From PTA mom to prisoner at 54 in the blink of an eye. An upper class white woman sharing her story of of mass incarceration, for those still behind bars.
When does feeding people become a responsibility of those that assumed there care?
Families are expected to pay these exorbitant canteen prices because pasta is just not enough.
When will the @Aramark contract be enforced and fresh produce from the farm be included in these meals?
Honored to have Eldra take the time to interview me. Hopefully the start of spreading the word on the necessities of serious judicial reform in our country!
Working with people in prison, you meet brilliant, amazing people. They did something decades ago, sometimes something terrible. But that's not *who* they are today. @VisitingRoomPr https://t.co/Me4y9Sm0mD
I go deep with my friends Amanda and Christopher on this one. Available on Spotify and all podcast platforms! @manunderbridge@amandaknox https://t.co/TOHb8rURcV
@amandaknox@CA_Innocence@JustinoBrooks Great guy, heart of gold. Reminds me of Mark Godsey at Ohio Innocence Project. Both men have spent decades working to free innocent people—and their perseverance is truly making the world a better place.
The California Innocence Project has freed 36 innocent people from 570 years of wrongful imprisonment. But what toll does that work take on the people who do it? I spoke with @CA_Innocence founder @JustinoBrooks for #LABYRINTHS. Available now exclusively on my patreon. Link👇
“We the people are the power.”
Due to a wrongful conviction, Herman Lindsey spent three years on death row. Now, he is committed to creating a brighter, more just future for Florida. https://t.co/ZQ2g7DlKzc
In a landmark moment, it looks likely that exoneree Yusef Salaam will land a seat on the #NewYork City Council after Tuesday's primary election. Part of the #ExoneratedFive (previously the #CentralParkFive), Salaam toured #Ohio as an OIP speaker in 2018. https://t.co/R75CC74XoQ
Some big news flew under the radar:
Texas FINALLY banned courtroom testimony following hypnosis by police.
This is impact from @lmcgaughy + @Dave_Boucher1's 2020 series on "forensic hypnosis" for @dallasnews, covered in our Texas Ranger podcast:
https://t.co/J1Be0xHygP
"As a former prosecutor, I used to have a hand in imposing lengthy prison sentences, including the most severe and draconian penalty that can be imposed against children: life without the possibility of parole." https://t.co/iS2mhx1dC1 via @detroitnews
Eighteen California prisons—which incarcerate ~46,000 people—are located in areas vulnerable to extreme heat, wildfires, or flooding, according to a new report. Many prisoners have already experienced brutal conditions spurred by climate change. https://t.co/NBfivwjdzz
20 years jail for rescuing 1000 low income migrants who were forced to put their lives at risk.
Expanded search for rescuing a few billionaires who chose to put their lives at risk.
Criminalizing poverty and excusing oppulance. Smh
@MorganGodvin I can tell you that holding a letter from a loved one, and reading it over and over again is what got me through prison. Digitization doesn’t help make safer prisons—as has been proven over and over. The question is why do we allow companies to get rich off of prisoners?
“I have seen enough to know that what companies like TextBehind are selling isn't security. It's surveillance.”
Phil Smith, incarcerated in NC, offers a searing analysis on mail scanning services, which don’t alleviate contraband + do cost poor folks $. https://t.co/C7NuZjceOc
Breaking: An inmate died this afternoon at the Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, TDCJ tells @KXAN_News.
Cause of death not yet confirmed. Sources familiar tell us the woman was vomiting and shaking, consistent with heat stroke symptoms.
That unit does not have AC in the cells.
A #Missouri woman who has been imprisoned for 42 years will be getting a rare opportunity from the state's Attorney General's office to present evidence of her #innocence. The office has a long-established pattern of opposing virtually every such request.
https://t.co/4tusKzmQXu