Allie Frankel

@ACLU attorney challenging oppressive criminal legal system practices. Views my own.

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

Probation and parole are promoted as alternatives to incarceration. But our new @HRW/@ACLU report shows they instead drive high numbers of people—disproportionately Black and brown—right back to US jails and prisons. https://t.co/utNjyD1TGj

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Reminder that more than 82,000 women in Georgia are on probation or parole with travel restrictions – meaning leaving the state for health care services is extremely difficult and sometimes even impossible.

Abortion is health care – and everyone deserves access to it.

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

This decision is a huge win for our clients, who have tirelessly navigated their complex supervision conditions without the accommodations they need. We will keep fighting to make the relief permanent & systemic. https://t.co/zMJyhgTM1y

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

HUGE! Court rejects fed government's "do nothing" policy of ignoring the needs of people on supervision with disabilities; requires accommodations so our clients have an equal chance to finish parole & remain in their communities. @ACLU @ACLU_DC @pdsdc https://t.co/WpcyOQcM2l 🧵

[ACLU @ACLU]

BREAKING: A federal court ordered federal agencies that run supervision in Washington, D.C. to immediately address discrimination against our clients with disabilities who are on parole and supervised release.

This is a necessary step to ensure people with disabilities are treated fairly in our criminal legal system.

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

The Court's opinion confirms that supervision agencies cannot sit back while people with disabilities try to navigate systems that set them up to fail.

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

Far from an alternative to incarceration, electronic monitoring expands the net of correctional control & replicates the harms of physical jail and prison. https://t.co/iinfz1Fz8J

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

For-profit electronic monitoring and probation trap people in a crushing cycle of debt — especially Black and Brown people. Read @elizabethweill @theappeal 👇👇

[Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill]

Exclusive from @nickpwing + me: Federal legislators have sent letters to Sentinel Offender Services, a for-profit probation contractor, and Attenti Group, an electronic monitoring services provider, excoriating the companies for abusive industry practices. https://t.co/RCzVO3Nw2H

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

In Washington, D.C., people on supervision with disabilities are set up to fail - required to navigate a maze of conditions without the accommodations needed to follow them. Our new @ACLU lawsuit seeks to change that. https://t.co/sRnRkQo7ns

[ACLU @ACLU]

BREAKING: We're filing a federal class action lawsuit against the federal government because the supervision system in Washington, D.C. systematically ignores the needs of people with disabilities.

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

Supervision is often a tripwire into jail & prison - especially for people with disabilities. My latest in @Law360 on the critical role defense lawyers can play in helping clients remain in their communities. https://t.co/VlWDAZjhnm

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

Far from an alternative to incarceration, electronic monitoring is expanding the net of correctional control. And new technologies are making "e-carceration" even more invasive. New by @bytamarsarai in @prismreports 👇

[Prism @prismreports]

Intrusive digital tools are piloted among incarcerated people as “alternatives to detention,” but advocates argue they expand the system instead of replacing it. @bytamarsarai writes about e-monitoring's ubiquity in the criminal legal & immigration system.
https://t.co/PPKFr3cJQm

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

For more on how attorneys can help people with disabilities get the accommodations they need to complete supervision, read our new @ACLU guide https://t.co/XDjDp8X2ot

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

🧵Probation and parole set people up to fail – especially those with disabilities. NEW @ACLU guide shows how defense attorneys can play a critical role in ensuring clients with disabilities can complete supervision. https://t.co/VY08eJfA3x

[Allie Frankel @abfrankel]

✅And supervision departments should adopt “universal design” accommodations that help *everyone* on supervision - like explaining requirements in plain language and flexibly scheduling meetings based on people’s individual needs.