Justice for Willie Simmons

This account is dedicated to seeing Willie Simmons being released from jail and compensated for the injustice done him. Visit the web page for details.

[Justice for Willie Simmons @CarlsonNewman]

Just dropping by to mention that the Spring fundraiser has started.

Help keep Willie's canteen account funded.

https://t.co/wkVu2EEKQX

#mutualaid

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

"corrections officers next month will lift an elderly man out of a wheelchair, bind him to a gurney, tie a mask to his face and flood his lungs with pure nitrogen until he dies. You tell me what crime that will deter." https://t.co/qT13H4Ouqj

[JB Nicholas @JasonBNicholas]

Judge denies prosecution motion to reconsider decision granting David Walters bail pending appeal. Walters pleaded guilty to helping kill Robert Brooks

"The court will no upset its decision," judge James P. McClusky ruled after a remote hearing Monday morning.

After being released on bail, Walters went right to work, his lawyer, Utica barrister Nicholas Passalacqua told the Court. READ the original report here https://t.co/TT99yfLTNS

[Louisiana Parole Project @paroleproject]

Arnold came home from prison one year ago. Since then, he’s turned his second chance into a success story. Read about his journey here: https://t.co/5EiRFZD3cO

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

Terminal Island prison staff are circulating this letter opposing facility closure, questioning if the structural probs are as bad as BOP says + asking for congressional oversight.

FWIW they also tell me this is the only care level 3 medical facility west of the Mississippi:

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

What's commissary like during the holidays?

Exploitative – as usual.

[JB Nicholas @JasonBNicholas]

Oh snap. The People saw through the Liberal elite propaganda and are calling out the Jail and Prison Oversight Omnibus Bill as the fake white-wash it is
#robertbrooks

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

The Prison Rape Elimination Act Is About Power And Accountability: "As the Trump administration dismantles PREA, we stand to lose one of the only federal tools forcing prisons and jails to answer for abuse, violence, and harm behind bars."
https://t.co/XgZlykc9uW

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Nearly half of all Americans have an immediate family member who has been incarcerated – that's millions and millions of people who have been plagued by the wide-reaching effects of mass incarceration.

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Mr. Hamlett's story is just one detailed in a new report by @AlaAppleseed about the state's overuse of life sentences (6500+ people) and punitive parole practices, like revoking Hamlett's parole despite a stellar record & zero threat to public safety. 6/8
https://t.co/o6xVdqDvnG

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

This is Archie Hamlett before Alabama sent him back to prison after 8 spotless years on parole in which he built a successful trucking company. Why was he sent back? A parole revocation based on a bogus misdemeanor from a traffic stop. Get ready, this story is outrageous 1/8

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Proud to stand with Toforest Johnson's family in calling on Alabama to right the terrible wrong of his conviction & death sentence. Lovely to be with his daughter Muffin & granddaughter Kinsley. Thanks to St. Andrew's in Bham for hosting an important conversation. #deathpenalty

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Excellent deep dive by @Edpilkington on Lt. Roderick Gadson's outrageous record of abuse. He's the Alabama prison guard who beat Steven Davis to death, covered in the documentary "The Alabama Solution." Gadson is STILL working in the prisons. https://t.co/ojuqfNhS4G

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Alabama contains multitudes. Grateful to show our film in this hallowed space with other truth tellers. #thealabamasolution

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

The main problem in prisons isn't understaffing, it's overincarceration. Almost 30 percent of Alabama's prison population, 7800+ people, is over age 50.

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Wings of Hope newsletter is out, written & formatted on death row at Holman Prison, Atmore, AL. #DeathPenalty
https://t.co/acomCbiOVd

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

When the filmmakers behind The Alabama Solution asked me to join their team in 2019, it was an easy yes. I wrote about the six-year process behind the investigation and what makes this prison documentary different from the rest. #HBOMax
https://t.co/4a9fz3NbBg

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Thanks to @EthanSCorey & @uclaprisondata for this terrific piece about the darkness that surrounds deaths in prison and how investigative journalism can be a light. https://t.co/T6OfVb140x