The US is the only country in the world that allows its courts to sentence youth to die in prison. Washington joined 20 states to end this injustice. When will other states follow suit? https://t.co/Y0dftvcAv0
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) October 19, 2018
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As a teen, Pedro Hernandez spent 12 months at Rikers unable to make bail. This summer, we reported that documents revealed that the Bronx DA was still withholding key evidence in his case. This last week the DA agreed to dismiss his remaining charges. https://t.co/CjPf3V9ugm
— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 14, 2018
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If incarcerated Pennsylvanians want to read, they now must come up with $147 to purchase a tablet and then pay a private company for electronic versions of their reading material. And keep in mind, incarcerated people are paid less than $1 per hour. https://t.co/DyNVC7ssAV
— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 15, 2018
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8. African Americans are exponentially more likely to be wrongly convicted (and executed) for crimes they never committed.
SOURCE: https://t.co/CkbWz12i3Z
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SOURCE: https://t.co/68DdGoTUa4#WhyWeSayBlackLivesMatter
— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 21, 2018
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A few months ago, someone slipped me a copy of a grievance against a Harris County judge. I started digging, went down a data rabbit hole & ended up w/this story. One finding: 96% of the kids the cty sent to juvy prison last year were children of color. https://t.co/mzSoCaV34I
— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) October 21, 2018
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Forced, sudden withdrawal in jail can be deadly. In Colorado, Tyler Tabor died of dehydration in jail after experiencing painful opiate withdrawal symptoms for three days. Nearly all withdrawal deaths, especially those due to dehydration, are preventable. https://t.co/V1QmDdktdV
— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 15, 2018
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How America Systematically Fails Survivors of Sexual Violence | American Civil Liberties Union
See more at -> #SoJustSystemic https://t.co/bis8xvrnG7— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) October 17, 2018
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“Many reformers rightly point out that an ankle bracelet is preferable to a prison cell. Yet I find it difficult to call this progress. As I see it, digital prisons are to mass incarceration what Jim Crow was to slavery.“ – Michelle Alexander https://t.co/F5KNnhOx8V
— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 10, 2018
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The prison system sees us as easy targets. Trans and queer folks are stalked and preyed upon by police.
-Keira Dixon with @YouthBreakOUT on how trans and queer bodies are used to support the the prison industrial complex NOLA pic.twitter.com/3eElk77pgZ
— Rinku Sen (@rinkuwrites) November 9, 2018