kevin herrera

Concha Enthusiast, Legal Director @RaiseTheFloor

Previous: @JustFuturesLaw; @NILC; @shrivercenter

Board Member: @BPNCchicago; @ecuip606

Tweets mine.

[Prism @prismreports]

👀 what an awesome opportunity for young journalists!!

[adam mahoney (he/him) @AdamLMahoney]

I wrote a short explainer on some connections between pollution, climate change, policing, & incarceration

Today I’m thinking about the people in rikers, located on a landfill & exposed to the wildfire smoke, + the people in NYC’s jail located on a barge

https://t.co/tZYWqz3JLI

[kevin herrera @KevinHerreraJD]

@loreestark This is a brave and probably good thing, friend. My ties to that region are vv thin, but i'll keep an eye out! In the meantime, enjoy life, grow, and know that we're all excited for the next thing you do.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

60 years ago today, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was assassinated in the driveway outside of his home in Jackson, Mississippi, by avowed white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith.

It took More Than 30 Years And Three Trials To Convict His Killer.

[Brandon J Manning, Ph.D. @ProfBManning]

I wish Universities treated marginalized faculty leaving the institution as a sign of its moral bankruptcy.

I’m tired of DEI everything except how to treat folks right.

#AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter

[IN THE THICK @InTheThickShow]

.@TheTinaVasquez discusses the abuse of migrant workers uncovered by the “Head Down” investigation through the stories of Diego and Mario, two H-2A workers from Mexico, in this article for @prismreports.

https://t.co/AbFrgHX7xA

[Restore Justice IL @RJ_Illinois]

Thank you @SenPacioneZayas for championing HB3375. This would create an exception to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act & eliminate the “cause” requirement for people sentenced before age 21 who want to file new petitions citing their youth. @Lilian4StateRep sponsored in the House.

[Renee Bracey Sherman @RBraceySherman]

This is HUGE news. Organizers on the ground are superstars!

[Asian Law Caucus @AsianLawCaucus]

📢 Californians Sue the CA Prison System for Illegally Discriminating Against People Suspected of Being Born Outside the US

CDCR is so eager to turn Californians over to ICE that it unlawfully refers US residents & citizens based on their national origin.
https://t.co/00DNc8VutG

[Hemant Mehta @hemantmehta]

Nebraska State Senator Megan Hunt (@NebraskaMegan) says she's "under official investigation for a conflict of interest."

The reason? She has a trans child and voted against anti-trans legislation.

[Hannah Dreier @hannahdreier]

Susan Rice is stepping down.

Last week, we reported that she and her team ignored warnings about the explosion of migrant child labor in the US. https://t.co/CkWQhep2NW

[The Awood Center @AwoodMpls]

WHEN

WE

FIGHT

WIN!

In response to @Amazon worker injuries, the Minnesota House just passed what could become the most powerful Amazon worker protection in the nation! #AmazonHurts #WorkShouldntHurtMN

[Alan Mills @alan_uplc]

Thread on how bad health care is in Illinois prisons!

[IL Immigrant Rights @icirr]

[Español abajo] URGENT REQUEST TO #PreventMedicalDebt!

Please fill out a witness slip to show your support by TUESDAY 4/25 @ 3PM: https://t.co/lz6oinzu9I 🧵

[kevin herrera @KevinHerreraJD]

Still working on this here in Chicago, the problems in New York definitely resonate

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

#EraseTheDatabase: The Legal Aid Society is calling to scrap the NYPD’s controversial gang database following the release of a report by the @NYC_DOI earlier today. 🧵: https://t.co/8xmjRvMSUg

[Ameshia Cross @AmeshiaCross]

🙏🏾

[Congressman Greg Casar @RepCasar]

The most vile, anti-immigrant bill I've ever read is being heard today in the Texas House. In Congress, our #NewWayForward Bill would block it.

@RobertoAleLopez with @TXCivilRights lays out what's at stake with the Vigilante Bounty Hunter bill👇🏽
#txlege #HB20

[kevin herrera @KevinHerreraJD]

Good news from Thursday on a Friday.

[Arise Chicago @AriseChicago]

Congrats to the newest Ironworkers!! ✊
@TheIronworkers #union #1u #UnionStrong

[Project South @ProjectSouth]

@ProjectSouth & @SPLC filed an appeal in our case challenging forced labor at the Stewart Detention Ctr
"The private prison corporation CoreCivic is exploiting the forced labor of detained migrants to enrich itself. It must be stopped." - @ashahshahani
https://t.co/lWsW7dcSks