Erica Bryant

Senior writer for Vera Institute of Justice Center on Immigration and Justice. Born in Rochester, NY, during a mid-April snowstorm.

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

Gilberto Garcia had been waiting for trial for three years when he died at Rikers Island. He was 26. New York City must end the persistent human rights abuses in its horrific jails.
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[The Appeal @theappeal]

"Prisons are food deserts. Mess-hall meals typically contain very little nutritional value, and most commissaries offer few, if any, fresh food options."

Formerly incarcerated writer Michael Capers explains how the prison food system poisons people. https://t.co/QdltdEYRaq

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

At least 14 million students—nearly a third of K–12 students in the United States—attend schools that have police officers on site but do not staff counselors, nurses, or social workers. From @nazishd https://t.co/lL0iiobT3g

[Vera Institute of Justice @verainstitute]

For incarcerated people, a letter or photo is a vital connection to family and the outside world. But many U.S. prisons are limiting or banning mail from entering their facilities to stop contraband—despite little evidence supporting this invasive policy. https://t.co/m91tCkE9wU

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

Did you or anyone you know lose a driver's license due to involvement with the criminal legal system? And would you be willing to talk about the pointless hardship this causes? The Vera Institute of Justice is preparing a report on this issue.

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

Check out "Virtual Cocktail Party for Connie Mitchell /Min. Franklin Florence Mural" https://t.co/ALxdWd2arB @Eventbrite

[Gloria Pazmino @GloriaPazmino]

District Attorneys hold immense power to prevent more people from going into Rikers and helping to release those there.

Today, @verainstitute and several other service providers say they are failing to step up and help solve the crisis.

Our reporting: https://t.co/xwG0micLvX

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

@jeanette_pc @AtTheYards @christinejgreen @RocPublicMarket Thanks Jeanette!

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

Ninth, wage theft by employers isn't in crime stats b/c it is almost never investigated by cops, but it costs low-wage workers an estimated $50 billion/year, dwarfing the cost of all cop-reported robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and car thefts combined. https://t.co/baFpuJ6QD1

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

@WillCleveland13 @DandC Hey, thanks for capturing this Will!

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

@TiannaManon @blk_amanda I like that interpretation! And I am jealous that your undiscovered rooms are gold... mine are always all dusty and full of random junk.

[Scott Hechinger @ScottHech]

Let me correct this for you, @nytimes: "A year after the murder of George Floyd, police budgets in every major city in the country have all increased, which should force cities to reassess why they continue to invest billions in a failed strategy that undermines health & safety!"

[Michele Norris @michele_norris]

Can we all sing a praise song for Darnella Frazier who had the presence of mind to film that video that made such a difference in this case and now must live with the memories that will walk alongside her for the rest of her years

[Quajay @quajay]

For George.

[Lawrence Bartley @lawbartley]

Everyone, whether they are imprisoned or not, is a person. Words like “inmate,” “prisoner,” “convict,” “felon” and “offender” are like brands. They reduce human beings to their crimes and cages https://t.co/GQPq6vckC8

[Erica Bryant @Erica_Bryant_]

Can anyone recommend an organization that writes extensive histories of non-profit organizations? It would involve archival research. Thanks!

[Quajay @quajay]

George was murdered. Derek Chauvin is the one on trial.

[#HALTsolitary — Go to bit.ly/EndSolitaryNY @NYCAIC]

NEW: @RepJeffries throws his support behind the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act. He calls for it to become law, citing the fierce urgency of now.

“Solitary confinement is inhumane, unacceptable, unnecessary, unconscionable.”