Jan Bindas-Tenney

[Maine Equal Justice @MeEqualJustice]

“We can’t reduce these disparities only by responding after someone gets sick, or gets exposed,” said Kathy Kilrain del Rio... at Maine Equal Justice. “We need to actually look at what is making people more vulnerable in the first place.” #mepolitics

[Senator Rachel Talbot Ross @RTalbotRoss]

“How are you actually not just talking about this work but actually doing the work so that we do not see these disparities exacerbated week after week after week?” -RTR #mepolitics
https://t.co/UuSHYMcpM6

[I’m💯%ThatBitch™️ @ColoraturYAS]

Happy to have supported #blmportlandme tonight, what a day

[D @Danarrob]

Jon Jennings is bad for Portland. Jon Jennings criminalizes and exacerbates poverty. He is unelected and weilds the most power in city government. The city manager position is anti-democratic. Dismiss @PortlandManager #portlandmaine #portlandMe #BLMportlandME

[D @Danarrob]

Hey @CityPortland city council. We demand the immediate dismissal of @PortlandManager, whose actions and policies hurt poor, black and brown people of Portland.

The city manager job is anti democratic and was formed to maintain white power as minorities moved to ME in the 30s.

[Portland Outright @OutrightMaine]

Secure confinement is harmful to all youth. LGBTQ+ youth are at higher risk for mistreatment, bullying, physical and sexual abuse and extended placement in “protective isolation." @nirav_mainecdc @GovJanetMills #ReleaseOurLovedOnes #DecarcerateME #FreeOurYouth #CloseLongCreek

[Maine Family Planning @FPAMaine]

Yesterday's letter to @GovJanetMills: "Our
collective vulnerability to #COVID19 is defined by that of our most vulnerable community members--including the 3,000 people who are incarcerated in this state. If we fail to protect them, we fail to protect ourselves." #DecarcerateME

[Portland Outright @OutrightMaine]

LGBTQ+ people are 3x as likely to be incarcerated as the general population, meaning LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately experiencing COVID-19 behind bars. #DecarcerateME #ReleaseOurLovedOnes #FreeOurYouth #CloseLongCreek

[Maine Family Planning @FPAMaine]

Centering the health, safety & security of vulnerable Mainers, including those who are incarcerated, makes our families & communities healthier. @nirav_mainecdc urge @GovJanetMills to #ReleaseOurLovedOnes #DecarcerateME

[Health Equity Alliance @MEHealthEquity]

@bangordailynews, @PressHerald, @MainePublic - Can you ask @nirav_mainecdc & @MEPublicHealth what the plan is when an outbreak happens in ME prisons and surrounding rural hospitals need to scramble to figure out how to keep people alive & protect their workers? #decarcerateME

[Gothic Barbie @giadrew]

Public health means ALL of us. #DecarcerateME #releaseourlovedones #freeouryouth #closelongcreek

[Health Equity Alliance @MEHealthEquity]

#Decarceration is a critical #publichealth strategy to #flattenthecurve and protect EVERYONE. Here's more from the New England Journal of Medicine:

#decarcerateME #ReleaseOurLovedOnes #FreeOurYouth
https://t.co/XydXGAYZlo

[Portland Outright @OutrightMaine]

Public health means ALL of us! People incarcerated have the same right to protection from #Covid19 as every Mainer. @nirav_mainecdc @MEPublicHealth We call on you to urge @GovJanetMills to protect public health & #ReleaseOurLovedOnes #DecarcerateME #FreeOurYouth #CloseLongCreek

[Sharmarke @Sharmar16644131]

#DecarcerateME, #ReleaseOurLovesOnes, #FreeOurYouth and #CloseLongCreek

[Tina Heat @TinaHeat23]

Our loved ones are NOT disposable! @nirav_mainecdc we need you to counsel @GovJanetMills to #ReleaseOurLovedOnes in order to prevent a #Covid19 outbreak in Maine jails & prisons. #DecarcerateME #FreeOurYouth #CloseLongCreek

[Maine Women’s Lobby @MEWomensLobby]

When incarcerated folks can be safely released into the community, they should be. When we #decarcerateME we help Maine stay safe and healthy. #ReleaseOurLovedOnes @MEPublicHealth

[Health Equity Alliance @MEHealthEquity]

If an outbreak happens in #Maine prisons, it will overwhelm our taxed health care system, hospitals, & medical personnel. #ReleaseOurLovedOnes to #flattenthecurve! Please urge @GovJanetMills to #decarcerateME @nirav_mainecdc #MEpolitics

[Jan Bindas-Tenney @janbindastenney]

Risk factors for #COVID19: underlying conditions, inability to distance, lack of hygiene. Things disproportionately experienced by incarcerated people: All of the above. #decarcerateME to save lives and #flattenthecurve @nirav_mainecdc @MEpublichealth #MEpolitics

[Jan Bindas-Tenney @janbindastenney]

#DecarcerateME & #ReleaseOurLovedOnes #MEPolitics

[Jan Bindas-Tenney @janbindastenney]

Keeping people in jails and prisons makes social distancing impossible. #Decarceration flattens the curve. #decarcerateME to keep all Mainers healthy! @nirav_mainecdc @MEpublichealth #MEpolitics