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

February 16, 2019 by V Leigh

In some cases, inmates have served more time awaiting trial than they would have for the crimes they are accused of committing.

America’s bail system is a war on the poor. Let’s get rid of it https://t.co/qlhTwvHLBY #SoJustBail #SaturdaySchool

— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) March 31, 2018

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"… innocent people… plead guilty, simply so they can get out of jail with time served. In some cases, inmates have served more time awaiting trial than they would have for the crimes they are accused of committing."#SaturdaySchool #SoJustBail https://t.co/fI05fLJtYs

— Andrew H. (@CobaltTiNor) March 31, 2018

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Denver settles lawsuit with man jailed for five days because he couldn't pay a $50 bail fee. The man was also assessed a $25 public defender fee. As part of the settlement, Denver agreed to no longer hold inmates who paid bond but could not afford the fee. https://t.co/638YlzRgJB

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) December 27, 2018

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From June to October, a total of six prisoners died in Ohio's Cuyahoga County jails. Three prisoners died in one week. “I’m not sending anybody else to this hellhole of a jail, unless it’s a violent felony,” one judge said. https://t.co/brmTsp3hjR

— The Appeal (@theappeal) December 23, 2018

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Lanekia Michelle Brown, 37, died at the Madison County, Mississippi Detention Center; she was 3-4 weeks pregnant and complained of stomach pains. “I need to know what happened to her…they won’t tell me or give me no information. That’s my child." https://t.co/wLEnq7CmP6

— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) December 25, 2018

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We're not the only ones fighting inhumane conditions in prison. An investigation by @virginianpilot found horrific deaths & brutal treatment of people with mental illness in jails across the US—just one of piece we recommend in our #SPLCWinterReadingList https://t.co/BmH1q42DIh pic.twitter.com/HdPrKdwYdo

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) December 25, 2018

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Lanekia Brown, a Black woman, locked in a Mississippi jail. Pregnant. Complaining of stomach pains. Seen by a jail nurse, but not taken to a hospital. Lanekia died. A pregnant white woman in the jail complained of pain, was taken to a hospital & survived. https://t.co/UoqtVEo1DI

— The Appeal (@theappeal) January 3, 2019

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A man filed a $10 million lawsuit against the Hampton Roads jail after he says their neglect caused him to lose a foot. In late Jan., the jail paid $3 million to the family of a man who died at the jail while being held for stealing $5 worth of 'snacks.' https://t.co/lD23VimoCe

— The Appeal (@theappeal) February 14, 2019

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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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December 28, 2015 by Oppression Monitor

Sandra Bland update

On December 21th 2015, the grand jury said it will bring no charges in the death of Sandra Bland. She died in jail last July, three days after a traffic stop in Waller County, Texas. Two videos of the stop went viral. The medical examiner said she had hanged herself using a trash bag.

Her family seriously doubts it was suicide. Jail officials did not think she was depressed either, even after she told them that she had tried to take her life last year after a miscarriage. They did not put her on suicide watch.

Assata Shakur:

“In prisons, it is not at all uncommon to find a prisoner hanged or burned to death in his cell. No matter how suspicious the circumstances, these deaths are always ruled “suicides.” They are usually Black inmates, considered to be a “threat to the orderly running of the prison.” They are usually among the most politically aware and socially conscious inmates in the prison.”

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