November 26, 2017 by V Leigh

Private Prisons Lock Up Thousands Of Americans With Almost No Oversight

Municipal courts n SC incarcerate poor ppl w/out 1st providing them w/lawyers. We sued 'em. @ACLU_SC @NelsonMullins https://t.co/caoloUzBZn

— Twyla Carter (@twylajcarter) October 12, 2017

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Alabama DOC has proposed a spending plan for mental healthcare staffing that is vague, unsubstantiated & incomplete https://t.co/4Q1Lwyccbk

— SPLC (@splcenter) October 20, 2017

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New report and full length video #EndPretrialDetention #EndMoneyBond https://t.co/3doWBlFN9a

— BLMChicago (@BLMChi) October 24, 2017

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1.5 million Americans living in Florida cannot vote. That includes a quarter of the states black residents. https://t.co/fHWJB8XnB1

— SPLC (@splcenter) November 1, 2017

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Ways we can make the private prison industry more transparent and accountable to the public. https://t.co/J1YMq0o0h9

— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) November 10, 2017

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September 3, 2017 by V Leigh

Police and Prisons

Oklahoma Police Chief discovered to be a Neo Nazi.https://t.co/PWfeGuKS8c

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 27, 2017

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Texas has the largest prison population of any state. 67% of those incarcerated are people of color. https://t.co/qHArGwKAna

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 21, 2017

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SOUL SNATCHERS: How the NYPD's 42nd Precinct & the Bronx DA's Office conspire to destroy Black & Brown lives. https://t.co/EBUgzubKQA

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) August 21, 2017

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Autopsy shows #CharleenaLyles, pregnant mother of four was shot seven times by Seattle Police. #IntelGroup https://t.co/vmH8A1XRaN

— #BlackAugust (@Delo_Taylor) August 30, 2017

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GA police lieutenant moved to administrative duty for saying, "Remember, we only shoot black people" in traffic stop https://t.co/7nqFbxnLWe

— SPLC (@splcenter) August 31, 2017

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July 4, 2017 by V Leigh

Dehumanization, then criminalization, then incarceration, brutality or death.

Dehumanization, then criminalization, then incarceration, brutality or death. https://t.co/qBDYXsJhf0

— malkia a. cyril (@culturejedi) June 11, 2017

Protests erupt after police shoot, kill Tulsa man https://t.co/T5LOopb04P

— BlackOUT Collective (@blackoutcollect) June 11, 2017

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Half of the people in Louisiana jails haven’t even been convicted of any crime. https://t.co/TWM8BnfjKz

— SPLC (@splcenter) June 11, 2017

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The two-tiered justice system: money bail in historical perspective https://t.co/5tw4AiEF4c

— SPLC (@splcenter) June 7, 2017

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In the first 6 months of this year police shot and killed 492 people, almost the same as in previous years: https://t.co/LVOgfnbn4P

— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) July 1, 2017

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These cops worked IA & believed in punishing bad cops so they've become targets. We must help them fight back! https://t.co/lS4t70ICMq

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) June 29, 2017

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To be clear, #backtheblue only applies when they murder black people ✔️ https://t.co/Pk1XGhwSQ4

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) July 1, 2017

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Here's how police use of force policies can help end police violence, by @samswey @mspackyetti @deray: https://t.co/3feRtfksTD

— Longitude/Latitude (@nomad_thought) June 24, 2017

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May 13, 2017 by V Leigh

Our ancestors organized to buy each other’s freedom. We can too.

Poor defendants often face a choice: languish in jail waiting for representation or tell a judge they’re guilty https://t.co/0vIHwozI0K

— SPLC (@splcenter) May 13, 2017

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A man Jailed 7 years in Canada for lack of a birth certificate is finally free. By @BKennedyStar https://t.co/XNd0MCRlNv #cdnpoli

— Sandro Contenta (@scontenta) April 29, 2017

Private Prison Corporation Wrote Texas Bill Extending How Long Immigrant Children Can Be Detained https://t.co/C54K8ehBlj

— SPLC (@splcenter) May 4, 2017

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.@MiamiDadeDems may ask @KathyFndzRundle to resign for not charging prison guards who boiled #DarrenRainey to death https://t.co/HI7ivRqb9g pic.twitter.com/xE0hVFq6Nz

— Billy Corben (@BillyCorben) April 26, 2017

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Follow @nationalbailout & join the fight to #EndMoneyBail this Mother’s Day https://t.co/oDhdH3scYm #EndMoneyBail #FreeBlackMamas pic.twitter.com/kXwW9XkHO2

— Mvmt 4 Black Lives (@mvmt4bl) April 25, 2017

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Our ancestors organized to buy each other’s freedom. We can too. https://t.co/IrqH1uCTHC #EndMoneyBail #FreeBlackMamas pic.twitter.com/o04uUx7CIc

— Ella Baker Center (@ellabakercenter) May 2, 2017

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April 24, 2017 by V Leigh

#BlackLivesMatter Wants to Bail Out Memphis Moms for #MothersDay

Detainees Sue Private Prison for 'Forced Labor' ……… https://t.co/F4HkD1pULZ

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 16, 2017

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Alabama city agrees it has been jailing people…for being poor. Pays them restitution for it. ESSENTIAL STORY. https://t.co/eOXedrVixY

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 17, 2017

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#BlackLivesMatter Wants to Bail Out Memphis Moms for #MothersDay https://t.co/WqbGl3xyNs

— favianna rodriguez (@favianna) April 21, 2017

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February 16, 2017 by Glenn (Freedom of Movement) Robinson

The War on Drugs

#TBT Nixon aide John Ehrlichman admitted to creating the war on drugs to criminalize hippies & Black people. #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM pic.twitter.com/gRZQPiGGZV

— Sarah Freed (@sar_freed) February 16, 2017

War on Drugs is War on People

January 20, 2017 by V Leigh

Criminal records are keeping millions of men out of the workforce — and it’s hurting the economy

U.S. IMPRISONMENT RATE FALLS TO LOWEST SINCE 1997: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT………. https://t.co/RfgTFz2Ap9

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) December 31, 2016

U.S. still incarcerates its citizens at much higher rates than almost any other country on earth https://t.co/pzOtRsy1zu by @DanielDenvir

— SPLC (@splcenter) January 11, 2017

Missouri bill could get rid of mandatory minimum sentences https://t.co/jpzASFfSZr

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 5, 2017

Criminal records are keeping millions of men out of the workforce — and it’s hurting the economy https://t.co/2vwEclcorO

— SPLC (@splcenter) January 7, 2017

December 19, 2016 by V Leigh

Between 1980 and 2014, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 700%

New BET Doc Highlights Role of District Attorneys in Mass Incarcerationhttps://t.co/3JNzLvUWJe pic.twitter.com/laoTPC2wg8

— Colorlines.com (@Colorlines) November 2, 2016

Between 1980 and 2014, the number of incarcerated women increased by more than 700% via @SentencingProj https://t.co/ZJCPFm2KaE #CJReform

— HLS Criminal Justice (@HLS_CJPP) November 12, 2016

Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in South Carolina Statewide School-to-Prison Pipeline Case https://t.co/04kWH4Y1mW

— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) November 29, 2016

37 Civil Rights Groups Seek Investigation Into 'Torture' At Lewisburg Prison https://t.co/z3WyxkdBNA by @NPRJoeShapiro pic.twitter.com/5wpa4ilk1j

— SPLC (@splcenter) November 30, 2016

4. And over the last few decades, @OregonGovBrown @ORDems incarceration of women has skyrocketed! pic.twitter.com/MTthfIDeGs

— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) December 2, 2016

October 29, 2016 by V Leigh

At this prison, inmates can be left with wrists and ankles cuffed for hours, days and sometimes weeks at a time.

Restraints so tight they cause nerve damage. Paper clothing in winter weather. Disturbing report on a federal prison https://t.co/EixqasGK1C pic.twitter.com/LjLsmmFWno

— SPLC (@splcenter) October 26, 2016

“If Obama Can Forgive Me, Why Can’t She?”—Woman Whose Sentence Was Commuted Still in Jail Thanks to Florida DA | https://t.co/nVCqP0GFOb

— PrisonReformMovement (@PrisonReformMvt) October 23, 2016

Class-action suit seeks reform to 'unjust' jail bond system that crushes poor minorities in Cook County https://t.co/n3IBGR5ZlM

— Mitchell Armentrout (@mitchtrout) October 19, 2016

👇🏽is why criminal justice reform is needed now! How does someone languish in jail for 3yrs w/o a trial? Miscarriage of justice. https://t.co/EnoUmqkQIu

— Crystal (@YesSheWrites) October 18, 2016

At this prison, inmates can be left with wrists and ankles cuffed for hours, days and sometimes weeks at a time. https://t.co/Dbiy0naHwD

— AllThingsConsidered (@npratc) October 26, 2016

September 9, 2016 by V Leigh

Josh Williams is a political prisoner. Serving The Longest Sentence From The Ferguson Protests

Cop Who Shot And Killed Unarmed Teen Fired From South Carolina Police Department https://t.co/se1ScRC68k pic.twitter.com/D690Lt4TFR

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) September 4, 2016

A stroke victim was charged w/ pot possession. He didn’t have $100. So he died in custody of an infamous Va. jail. https://t.co/Kapk1LyxUc

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) September 7, 2016

Louisiana spent 4 times the cost of installing A/C units in a prison to defend their right to not install A/C units. https://t.co/MOHGYsJHKm

— The Intercept (@theintercept) August 27, 2016

Josh Williams is a political prisoner
Serving The Longest Sentence From The Ferguson Protesthttps://t.co/6EXF99QvYw pic.twitter.com/7qoWknXU1W

— Crystal Johnson (@Crystal1Johnson) August 31, 2016

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