CLASP

The Community Legal & Advocacy Project works directly with prisoners, families, and advocates to abolish prison. Founded by @kunalesq + @typewritepoetry

[The Appeal @theappeal]

Starla McCray took her 5-year-old son to get screened for ADHD & he tested positive for cocaine. She was then arrested & her son cried “Don’t take my mom.” After spending 36 hours in jail she was released when it was discovered the test results were false. https://t.co/tw75RQVl2q

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

Though Texas No Longer Uses It As Punishment, Many Inmates Still Live In Solitary Confinement - https://t.co/P9YAtx3Nda

[#AbolitionNow #StopCopCity @rustbeltradio]

On anniversary of Attica & historic 2016 #PrisonStrike, RAR Ep. 9: "Reports from the Prisoner Resistance Movement" https://t.co/CwApNkEYnk

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

On 1st Anniversary of Largest U.S. Prison Strike, New Interviews Shed Light on Protest & Retaliation https://t.co/DMTLCpAB01

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

#thread https://t.co/WxtvGaYSpy

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

Great read, great thread. A response to both @jacobinmag articles. #PrisonersRights #Abolition #PrisonAbolition #EndMassIncarceration https://t.co/9wKMzYImQ5

[Down with US Empire... Yankee Go Home @jaybeware]

I'm glad @IWW_IWOC wrote this piece. In response to both of Jacobin's recent pieces on abolition https://t.co/VBsHutIvg2

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

Wisconsin State Lawmaker Proposes Studying Alternatives To Solitary Confinement https://t.co/qKWiDL0Pjd

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

A new study finds that nearly two out of five prisoners serving the longest terms were sentenced before age 25. https://t.co/t2mtf7wlnm

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

💖💖💖 https://t.co/V9Aa6WxF1e

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

Commentary by @Lollardfish tracks the dark history of coercive eugenic practices in the U.S. justice system: https://t.co/uLGhl40Omj

[#AbolitionNow #StopCopCity @rustbeltradio]

At the "Books for prisoners" event in Lansing, Michigan!!! RAR will be playing audio recorded from incarcerated comrades inside.

[UPLC Chicago @uplcchicago]

Prisoners who are able to maintain relationships w/ family and friends are 6 times less likely to return to prison. https://t.co/urMOM5n1fs

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

.@ACLU advocate on solitary for juveniles: "When you do this to children, they do not come back." https://t.co/nmrC7mKmet

[People Against Prisons Aotearoa @againstprisons]

Continuing over coverage of the Ombudsman's recently released report into the horrible conditions of and the... https://t.co/5CmOqiM4Mm

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

Amid outcry, N.C. to limit use of solitary confinement for prisoners https://t.co/E5NRbdicYr

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

@per0ne thank you! 💖

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

It's simple: prisoners shouldn't be exposed to inhumane conditions--no matter what the. Sign to stand in solidarity w/ our friends ✊🏽 https://t.co/2e3Fxb3Kzi

[ACLU of New Jersey @ACLUNJ]

Two people have died in Hudson County Jail recently. Tell Hudson County: stop the deaths & improve conditions. https://t.co/vegFipwFp1

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

RIP Eric Garner 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

But the Bureau of Prison says that it does not practice solitary confinement...🤔🤔 https://t.co/Gs47lziZ7k

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

Federal prisons keeping mentally ill in solitary confinement for long stretches of time, new report says https://t.co/9iP8qqk5B3

[CLASP @CLASPjustice]

There is no reason to neglect the treatment of prisoners with medical conditions, and yet it still happens. #CJReform #PrisonerTestimony