October 2, 2024 by V Leigh

For those of you white bigots who use the talking points that Black Americans make up the most crime—Pull up a seat.

For those of you white bigots who use the talking points that Black Americans make up the most crime—Pull up a seat. 👇🏾 pic.twitter.com/yGkMlWyRgU
— Kenny Akers (@KeneAkers) September 22, 2024

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After being wrongly imprisoned for 7 years, Marcel Brown was awarded $50M by the City of Chicago. At just 18, he was coerced into a false confession, a devastating example of how the system often fails Black youth. Now free, Brown plans to use the money to care for his family. pic.twitter.com/I8RMvtCpBy
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) September 27, 2024

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Holy SHIT!!

A CNN guest just shot down Byron Donalds on live tv for saying “crime is massively up” and then TORCHED CNN for allowing him to lie:

“Omg. Abby why do you let this man lie.”

GOOD FOR KIETH BOYKIN!

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— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) October 1, 2024

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September 27, 2024 by V Leigh

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared. #EmmanuelLittlejohn #Oklahoma

We need to abolish the death penalty.

It’s inhumane, incredibly biased, and not a deterrent for crime.https://t.co/LYSGGAr8Je
— Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (@RepSaraJacobs) September 26, 2024

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Abolish. The. Death. Penalty.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) September 25, 2024

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We must abolish the death penalty.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) September 25, 2024

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The death penalty is simply wrong. We should reform this practice. https://t.co/9sHO5BFrSD
— Guns are killing America. Be the change. (@ZangerLiberia) September 26, 2024

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Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared. #EmmanuelLittlejohn #Oklahoma https://t.co/utttmmiJxq
— Minutes Before Six (@minbefore6) September 26, 2024

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The death penalty is flawed, racist, and unjust.

It has no place in America or anywhere else in the world.

Abolish it.
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) September 24, 2024

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September 27, 2024 by V Leigh

The use of the death penalty in the United States is one of the ugliest stains on our broken criminal justice system. It is disproportionately imposed against poor people and people of color. We must abolish it once and for all.

The use of the death penalty in the United States is one of the ugliest stains on our broken criminal justice system.

It is disproportionately imposed against poor people and people of color.

We must abolish it once and for all.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) September 25, 2024

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It’s been an ugly, bloody week for the US. Alabama just executed Alan Miller, which makes five men executed since Sept 20th. We need to abolish the death penalty. Here’s a dozen reasons why. /Thread
— Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) September 27, 2024

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Tonight, Missouri executed an innocent man.

Our hearts are with Marcellus and his loved ones.https://t.co/ebCcFv0vWg pic.twitter.com/aSQxazoK9X
— Innocence Project (@innocence) September 24, 2024

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Marcellus “Khaliifah” Williams was executed by the state of Missouri today at 6:10pmCT.

This is an absolute tragedy.

We oppose the death penalty in all circumstances as it is a cruel, inhumane, and degrading punishment.#NoDeathPenalty pic.twitter.com/wI6iVNAHVx
— Amnesty International USA (@amnestyusa) September 25, 2024

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Abolish the death penalty now. https://t.co/DfHEst9i28
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) September 25, 2024

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Tonight, Missouri lynched Marcellus Williams. DNA evidence proved he was innocent. It didn’t matter. Because the United States is a serial killer of Black people. pic.twitter.com/PUgTdzm8xU
— Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) September 25, 2024

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What does it say about our legal system when the U.S. Supreme Court refuses to stop an execution even when the county prosecuting agency that handled the original trial files a brief in support of a stay and supports vacating the entire conviction? #MarcellusWilliams
— Sister Helen Prejean (@helenprejean) September 24, 2024

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Tonight, Missouri lynched another innocent Black man.

Governor Parson had the responsibility to save this innocent life, and he didn’t. The NAACP was founded in 1909 in response to the barbaric lynching of Black people in America — we were founded exactly because of people like… pic.twitter.com/joaluO5IEU
— NAACP (@NAACP) September 24, 2024

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August 15, 2024 by V Leigh

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds “ASTRONOMICAL” death rate in Maricopa County jails. With 43 deaths in 2022 and 43 in 2023, they are among the deadliest jails in the country. But you wouldn’t know that, because the deaths were underreported — until now.

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds “ASTRONOMICAL” death rate in Maricopa County jails. With 43 deaths in 2022 and 43 in 2023, they are among the deadliest jails in the country. But you wouldn’t know that, because the deaths were underreported — until now. https://t.co/8xJ8eDmV1G
— Jimmy Jenkins (@JimmyJenkins) August 5, 2024

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BREAKING: President Joe Biden has signed a bill strengthening oversight of the federal prison system after an AP investigation exposed abuse and corruption. https://t.co/zgMYo4BpKl
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 25, 2024

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July 12, 2024 by V Leigh

Britain’s new Prime Minister says he will reduce UK prison population. Facts: (1) UK has 143 prisoners per 100,000 population, (2) US has 531 prisoners per 100,000 population. Trump, Biden silent.

Britain’s new Prime Minister says he will reduce UK prison population. Facts: (1) UK has 143 prisoners per 100,000 population, (2) US has 531 prisoners per 100,000 population. Trump, Biden silent.https://t.co/EMtMDTb0su
— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) July 7, 2024

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— Richard D. Wolff (@profwolff) July 7, 2024

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Third, what happens in practice is different from what laws say. The most important fact to know about the “rule of law” is that the “justice” system functions more like a “punishment bureaucracy” that targets (and protects) *some* people and not others: https://t.co/4VDJ9mjrH7
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) July 2, 2024

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May 31, 2024 by V Leigh

Inmates do billions of dollars of work for companies and governments each year. A landmark trafficking lawsuit alleges many are being kept in prison because the business is just too good. The suit says it seeks “to abolish a modern day form of slavery”

Inmates do billions of dollars of work for companies and governments each year.

A landmark trafficking lawsuit alleges many are being kept in prison because the business is just too good. The suit says it seeks “to abolish a modern day form of slavery” https://t.co/KG8NB6OnEw
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 11, 2024

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“Community bail funds, which have served as an important mutual aid strategy for Black communities and racial justice activists, are now functionally illegal in Georgia” https://t.co/fcElfWpqMP
— #StopCopCity 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 (@micahinATL) May 21, 2024

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Marilyn Mosby joins this week’s episode of @nativelandpod to discuss her transformative efforts in reducing prison populations and dismantling the national prison industrial complex that disproportionately affects Black and Brown communities. She shares insights on how these… pic.twitter.com/sDWgN1TzCR
— a. rye (@angela_rye) May 10, 2024

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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.””

“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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For those of you white bigots who use the talking points that Black Americans make up the most crime—Pull up a seat.

Like this:

Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared. #EmmanuelLittlejohn #Oklahoma

Like this:

The use of the death penalty in the United States is one of the ugliest stains on our broken criminal justice system. It is disproportionately imposed against poor people and people of color. We must abolish it once and for all.

Like this:

EXCLUSIVE: Investigation finds “ASTRONOMICAL” death rate in Maricopa County jails. With 43 deaths in 2022 and 43 in 2023, they are among the deadliest jails in the country. But you wouldn’t know that, because the deaths were underreported — until now.

Like this:

Britain’s new Prime Minister says he will reduce UK prison population. Facts: (1) UK has 143 prisoners per 100,000 population, (2) US has 531 prisoners per 100,000 population. Trump, Biden silent.

Like this:

Inmates do billions of dollars of work for companies and governments each year. A landmark trafficking lawsuit alleges many are being kept in prison because the business is just too good. The suit says it seeks “to abolish a modern day form of slavery”

Like this:

“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.””

Like this:

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.

Like this:

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.

Like this:

‘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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