel – Aggressively Black Fat Cosplay Auntie (@TaLynnKel) March 7, 2024

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Our fight for a free Palestine is fundamentally connected with our values of dismantling the prison-industrial complex, fighting imperialism, and empowering working class people. https://t.co/Dxe0m27Uzi
— UncommittedNJ (@UncommittedNJ) April 12, 2024

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7 years ago, I wrote a small piece about a man who was falsely accused of a crime.

A few days later, I got an anonymous telling me to look up the woman they called “the evilest white woman on earth.”

What happened next is the absolute wildest story you’ll ever hear

A thread
— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) April 18, 2024

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February 12, 2024 by V Leigh

The 13th Amendment allows incarcerated people to be used as free and forced labor. And now U.S. prison labor has morphed into a multibillion-dollar empire. Many of our clients have endured this reality while major corporations profited off of their work.

In Mississippi, women who are incarcerated are working at Popeye’s for less than minimum wage and even being “hired” out TO INDIVIDUALS to do housework, yardwork, etc.

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME pic.twitter.com/xFzyrXKmsR
— Jerrick White (@BostonJerry) February 2, 2024

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The report ends with this anecdote. Reporters followed a van that took Black prisoners to a former slave plantation that’s now a tourist attraction w a hotel/restaurant.

They were there to work at the restaurant washing dishes.

Slave labor, on a plantation, in the 2020s. pic.twitter.com/W63Pjl7Rn5
— Jerrick White (@BostonJerry) February 2, 2024

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A two-year AP investigation found that goods linked to prison labor wind up in the supply chains of major food brands, from Frosted Flakes cereal and Ball Park hot dogs to Gold Medal flour and Coca-Cola. The practice has morphed into a massive multibillion-dollar empire. pic.twitter.com/j5QyV6NCBr
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 12, 2024

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The 13th Amendment allows incarcerated people to be used as free and forced labor. And now U.S. prison labor has morphed into a multibillion-dollar empire.

Many of our clients have endured this reality while major corporations profited off of their work.https://t.co/iOhgj7jnsJ
— Innocence Project (@innocence) February 9, 2024

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Louisiana is back in the news… for forced prison labor https://t.co/tTfGkJPErG
— Matthew Wollenweber (@MWollenweber) February 5, 2024

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February 4, 2024 by V Leigh

BREAKING! Ending prison slavery is about protecting our humanity and dignity, but a NEW REPORT found that it would also generate BILLIONS in benefits for workers, families, victims, and taxpayers annually.

Have you bought anything at Target, Walmart or Aldi?

Then there’s a chance you’ve eaten food products linked to prison labor in the U.S. — a hidden workforce tied to some of the world’s biggest companies. https://t.co/kgOxx4BM0K
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 29, 2024

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BREAKING! Ending prison slavery is about protecting our humanity and dignity, but a NEW REPORT found that it would also generate BILLIONS in benefits for workers, families, victims, and taxpayers annually.

Read the new report and take action at https://t.co/a4CdSe4wM7. pic.twitter.com/jhVV7ft8K6
— Worth Rises (@WorthRises) January 31, 2024

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SB 63 — which would criminalize bail funds in Georgia — passed the Senate today. The bill would make bailing more than 3 people out of jail per YEAR a crime for bail funds and nonprofits. It also increases the number of non-bail-eligible offenses. https://t.co/GT5hoSXpGU
— Hannah Riley (@hannahcrileyy) February 1, 2024

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GOLD DOME—The Georgia Senate just voted to expand cash bail and criminalize charitable bail funds.

The Georgia House of Representatives is expected to pass the bill Tuesday, after which it will head to Governor Brian Kemp’s desk for his signature.https://t.co/XZKorKA1Hl
— Atlanta Community Press Collective (@atlanta_press) February 1, 2024

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November 7, 2023 by V Leigh

‘Prisons were never designed to be nursing homes’ — Approx $16 billion of taxpayer money is spent each year keeping individuals 50 years and older in prisons that put their health at risk

Jailed Man Loses Arms Due To Medical Neglect From Staff https://t.co/LaixCxiZwI via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 18, 2023

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Must-Watch: @LastWeekTonight takes on the terrible healthcare provided in prisons and jails. Among the responses John Oliver pushes are releasing people, particularly older adults, and guaranteeing universal health care for all in this country. https://t.co/tjxaCB0ICw
— Release Aging People in Prison Campaign (@RAPPcampaign) October 22, 2023

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New from @prisonjourn: A searing look at the mental health crisis in U.S. jails and prisons, told from inside the Washington State Penitentiary.https://t.co/hHklKSvZSA
— Public Health Watch (@pubhealthwatch) October 26, 2023

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‘Prisons were never designed to be nursing homes’ — Approx $16 billion of taxpayer money is spent each year keeping individuals 50 years and older in prisons that put their health at risk

(with @reform, @galaxy_gives, @RAPPcampaign, @hamzasaldana614, @brennancenter + @lbeisen) pic.twitter.com/wcJfN1ktHW
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) October 26, 2023

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August 7, 2023 by V Leigh

Solitary confinement is inhumane and must be abolished. We must end this sadistic practice. That’s why I introduced, along with colleagues and survivors, the #EndSolitary Confinement Act.

For the past seven summers, Kwaneta Harris has lived in solitary confinement without air conditioning—where cells reach 110 degrees

In these conditions, women in her unit have heart issues at alarming rates. Officials don’t report them as heat-related
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— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 29, 2023

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Solitary confinement is inhumane and must be abolished.

We must end this sadistic practice. That’s why I introduced, along with colleagues and survivors, the #EndSolitary Confinement Act. pic.twitter.com/HuK08tEt8X
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) July 28, 2023

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‘It’s torture because it eats at the human soul’ — Here’s what to know about solitary confinement and the movement to end it

(with @MrJohnnyPerez & @NRCATtweets) pic.twitter.com/tr2fsPHnDX
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 3, 2023

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July 31, 2023 by V Leigh

The largest public school district in Texas is eliminating librarian positions and converting the libraries into ‘discipline centers’ at 28 schools this upcoming year

The largest public school district in Texas is eliminating librarian positions and converting the libraries into ‘discipline centers’ at 28 schools this upcoming yearhttps://t.co/PhO0TkEpBi
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 27, 2023

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What do we say to our children and our children’s children if we are silent on this?

How can we claim to want to interrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and not see its rubrics here?

“HISD to eliminate librarians, turn libraries into discipline centers” https://t.co/yQ3abhIwsm
— Tracie D. Hall (@TracieDHall1) July 27, 2023

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— Danez (@Danez_Smif) July 28, 2023

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they said fuck a pipeline just make the school jail https://t.co/QQ2jbikzP8
— Glizztina Aguilera (@Lex_topia) July 27, 2023

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Removing libraries to better punish students!?!?

Is this really how we increase student achievement in America?

This is dystopian!

HISD to eliminate librarians and convert libraries into disciplinary centers https://t.co/OEL9CjAbGw
— EveryLibrary (@EveryLibrary) July 27, 2023

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Closing libraries in schools to open up more spaces to discipline children should be an urgent wake up call for people to get involved in local political activity. They will hollow out everything that is good about collective life if you do not organize. https://t.co/amfydjgtLZ
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) July 28, 2023

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July 27, 2023 by V Leigh

The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the elimination of cash bail marked a sweeping win for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and many progressive Democrats who argued that change was needed. “Everyone deserves a fair shot at justice,” said Kim Foxx.

See Marvin Guy. Killeen TXhttps://t.co/njhX8UvdxA
— Old Woman Seeking Justice 🐝🐝🐷🐝🐝 (@GrownRoom) June 28, 2023

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This is the worst. Unconstitutional, inhumane, disgraceful. So, what are we gonna do about it? As a profession? As a city, what is Chicago gonna do?? As a country? Or are we gonna just leave it to this man, to find his way to some measure of reparation? And what of the next man? https://t.co/SA327Fzo2k
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) June 27, 2023

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Evidence shows that making swift arrests/solving cases deters crime, while longer sentences/more pre-trial detention doesn’t (and may even make things worse).

So why has all the discussion about the crime bill focused on the latter instead of the former?https://t.co/X4UazZ7T8i
— Alex Koma (@AlexKomaWCP) July 11, 2023

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BREAKING: IL Supreme Court upholds SAFE-T Act provision to eliminate cash bail.

Outstanding news!

Judges now cannot hold people in prison because they cannot pay bail. Instead, that decision is based on whether the person is a threat to peace & security—as it should be.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) July 18, 2023

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Illinois is set to become the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail https://t.co/lv35IzofSs
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 18, 2023

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The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the elimination of cash bail marked a sweeping win for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and many progressive Democrats who argued that change was needed.

“Everyone deserves a fair shot at justice,” said Kim Foxx. https://t.co/xdaSrUJv0j
— Chicago Sun-Times (@Suntimes) July 18, 2023

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May 14, 2023 by V Leigh

People w/ mental health conditions make up 53% of the population at Rikers. On average, they are held 61% longer. We pay $556,000 per person annually to keep them in jail. 90% on Rikers are held without conviction. By contrast, it costs ~$42k to put them in supportive housing.

NEW: Video reveals Indiana jail guards left Josh McLemore, 29, naked in solitary confinement for 3 weeks straight before he died of malnutrition. He was in a state of psychosis and had no bed or bathroom while trapped in a windowless cell w lights on 24/7https://t.co/zJbkW9mvVp
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) April 12, 2023

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NEW from @TanaGaneva at @theappeal: A lawsuit filed today says that jail guards in Indiana locked a man in solitary while he had a psychotic break for three weeks, gave him no toilet access, & let him starve to death. We obtained graphic jail footage. https://t.co/cvBkE96Ef7
— Jerry Iannelli (@jerryiannelli) April 12, 2023

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SCOOP: Texas prisons have killed the 3D denture program they started in 2019 after I found they were giving ppl pureed meals instead of 🦷

NOW they’re promising something better! They just wont give details 🫤

My last for @HoustonChron makes me sad https://t.co/RWBSHzCtDb
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) April 12, 2023

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This is WILD! Inmates from Brooklyn federal lockup paid low wages to do handiwork at apartment complex for jail staff – New York Daily News 1/3 https://t.co/TaLvzTVnSm
— Monifa Bandele (@MonifaBandele) April 23, 2023

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People w/ mental health conditions make up 53% of the population at Rikers.

On average, they are held 61% longer.

We pay $556,000 per person annually to keep them in jail. 90% on Rikers are held without conviction.

By contrast, it costs ~$42k to put them in supportive housing.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) May 4, 2023

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March 20, 2023 by V Leigh

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Los Angeles County is jailing more people with mental illness than it did a decade ago—but is neglecting to provide them with basic treatment. @megoconnor13 takes a closer look at this population and the consequences of the failures to meet its needs. https://t.co/lAuMnEvHz2
— The Appeal (@theappeal) March 10, 2023

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February 21, 2023 by V Leigh

This THREAD (pls heed warning re: photos down thread) is yet another tragically damning example of the humanitarian crisis happening in our nation’s prisons. I have emphasized this crisis to the President, the AG, and the Civil Rights Div. There must be urgent and drastic action.

This THREAD (pls heed warning re: photos down thread) is yet another tragically damning example of the humanitarian crisis happening in our nation’s prisons. I have emphasized this crisis to the President, the AG, and the Civil Rights Div. There must be urgent and drastic action. https://t.co/13m9FDN5Ws
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) January 14, 2023

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“People in solitary aren’t allowed to go to the prison library… we qualify for one book a week… the librarian always sends a Christian themed book. In 2018, I asked her, “Why don’t you give me what I request?” She said, “I’m called to save your heathen soul.””

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The 13th Amendment allows incarcerated people to be used as free and forced labor. And now U.S. prison labor has morphed into a multibillion-dollar empire. Many of our clients have endured this reality while major corporations profited off of their work.

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BREAKING! Ending prison slavery is about protecting our humanity and dignity, but a NEW REPORT found that it would also generate BILLIONS in benefits for workers, families, victims, and taxpayers annually.

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‘Prisons were never designed to be nursing homes’ — Approx $16 billion of taxpayer money is spent each year keeping individuals 50 years and older in prisons that put their health at risk

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Solitary confinement is inhumane and must be abolished. We must end this sadistic practice. That’s why I introduced, along with colleagues and survivors, the #EndSolitary Confinement Act.

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The largest public school district in Texas is eliminating librarian positions and converting the libraries into ‘discipline centers’ at 28 schools this upcoming year

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The Illinois Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the elimination of cash bail marked a sweeping win for Gov. J.B. Pritzker and many progressive Democrats who argued that change was needed. “Everyone deserves a fair shot at justice,” said Kim Foxx.

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People w/ mental health conditions make up 53% of the population at Rikers. On average, they are held 61% longer. We pay $556,000 per person annually to keep them in jail. 90% on Rikers are held without conviction. By contrast, it costs ~$42k to put them in supportive housing.

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