Elaine Arsenault

I am a writer looking for representation for my book, "This Call will be Recorded; A Memoir about Race, Relationships, and the Criminal Legal System."

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

Fabulous read. Get your copy now!

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

THE PAPERBACKS ARE HERE!!

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

A real disconnect when the bureau of pardons and paroles sends out an email celebrating second chance month, but the parole board demonstrates daily that they do not believe in second chances. In 2023, they've denied parole to 97% of eligible people. 1/2

[David Garlock @DavidLeegarlock]

The new prisons are a bandaid on a gushing wound.

The way to solve the problem:

1-New Leadership from Governor Down
2-New Parole/Pardon Board
3-Change sentencing Guidelines
4-Free folks who have served decades in prison
5- Change the way Technical parole violations are handled

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Here is how much people in 43 states are forced to pay to send ONE electronic message to an incarcerated loved one. (Typically, there is a character limit, and one message isn't enough.)

In the 14 states that have banned physical mail, it's virtually the only option.

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

97% of parole-eligible people have been denied this month. The argument that this protects the public falls apart when the prison system already found 74 in this group no risk to themselves or others & sends them outside the fence to work unsupervised.

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

Hand of mental health https://t.co/XD6uGQIAQj

[Beth Shelburne @bshelburne]

Cannot WAIT to dig into this new book by @JustinoBrooks of @CA_Innocence! If you think you’re immune from being sent to prison for something you didn’t do, you’re wrong. This is a #mustread.

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

What would it be like if $25 million went to the health and education of the children.

[Jean Trounstine⚖️ @spoutible & @bluesky @JusticeWithJean]

"In 2018, Mass families spent an estimated $25 million on phone calls to incarcerated relatives, according to the advocacy group Worth Rises, which estimates that correctional facilities received about $7 million in commissions."
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[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

“I’ve never had a handout here. I’ve always tried to [stay out of prison] on my own. And I’ve seen that it’s almost impossible.” https://t.co/WOGobINwB4 Marshall Project Newsletter

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

No questions asked. You would’ve known this — had they taught it to you in school.

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

And we point the finger at other countries claiming inhumane treatment of people. We are all complicit.

[MACDL @MassCrimDefense]

Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts Executive Director Elizabeth Matos said in a statement to the Herald, “Devoting resources to scanning mail while insufficiently addressing the underlying causes of substance use is a misuse of resources.”
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[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

Will people who work in prisons and treat people inhumane get into prison? What are offenses and who decide which ones are worse?

[David Garlock @DavidLeegarlock]

Will people who have committed offenses and gone to prison be welcomed into Heaven after they repent?

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

Police in schools do not address students mental health. It creates more trauma.

[Luke Ryan @LukeRyanLawMA]

In no particular order, here's a few thoughts on the latest development in this saga . . . .

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Annie Dookhan might not have failed alone in drug lab scandal, new documents allege https://t.co/3qygS0KMe1

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

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[Jean Trounstine⚖️ @spoutible & @bluesky @JusticeWithJean]

Please retweet and share: "AS MASS RECONSIDERS LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE FOR 18 TO 20-YEAR-OLDS, WILL RACE MATTER?" cc: @DigBoston @BINJreports @Fara1 @CourtWatchMA
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[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

As Mass Reconsiders Life Without Parole For 18 To 20-year-olds, Will Race Matter? – Dig Bos https://t.co/5Exmou3FbV

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

I’ve been following you for a while, read your book, love your story. The adjective I think best describes you is FUCKING AMAZING!

[Keri Blakinger @keribla]

Ever since I got out of prison, I’be strived to live a life that I can be proud of instead of one I regret

I don’t need to put a magic word in my Twitter bio for that to be true

Anyone paying attention can figure it out - unless they’re being willfully ignorant

[Release Aging People in Prison Campaign @RAPPcampaign]

Yesterday RAPP teamed up with Freedom Unshackled at the Albany High School Community & Civic Fair to talk with the senior class about #ParoleJusticeNY and #ClemencyNow. Many students signed up to join the movement to reunite families separated by incarceration.

[Elaine Arsenault @earsenault_f]

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