P.T.S. Express, Inc.

Prison Transportation Service Express provides bus rides for friends and family to visit their incarcerated loved ones. Frequent visits inspire change. #Startup

[P.T.S. Express, Inc. @PTS_Express]

Keeping the Out of Sight in Mind featuring @AmarieLeeComedy and @RodneyMedina #PTSexpress 🚌

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Too many jails are still forcing families to pay to stay connected during a pandemic. We wrote a template letter you can send to your sheriff demanding that they make jail phone calls free:
https://t.co/ZLeDElesh2

[Vera Institute of Justice @verainstitute]

We can end cycles of recidivism and improve safety within prisons when we expand access to postsecondary education in prison.

It’s time to #RestorePell Grants for incarcerated students. #SecondChanceMonth

[Securus & JPay @Securus_JPay]

See how the Ready4Work Program provides formerly incarcerated individuals with resources like clothing, housing and mental health counseling for a smooth transition into the workforce.
https://t.co/cfikgUwhG9

[The Appeal @theappeal]

The suspensions of prison and jail visitation are taking a toll on families. Especially during a pandemic, a 15-minute free phone call is barely enough time to communicate: “You can’t ask enough questions to get all the answers you need to know.” https://t.co/9LGlxzOON7

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

California has launched a 14-day statewide "soft lockdown" in its prisons. Exhausted prison nurses have been told that if they’re ordered to work 16-hour shifts, they must comply or face reprisal, @latimes reports. https://t.co/0hy1DEpAxi

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Breaking: California is granting early release to 3,500 inmates in an effort to reduce crowding as coronavirus infections begin spreading through the state prison system. https://t.co/sVhrmLeib2

[FAMM Foundation @FAMMFoundation]

Our members understand just how important it is to stay connected to incarcerated loved ones. That's why we're demanding that prison telecom vendors provide free communication in this time of crisis.

Add your name today ✊#ConnectFamiliesNOW

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

NEW: Juvenile detention centers across the country are cutting visits as the #coronavirus spreads. Some teenagers are still allowed to call home, but there's growing anxiety behind bars. The Marshall Project's @elibhager has more: https://t.co/9PwhhA6MeX

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

If jails and prisons are going to suspend in-person visits because of the coronavirus, they MUST make video visits and phone calls free.

The alternative - isolating incarcerated people from their families - is inhumane and dangerous.

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

"We should let the public see firsthand the conditions within the walls, to meet the men and women who reside in our prisons, to look them in the eye, shake their hands and teach them skills they can apply once they are released." https://t.co/5CxFExMnMB

[Susan Chira @susanchira]

Please don't miss this gripping look at what families have to endure to visit someone they love behind bars, including lining up before dawn and traveling for hours, by @beelockwood, @nikki_lew, with journey maps by @katiepark: https://t.co/SLbl9iugsu via @MarshallProj

[FAMM Foundation @FAMMFoundation]

Prosecutors send people to jail and prison every day, but many have never set foot inside a correctional center. A new initiative signed by roughly 40 of the nation’s most progressive district attorneys aims to rectify that. (@washingtonpost) #VisitAPrison https://t.co/Fijmq7MoQC

[Rosenberg Foundation #BlackLivesMatter @RosenbergFound]

The harmful and traumatizing manner of visitations in jails and prisons falls disproportionately on women, both as incarcerated people struggling to see their families and as the ones most likely to visit the incarcerated: https://t.co/DbLAArD4wJ @TheHill #massincarceration

[Solitary Watch @solitarywatch]

This a great campaign by @FAMMFoundation that should be supported by everyone who care about prison conditions: "The Growing Push for Politicians to #VisitAPrison" - https://t.co/ByJHNhxoCY

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

4.9 million people cycle through county jails each year, our new report finds. They're disproportionately Black and poor. Most have serious medical needs.

We must stop jailing our most vulnerable citizens.
https://t.co/Fx0N4fyjW8

[COMMON @common]

10 million children have experienced parental incarceration. #SB394 will change that by giving parents the opportunity for rehabilitation, not simply punishing them with incarceration. Let’s keep families together and communities whole. https://t.co/8ShsAN4EIT

[The Marshall Project @MarshallProj]

Across the country, jails are increasingly used to respond to social issues like poverty and mental illness.

Report at @PrisonPolicy.
https://t.co/nUBbvvZeJz

[FAMM Foundation @FAMMFoundation]

How much does it cost to keep a connection with the outside world while you're incarcerated? A lot.

📞300 phone minutes at 21 cents/minute = $63
📧2,700 monthly minutes of emailing = $135
👪Five monthly video visits = $30

That's $228 per month. https://t.co/k0pXbD2yf7

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

Norway's radical idea of making prisons humane is working – and it's inspiring the U.S. https://t.co/PNT9WAAtMl