During the holidays, and year-round, physical mail provides tangible connections to family and friends for people who are incarcerated, but new state policies could be severing those ties. Read more from our new blog post here: https://t.co/Ami8ENLpV9
From @ari_jack21 & @kristaannwhite: Workforce support programs can offer young people with legal system involvement opportunities to gain & maintain employment, financial stability, & self-sufficiency. https://t.co/nMKs9cqGU1
Our new @urbaninstitute case study explores trends in jail incarceration for people with probation violations in Pima County, AZ. More from me, @paharibakra & @ari_jack21 here. https://t.co/bjz26LnbPV
“It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States,” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said at a White House ceremony on Friday. “But we’ve made it. We’ve made it. All of us.” https://t.co/R7CNCKpR7e
BREAKING: Civil rights attorney and lifelong activist @mayawiley is our next president and CEO.
We’re thrilled to welcome Maya to our team and work alongside her in our ongoing fight to protect and advance civil and human rights.
Gaining a better understanding of incarcerated young people’s mental health issues and providing equitable services will help meet their needs and reduce the rate of disorders. https://t.co/kHfFJCNxlx
We learned that some federal prosecutors are making defendants waive their right to file for compassionate release as part of their plea agreements. During a pandemic. It is disgusting. @NACDLPresident and I wrote to DOJ and urged them to stop it.
https://t.co/L7RsxKlbB1
Dear lawmakers: Do not celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with tweets if you are unwilling to legislate to tear down white supremacy, end systemic racism, and pass bold civil and human rights legislation in 2022 and beyond.
Commemorative messages are nice, but we need urgent ACTION.
“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. It shouldn't be that women are the exception."
–Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
#WednesdayWisdom