Another person died at Rikers today — a jail meant to hold people temporarily — the 8th person this year, the second in 24 hours. Have we become numb to the monotony of crises?

— Elizabeth Glazer (@LizGlazerNYC) June 21, 2022

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NEW 🚨: In 3 days, 3 men died after being held on Rikers Island. Here’s what we know about them. Antonio Bradley, 28, was hanging in a Bronx courthouse cell for several mins before jail officers noticed him. He was brain dead & died in a hospital June 18: https://t.co/FrG19DxmVz

— Jan Ransom (@Jan_Ransom) June 22, 2022

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the only “pre-existing condition” that is relevant is that Rikers is a torture chamber, DOC failed to take care of people forced into their care by prosecutors & courts, and the inherent violence of incarceration. https://t.co/ASqITbeyj6

— wongisms (@justwongisms) June 23, 2022

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Many people are aware that incarcerated people are forced to work at subminimum wage, but uh a lot of them are forced to work for no money at all, which sounds a lot like…https://t.co/bf4oMvPM9M

— s. e. smith (@sesmith) June 20, 2022

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In the same 24 hours, scotus made abortion illegal in half the country and the Senate of the largest, most “progressive” state in the Union confirmed that yes, they would like to keep prison slavery in place. That’s sitting heavy with me today. #ACA3 #RoeVsWade #EndTheException pic.twitter.com/vXBjVeayPC

— Abolition is Not a Metaphor (@RoshanBliss) June 25, 2022

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The 13th Amendment didn’t completely abolish slavery & purposely excludes incarcerated individuals. A new ACLU report explores the use of prison labor across the U.S. & how prisoners make little to nothing for their work while incarcerated! Full report: https://t.co/QKdnMlyNba pic.twitter.com/GbHbl2xAHX

— ACLU of Nevada (@ACLUNV) June 27, 2022

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