The Forgotten Ones

We have brought dance, levity + light outside MDC for inmates + their families, and we continue to provide support for those society has forgotten.

[Scott Barry Kaufman ⛵ @sbkaufman]

Thought Experiment: Let's say a person commits an atrocious crime. Would you rather punish that person and make their life worse or increase their well-being (while still keeping them off the streets) if you knew that their increased well-being would be better for the world?

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

So many people are in prison, and have been for years, because of a single mistake - often made out of desperation, poverty or self-preservation. We can start to stop this cycle by discontinuing the stigma and acknowledging the humanity of those who end up being bars.

[Nicki Clyne @nickiclyne]

Speaking with people in prison, I hear a lot of tragic stories, but I also hear voices with hope, humility and wisdom. Today I was reminded to look for the rainbow after the storm ⛈🌈✨ Thought I might not be the only one who’d appreciate this today. #prisonpeptalk

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

@justice4jb Love it!

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

One day our society will look back with disbelief at how badly we treated each other. Losing your freedom should not mean losing your humanity. Until then, we can be examples of the future world we want to create, and remind those in prison they are not forgotten 🖤✨

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

It’s been a year we won’t soon forget: full of ups and downs, laughter and tears, enduring loss and pushing through fears. Like many, we did our best to squeeze the juice out of all of life’s lemons. We are humbled by all the support and can’t wait to start dancing again soon!!

[Secrets from a Prison Cell @cellsecrets]

Citizens a century from now will study about prisons in their history lessons & wonder, "What were they thinking, why would U.S. cage millions of ppl instead of treating addiction, rehabilitating their deficiencies or retraining for their deficits?" CONCLUSION: HUMANITY FAILURE

[Amanda Knox @amandaknox]

When I was in prison, one of the saddest days each year was Xmas, the day I most wanted to see my family & couldn't. Today I'm thinking about everyone incarcerated. No matter who you are or what you did (or didn't) do, you deserve family.

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

This is what happens when people speak out, and why things never change.

[New York Daily News @NYDailyNews]

An inmate at Brooklyn’s federal jail was thrown into solitary confinement for speaking out to the Daily News about the COVID-19 outbreak that has ravaged his unit in the lockup, his lawyer and the district’s top public defender said.
https://t.co/nJbIVmuxIK

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

Visitation is canceled, they are on lockdown 24/7 without the ability to use the phone or computer, 10 mins. for showers 3x a week, and it's likely to be like this for months. AND YET, guards still aren't wearing masks. Dangerous and disrespectful doesn't begin to describe it.

[New York Daily News @NYDailyNews]

‘People are scared they aren’t gonna come home’:
A federal inmate with COVID-19 blasts the ‘inhumane’ treatment at the Brooklyn jail with a massive virus outbreak

Felix Collazo, 40, spoke to us from his cell at MDC in Sunset Park. @Noah__Goldberg
https://t.co/gY9ibpXRjh

[Adnan Khan @akhan1437]

Most, if not all, incarcerated ppl have been victims themselves before ever committing a crime. So when you hear “what about the victims” make sure to include the gruesome childhoods of those we incarcerate.

[Union Maid @M_e_g_a_Megan]

80 positive Covid cases today at the MDC in Brooklyn. The MDC has been denying medical care to people inside throughout this pandemic. This could have been prevented.
#FreeThemAll #MDCbrooklyn

[Rep. Nadler @RepJerryNadler]

Tonight, I wrote to the warden of #MDCBrooklyn with @NydiaVelazquez about reports we’ve received of severely ill detainees who were not receiving medical attention. This is inhuman, it is unacceptable, and the abysmal record of the MDC demands immediate answers.

[shakira @Shakira4Pr]

please help me raise awareness on this crisis that is going on at #MDCBROOKLYN . There are 80 + that are being left to die .

#mdcbrooklyn
#Federalprisons
#COVID19

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

We are devastated to learn that the inmates at MDC are at major risk of contracting COVID-19, and many already have. Staying healthy while confined to a cell for 21-24 hours a day is hard enough, but the virus now makes that risk potentially fatal. #mdcbrooklyn #COVID #brooklyn

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

Just posted a photo @ M.D.C Federal Prison https://t.co/m8TBOtPSk6

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

Just posted a photo @ M.D.C Federal Prison https://t.co/869XZJKZMR

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

Just posted a video @ M.D.C Federal Prison https://t.co/42p5laOtmz

[The Forgotten Ones @WeAreAsYou]

With the holidays coming up, it’s important to remember that while it’s hard enough to be separated from family and friends, a large portion of the incarcerated population doesn’t even have family to call, send cards or to help with commissary.

[Nicki Clyne @nickiclyne]

I speak with dozens of people in prison and this phenomenon is ever present. Whether it's having phone calls randomly disconnected, letters lost, or property confiscated for no reason, "the zo" should not be the status quo.
@MarshallProj
https://t.co/A48Hbaku8P via @MarshallProj