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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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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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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September 10, 2022 by V Leigh

The prison industrial complex is modern day slavery. Arresting Black and brown people, holding them in jail before trial/conviction, subjecting them to depraved inhumane conditions while making them do labor for 9 cents an hour. What do you call that?

People are literally burning to death in Texas prisons. YET ANOTHER man had died from a cell fire, per sources & officials.

This is the THIRD such death in <a year — in a prison system that has routinely flouted state fire safety standards for over a decade. THREAD:
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) August 5, 2022

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Arizona Department of Corrections Director David Shinn just told the state legislature we can’t shut down private prisons because too many communities rely on the cheap labor they provide and they would “collapse” without it https://t.co/p6VNS3mIVc
— Jimmy Jenkins (@JimmyJenkins) July 14, 2022

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The prison industrial complex is modern day slavery. Arresting Black and brown people, holding them in jail before trial/conviction, subjecting them to depraved inhumane conditions while making them do labor for 9 cents an hour.

What do you call that?
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— People’s City Council – Los Angeles (@PplsCityCouncil) September 9, 2022

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June 20, 2022 by V Leigh

US prison workers produce $11 billion worth of goods and services for “little to no pay at all”

US has a quarter of China’s population, but more people jailed by a half million.

US has more people caged just *pretrial*, presumed innocent (500,000) than everyone imprisoned in India.

“American exceptionalism.”https://t.co/dz4qFCqCVt
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) April 17, 2022

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3 years ago today my heart was ripped out of my chest and it’ll never be the same. https://t.co/NRGuB1vfns
— Melania Brown (@melaniabrown11) June 7, 2022

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With Juneteenth approaching, it’s a good time to discuss change. It’s not hyperbole to say the prison industrial complex is modern day slavery. The 13th amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude EXCEPT for those convicted of a crime. It’s time to end the exception https://t.co/wDFC3tBxTr
— Olayemi Olurin (@msolurin) June 16, 2022

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under the 13th amendment, slavery is legal as punishment for a crime. the prison industrial complex is one of the “innovations” of capitalism. it’s a part of the market. law enforcement does not prevent crime, it punishes it. with literal slavery. our taxes fund these atrocities. https://t.co/PjbzseKp4W
— trans rights are human rights (@KarlGerm) June 17, 2022

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December 18, 2021 by V Leigh

New year, new annual report! from The Bail Project

70% of people in jail are there for one reason: living in poverty.

Low-income Americans are sitting in jails for days, months, and even years simply because they can’t afford to pay high bail amounts.

And the bail industry is raking in billions. pic.twitter.com/AqlPkD7KxQ
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) December 6, 2021

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As you read these words, there are 400,000 human beings in cages separated from their families solely because they cannot pay cash bail, and the U.S. and the Philippines are the only two countries in the world that allow a for-profit cash bail industry.
— Alec Karakatsanis (@equalityAlec) December 6, 2021

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End cash bail.

“Three people were out on bond following an investigation that alleged insurance fraud, credit card fraud and prostitution at a well-known Des Moines bail bond service.”https://t.co/Pr2t1Fsv4y
— Jill Lehmann (@justiceseeker78) December 17, 2021

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New year, new annual report! 👏 Hear from our clients, have a look at our financials, our plans for the future, and more.
Read it here: https://t.co/fuRzGujIsE pic.twitter.com/nxHIuEbG3o
— The Bail Project (@bailproject) December 13, 2021

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March 3, 2020 by V Leigh

Harvard University “continues to benefit from its historical ties to slavery through its investments in the prison-industrial complex.”

Reading costs 5
cents a minute and the prisoners earn 30 cents an hour. Reading a 330
page book costs them about $20. Prisons are designed to destroy
people’s humanity. https://t.co/yiWu2Eeid2

—
Joseph Hill (@jaceyhill) February
16, 2020

▪️ The US is the largest incarcerator in the world

▪️1 out of 3 Black boys can expect to go to prison in his lifetime

▪️50% of people in prison have some indicator of a mental health disorder

The prosecutorial system needs to change. https://t.co/0KmONR8L9X

— ACLU (@ACLU) February 23, 2020

Five Harvard students are suing the university's president, a senior fellow of Harvard Corporation, and Harvard's endowment manager over the university's investments in what they call the "prison-industrial complex." https://t.co/HkrKz3erBg

— CNN (@CNN) February 21, 2020

Harvard University “continues to benefit from its historical ties to slavery through its investments in the prison-industrial complex." https://t.co/CcUk72eUmN

— Black Enterprise (@blackenterprise) February 25, 2020

January 31, 2020 by V Leigh

Another inmate died in Mississippi’s Parchman prison

The death of India Cummings—she suffered a mental breakdown, was seen smearing food on herself+lying in a pool of her own urine—brought national attention to Erie County, NY jails. But the deaths haven't stopped: on average, 1 person dies every 6 months. https://t.co/oH0JtNzxqx

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) January 16, 2020

Yet another person has died in Parchman prison this morning. According to Mississippi DOC, Thomas Lee died of "apparent suicide."

10 people have died in Mississippi prisons, 8 in Parchman, in the last 3 weeks.

4 of the deaths were in the last 5 days.https://t.co/WS0kmFQVgj

— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) January 23, 2020

The Mississippi Governor who created Parchman prison said he made it to run as an “efficient slave plantation.” The most in-depth account of its conditions is a book named “Worse than Slavery.” It was designed to exacerbate black enslavement, as we’re seeing with each news story. https://t.co/mrKL5XMgWU

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) January 25, 2020

The conditions in Parchman are dangerous and inhumane, and we are seeing the deadly consequences. As we fight to end mass incarceration, our government needs to meet basic human rights standards for the people under its care. #MSPrisonReformNow https://t.co/vleQMhL5yL

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) January 23, 2020

We often talk about the fact that the death penalty is racist, arbitrary, and error-prone. It has an emotional and psychological toll on the people forced to carry it out — prison guards, wardens, and witnesses. https://t.co/TuUXn5D8NS

— ACLU (@ACLU) January 9, 2020

Why does the U.S. have the highest incarceration rate in the world?

Because we criminalize poverty.
Because we criminalize homelessness.
Because we criminalize addiction.

Because we make recidivism easy.
Because we make finding employment hard.

Let's imagine something better.

— Mckayla Wilkes for Congress (@MeetMckayla) January 29, 2020

December 3, 2019 by V Leigh

It makes no rational sense to invest more in keeping people in prison than keeping them in school.

And… cutting the current population down by 50% doesn't even get us close to the U.S. incarceration rate in 1970 which was much much lower. A 50% cut means the U.S. will STILL remain the largest jailer in the world. People need to understand this. https://t.co/A7T2m2I2i3

— #AbolitionMeansNoPrisons (@prisonculture) November 14, 2019

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People incarcerated in West Virginia prisons will soon be charged $3 an hour to read books and $15 an hour for video visitation with their families.

Prisoners in West Virginia are paid between 4 and 58 cents an hour for their labor.

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— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) November 23, 2019

Three men who were falsely convicted of murder in Maryland have been freed. They have served 36 years in prison. They were sentenced in 1984 for killing a 14-year-old boy.

Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mosby said “police and prosecutorial misconduct” was to blame. pic.twitter.com/8YUBC5i7Np

— AJ+ (@ajplus) November 26, 2019

Yes, it’s a gateway to a prison cell and a permanent record for a disproportionate number of black and brown men. But, go ahead Mr Crime Bill, we wouldn’t want to starve the beast known as the prison industrial complex… https://t.co/lG5mQNyxGF

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) November 18, 2019

Last year South Carolina spent:

$21,756 per prison inmate
$11,552 per student

It makes no rational sense to invest more in keeping people in prison than keeping them in school.

As president, I will do everything I can to reverse this absurdity.

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) December 1, 2019

February 12, 2019 by V Leigh

The call for prison reform

Efrain Romero de la Rosa committed suicide after being held in solitary confinement for 3 weeks at Stewart Detention Center. We're already suing the private prison company, CoreCivic, that operates Stewart + forces the immigrants detained there to run it. https://t.co/CUXuQ55lTf

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) December 18, 2018

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A 61-year-old woman died in a San Antonio jail last week. She was charged with trespassing, her first arrest. She had been held *since July* on a $300 bond – she apparently didn't have the $30 that would have sprung her. So many needless jail deaths. https://t.co/w7GS1FukjJ

— David Menschel (@davidminpdx) December 18, 2018

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Family of Janice Dotson-Stephens, who died at TX jail while held on $300 bail in trespass case, say they didn't know she was jailed. "She had…family who would have easily paid…to get her out of jail if that’s what we had to do to take the next step.” https://t.co/ZiENHVjiM1

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) December 18, 2018

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Two Florida correctional officers charged by feds with violating the civil rights of kids locked up at the South Florida Reception Center after ushering them into a broom closet and striking them with fists and a broomstick. https://t.co/lOypXYI6RA

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) December 18, 2018

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In 1 day, a New Mexico prison had 2 suicides in solitary confinement. New Mexico uses solitary confinement at one of the highest rates in the nation. https://t.co/thz23wrYHX by @kira_lerner

— The Appeal (@theappeal) January 29, 2019

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. @REFORM 1 in 5 African Americans are sentenced to a life in prison. Have you screened our film series on prison reform yet? #JusticeInCrisis https://t.co/2zKpnbJDHi

— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) February 1, 2019

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I break down NY’s unfair evidence laws in 5 minutes. “In NY people accused of crimes are denied all info until their trial begins. The result: NY has the 2d highest wrongful conviction rate in the country.” In 2019 we change things: https://t.co/92KprIBpp8 pic.twitter.com/4EmXyCwOpE

— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) February 1, 2019

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“The prisoners, who could see the protest from their cells, responded by banging against the metal bars on their windows, a haunting call and response that hinted at the mass of humanity inside, and out.” https://t.co/p69Fb9IB7V

— NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson (@NYCSpeakerCoJo) February 4, 2019

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