andreaFreeHerjames

Mother. Wife. Abolitionist. Ending incarceration of women and girls. Founder @justicehealing / Founder- Executive Director @thecouncilus

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Among the 35 jail births identified in the news over 10 years, jail staff ignored repeated cries for help or medical assistance in at least 24 cases.

The carceral system is no place for pregnant people.

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We separate women from their children and place them away in prisons across this country Everyday! Not good for women stolen by ICE.. and not good for women who are US citizens stolen by the criminal law system everyday

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Great job @AyannaPressley @SenatorMarkey @RepMcGovern !!! Thank you @ACLU_Mass for stepping up and bringing home Rumeysa!!! Welcome home!!!

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We learned today that the MA legislature - Joint Committee on Election Laws voted to not move the bill to REINSTATE the right to vote to incarcerated people. Registered voters of the Commonwealth of MA should have the right to vote no matter where they live. Taking the right to vote away from incarcerated people in 2020 was an act of oppression and control that disproportionately affects black and brown communities and is tantamount to further entrenching a caste system in the state.

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[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

62 years ago today, Gideon v. Wainwright established the right to counsel for those charged with a crime

Public defenders are vital to ensuring that people have representation in the legal system. Unfortunately, all too often, public defense systems are underfunded & overworked.

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It’s heartbreaking how little so many people understand about the times we are living in. Real recognize real. It’s real.

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Why is this transfer station, a dumping ground for toxic materials, located in Roxbury and who let this happen

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Opening night Beyond the Bars 2025! Let’s Go!

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[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

More than 50% of people in state prisons are punished at least 1x/year for misconduct, and almost all of them face harsh sanctions like solitary confinement.

Prison discipline is a system of petty tyranny with devastating consequences.
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The thing about philanthropy is that those individuals and organizations that are funded through philanthropic channels are doing some of the hardest work on the planet .. seeking justice and fairness and equity .., and that job is a real job. Billionaires are leaving the criminal law space and it’s happening all at the same time ..:We’re still here doing the work to move mountains to create a better, safer, more sustainable and equitable world for us all. We will keep the light on.

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[Center for Community Alternatives @CCA_NY]

With negotiations set to start Monday, NYS prisons are in crisis. Visits canceled, lack of food, meds & heat as COs resist accountability for brutality. Demand DOCCS restore visits, ensure basic rights, enforce HALT & pass urgent reforms! Contact the Governor & your legislators NOW: https://t.co/0YvRnQPnNi

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[New Hour @NewHourNY]

The National Guard storms facilities today as a result of the illegal work stoppage of state prison guards. As a result, thousands of incarcerated people will be in lockdown with limited access to food, medicine, access to programs & contact with their families.

Our statement:

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@MSNBC we need @thereidout

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We have to be brave right now. AND we have to protect people, families, children,. How many children who were separated from their families under the last Trump administration that are still missing? Remember james Baldwin’s famous quote ..if they take you in the morning .,,

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@MSNBC you’ve covered two stories on clemency this morning and still have not said anything about the people like Michelle West, having surpassed her 32nd years of incarceration for a drug conspiracy case, who would never have received that sentence today. @POTUS please commute those sentences

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As we talk about stopping mass deportation ..let us please recognize the need to address domestic mass incarceration. State governors 👆🏾lets connect the dots and build strong communities.

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@Democrats continue to ignore the millions of people whose lives and economics have been ruined by a draconian criminal law system that clearly is not just. Free the people in federal and state prisons for decades, particularly for drug convictions. Women and men like Michelle West and Glenn Metz who now surpassed 30 years of federal incarceration @POTUS @VP Clemency NOW!!!!