May 11, 2019 by V Leigh

#FreeBlackMamas for Mother’s Day

87% of people in cases where bail is set cannot make an amount of even $500.

The intervention that we are making can help stop tragedies like this from happening. #FreeBlackMamas https://t.co/EGeO30Jp6s

— #FreeBlackMamas (@NationalBailOut) May 7, 2019

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This week @NationalBailOut begins freeing Black mamas across 30 US cities to reunite them with their families in time for #MothersDay! Support by donating here: https://t.co/6U2lIG4SIm https://t.co/d4NbAqx19l

— Mark Ruffalo (@MarkRuffalo) May 9, 2019

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After 8 hours of waiting, this Black mama has been freed in Baltimore County, MD thanks to the powerful Black women leading the #DMVBailout! She received flowers, a handmade card, and all the Black Joy as we met her. #FreeBlackMamas by donating here: https://t.co/upL3wqmONh pic.twitter.com/bIRqeZowMc

— ColorOfChange.org (@ColorOfChange) May 9, 2019

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Looking for an amazing Mother’s Day gift? Donate to #FreeBlackMamas and bail a Black mother out of jail in honor of your own mom https://t.co/KnvnGo8zpJ

— Tessa Brown (@tessalaprofessa) May 9, 2019

For the third year in a row, @NationalBailOut is bailing out black moms so they can spend Mother's Day with their children. Most of them stay in pretrial detention simply because they can't afford bail. Donate here: https://t.co/6D5WHzRGv8 #FreeBlackMamas ✊✊✊ pic.twitter.com/URRYVgxOI6

— Lush North America (@lushcosmetics) May 8, 2019

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If you want to download and print out some memes to include in your mother/caregiver day cards, here are a couple. #FreeBlackMamas pic.twitter.com/n2cbLgzZKQ

— Prison Culture Returns (@prisonculture) May 9, 2019

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All week, @NationalBailOut is bailing out Black mamas & caregivers across 30 U.S. cities to reunite them with their families for #MothersDay! Support #FreeBlackMamas — donate to pay bail for a mama who hasn’t been convicted of a crime & can’t afford bail: https://t.co/Y3ztBeJ82K pic.twitter.com/8R9IhAdkIk

— Prison Culture Returns (@prisonculture) May 7, 2019

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May 10, 2019 by V Leigh

Protect Kids from Gun Violence

One teen has died in the school shooting near Denver; seven other people were injured. https://t.co/7mYDnNkWUm pic.twitter.com/Ake3EB7uI3

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) May 8, 2019

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‘It is a uniquely American problem' — @CoryBooker plans to address the national gun violence epidemic with these 5 areas of policy action pic.twitter.com/7fmFWqTyol

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 9, 2019

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Once again, we are reminded why gun violence is a human rights crisis.

If you can’t feel safe from gun violence in your home, school, or place of worship, your rights to safety, education, and free religious practice are threatened. pic.twitter.com/gga3qMLKjt

— Amnesty International (@amnestyusa) May 8, 2019

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I’m fed up with the inaction on gun violence. People are dying. Too many lives have been lost and too many communities are left to heal. We need leaders who will address this horrifying epidemic and have the courage to speak up.

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) May 5, 2019

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It is a disgrace that kids today go to school fearful that they could be shot and killed. The American people agree: we must take immediate action to end the epidemic of gun violence in this country. Enough is enough! https://t.co/cYXs6B56ve

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) May 8, 2019

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20 years later.
7 miles from Columbine.
0 actions taken in Washington to protect kids from gun violence.

This is sickening. We have to keep demanding action even when it feels like we’re screaming into a void. GUN CONTROL NOW.https://t.co/z5HZaXNHRt

— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) May 7, 2019

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The Colorado school shooting was the 115th mass shooting in the U.S. so far in 2019, according to @GunDeaths.

1,082 children across the country have been killed or injured by gun violence this year. pic.twitter.com/790GJxHaSB

— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 8, 2019

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May 9, 2019 by V Leigh

Troubled South Florida police departments

A cop who sexually assaulted a woman with mental illness; a police chief ousted over sexual misconduct claims; an officer who placed a prisoner in a scalding shower for two hours who later died, promoted – all part of a troubled South Florida police dept. https://t.co/nMd9Awwugx

— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 19, 2019

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A South Florida officer has been arrested after a woman was filmed being put in a headlock by police after calling 911 about an assault. https://t.co/UI3Q2KiAKp

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) May 6, 2019

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Broward teen slammed by deputies leads rally to denounce police brutality https://t.co/9j4jkdp3tK pic.twitter.com/Qha5Zbq7HX

— South Florida Sun Sentinel (@SunSentinel) May 6, 2019

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May 8, 2019 by V Leigh

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper. New @TwitterMoments. https://t.co/FOpWU0h86r

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) May 7, 2019

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The woman who said Emmett Till came onto her lied about what he said. The officer who killed Oscar Grant lied about what he did. The police withheld video of Sandra Bland that tells a different story.

There’s a long history of black ppl being killed based on someone else’s lie.

— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) May 7, 2019

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This is evil. Sandra Bland was set up to die from the moment she was stopped. https://t.co/o15ipYBjiS

— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) May 7, 2019

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Sandra Bland’s family demands answers over new video of her arrest https://t.co/SfSHJCSNds

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 7, 2019

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"I'll light you up," the officer says as he arms his stun gun and sticks it right in Sandra Bland's face after she…forgot to use her turn signal when she literally just tried to get out of the way for his speeding police car.

This whole ordeal was about white power. https://t.co/VVS3BSGYPB

— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 7, 2019

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The family of #SandraBland — who died in a Waller County jail cell — is calling for a re-opening of the criminal investigation into Bland's arrest and death after seeing footage for the first time. https://t.co/XATCksepCg

— Johnetta Elzie (@Nettaaaaaaaa) May 7, 2019

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May 7, 2019 by V Leigh

The city of @BrowardCounty needs to hold the entire police department accountable. #JusticeForLucca

Officers in Broward County are under fire after video appears to capture two sheriff's deputies pepper spraying a high school student before tackling him and shoving his head into the asphalt, drawing blood. The case is going viral under #JusticeForLucca.https://t.co/7XliJ5AiHz

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) April 20, 2019

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This brutality is always unacceptable & this is a high school kid who was maced, walked away & was then attacked 😡

"Fire The Police Officer That Used Excessive Force on Lucca" – Sign the Petition ♻ #justiceforlucca #PoliceBrutality #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/pRZYXkNPj6

— 🌊 💙 Lola 💙🌊 (@Lola15363615) April 21, 2019

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Medical Opinion

ATTEMPTED MURDER
1) Enraged adult male slams child's 14 craniofacial bones x2 against concrete (then attempts again)
2) Strikes child's R temple (a major pressure point) over the medial meningeal artery w/ closed fist.#browardsheriff #JusticeForLucca #CNN

— laughingMao🖋 (@tirghrathoir) April 21, 2019

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The sheriff's office in Broward County, Florida, found itself under scrutiny last week after footage emerged of two deputies pepper spraying, punching and slamming a 15-year-old's head into the pavement https://t.co/P0T121bt6G

— CNN (@CNN) April 29, 2019

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Don’t merely like/retweet. Send an email. Make a phone call. Let @browardsheriff know that we won’t be silenced & that we demand justice for our children. Respond to @shaunking’s calls to action & let our voices be united. #tearswecannotstop #justiceforlucca #protectourchildren pic.twitter.com/grIS4z7SzF

— Michael Eric Dyson (@MichaelEDyson) April 21, 2019

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April 29, 2019 by V Leigh

The first horror is what people have endured in Alabama’s prisons. The second horror is that while shocking, it is not a surprise.

The first horror is what people have endured in Alabama's prisons.

The second horror is that while shocking, it is not a surprise.

Prisons should be subject to the most exacting scrutiny and public oversight, but the reality is just the opposite. https://t.co/9TnXL2LOQ5

— ACLU (@ACLU) April 29, 2019

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Conditions in Alabama's prisons are notoriously bad. Homicides are 600% higher than the national average. People are placed in solitary confinement not for disciplinary infractions, but to maintain order.https://t.co/Nbdd0mTafh pic.twitter.com/NFGgPOqSo2

— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 7, 2019

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Last week, @nytimes published a few photos from more than 2,000 sent to @splcenter by someone identifying as a guard at an Alabama prison, deciding the majority were too horrific to publish. These are some of the photos @nytimes chose not to print. https://t.co/D7qeuFm9wD

— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 7, 2019

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“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” – Fyodor Dostoyevsky https://t.co/rWxsewMC0W

— Zachary Siegel (@ZachWritesStuff) April 8, 2019

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Trauma from Alabama’s ‘dog-eat-dog’ prisons continues long after sentence ends https://t.co/FovBv6JnxQ @KimKardashian

— WilliamThornton (@billineastala) April 29, 2019

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April 13, 2019 by V Leigh

Paper and plastics that half of Philly thinks it’s sending for recycling…

Paper & plastics that half of Philly thinks it’s sending for recycling is actually getting burned at a plant next door in Chester, Pa., likely sickening its impoverished African American residents https://t.co/OIbgiCoEXS

— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) February 23, 2019

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April 12, 2019 by V Leigh

We are creating a whole generation of children who will remember what we did.

*Newly released evidence* confirms Border Patrol acted in retaliation when, hours after we released our report documenting their routine obstruction of humanitarian aid, BP raided our space and arrested Scott. From @pmingram. See THREAD for highlights https://t.co/QAE9jA63YV

— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) March 22, 2019

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A 40-year-old Mexican immigrant died in U.S. custody — the fourth death in recent months – BuzzFeed News https://t.co/TkpdF3DLCj

— glenn robinson (@glncv) March 19, 2019

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It’s pretty hard to view the indefinite detention of a 5-year old as anything other than inhumane. We are long past due for Congressional hearings to expose the full scope of this administration’s abuses. We must put an end to these concentration camps. https://t.co/duM4dpm6Bv

— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) March 14, 2019

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BREAKING: Today, we filed a complaint w/DHS on behalf of families at Karnes.

They've been detained for 41-58 days. Kids are supposed to be held for 20 days MAX.

Their detention is completely illegal. They must be released immediately. #StoriesFromKarnes https://t.co/PLYSLMGTHP

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) March 13, 2019

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Trump told border agents to break U.S. law and defy judicial orders https://t.co/Mq2yyX42Mo pic.twitter.com/AYi6B4lNMz

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) April 8, 2019

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Even the people who work for Trump understand that the cruelty is the point https://t.co/W09sSfbt2p pic.twitter.com/nsCDJjKa9r

— Adam Serwer🍝 (@AdamSerwer) April 8, 2019

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TRUMP: "This is our new statement- the system is full. We can't take you anymore. Whether it's asylum or anything you want – illegal immigration – we can't take you anymore. Our country is full. Our area is full. The sector is full. Can't take you anymore, I'm sorry. Turn around" pic.twitter.com/W1Bjnnf7UR

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 5, 2019

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We are creating a whole generation of children who will remember what we did. They will remember we caged them like animals, ripped them away from their parents & pumped them with drugs to make them stop crying. No amount of apologies will make it better. https://t.co/DS6kl6RoPl

— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) April 6, 2019

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April 11, 2019 by V Leigh

Hate is everywhere and we cannot turn a blind eye. We can’t let this keep happening.

"If the cops take hate crime seriously and work with the community, it can show those communities that they care about them, and that they really exist to protect them." — SPLC's Heidi Beirich https://t.co/rsElLNjyUT

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 25, 2019

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A California mosque was set ablaze in "clear homage" to the New Zealand terrorist attack https://t.co/MXY97QM1Hm

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 25, 2019

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Hate is everywhere and we cannot turn a blind eye. We can’t let this keep happening. https://t.co/ONiiAwsTgL

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 20, 2019

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A man who participated in the beating of DeAndre Harris, an African-American man, after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, has been identified as Alek Rhyne Hyer, 36, of Gainesville, Florida.

He has not yet been charged. https://t.co/cF20UGGMQL

— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) March 19, 2019

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Man arrested for allegedly threatening worshipers at Phoenix mosque https://t.co/oJrxkZkjnr pic.twitter.com/9BTMFfc4jJ

— The Hill (@thehill) March 18, 2019

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A man who participated in the beating of DeAndre Harris, an African-American man, after the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, has been identified as Alek Rhyne Hyer, 36, of Gainesville, Florida.

He has not yet been charged. https://t.co/cF20UGGMQL

— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) March 19, 2019

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3 historically Black churches were burned down in the same parish within 10 days pic.twitter.com/dVhpfrh5Vr

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 6, 2019

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A New York man has been charged with threatening to assault and kill Rep. Ilhan Omar because of her Muslim faith, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit https://t.co/jblVHkRU2N pic.twitter.com/oj7N3GtL9F

— CNN International (@cnni) April 6, 2019

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April 6, 2019 by V Leigh

Shows just how systematic abuses and suicides are in jails, with little accountability or visibility

Florida clears two men after 42 years in prison for a murder they didn't commit https://t.co/BF3FF9a4rA pic.twitter.com/mjDapYbqdL

— CNN (@CNN) March 29, 2019

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What a case, what a story: our new @theappeal story this week shows just how systematic abuses and suicides are in jails, with little accountability or visibility for them: https://t.co/9V0udcGyrU https://t.co/j0xv3tcHdB

— Taniel (@Taniel) March 23, 2019

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A federal prisons official used prison labor for work on his church in Texas. Prisoners were paid 49 cents per hour plus an overall $30 bonus for a total of five eight hour work days at the church. The state’s minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. https://t.co/JvbN4Dyg6r

— nyc law grrrl (@nyclawgrrrl) March 12, 2019

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Repeat: Kalief Browder was locked up *pretrial* on $3500 bail he couldn’t afford for stealing a backpack *for longer than Manafort will now serve in prison* including time he already has in. Kalief was innocent. He later committed suicide. https://t.co/vE82ro6u1X

— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) March 8, 2019

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It costs the US $38 million per day or $160 billion per year to detain people pre-trial.

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 1, 2019

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Approximately 68% of people held in jail prior to trial are charged with non-violent crimes, such as drug, property, or public order crimes. Even crimes defined as violent, such as burglary, may not involve any actual use of violence.

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 1, 2019

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Cash bail sets up a two-tier justice system – one for the rich & one for the poor. While some presidential candidates have proposed ending cash bail, The Justice Collaborative's End Money Bail Act represents so much more than people have imagined possible. https://t.co/D7JZ0y5FKi

— Rebecca J. Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 1, 2019

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#FreeBlackMamas for Mother’s Day

Protect Kids from Gun Violence

Troubled South Florida police departments

New cellphone video shows what Sandra Bland saw during arrest by Texas trooper

The city of @BrowardCounty needs to hold the entire police department accountable. #JusticeForLucca

The first horror is what people have endured in Alabama’s prisons. The second horror is that while shocking, it is not a surprise.

Paper and plastics that half of Philly thinks it’s sending for recycling…

We are creating a whole generation of children who will remember what we did.

Hate is everywhere and we cannot turn a blind eye. We can’t let this keep happening.

Shows just how systematic abuses and suicides are in jails, with little accountability or visibility