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“There is no such thing as too much justice.” Thank you Michelle Alexander, author of @thenewjimcrow for your support of the Racial Justice Act! @GavinNewsom, the time so sign #AB2542 is now. Racial Justice in our courts is long overdue. #ConfrontRacism.
From the Prison Policy Initiative: "Returning from prison and jail is hard during normal times — it’s even more difficult during COVID-19" https://t.co/9FKjrHsZ2D
A federal jury has awarded $3 million to a former state prison prisoner that the jury found was sexually victimized by a corrections officer.
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Our collective solidarity can bring this nation to a halt. It’s time to disrupt business as usual, and center Black women as essential to our economy and our equality. Tuesday, 9/29 - more details in next tweet ⬇️⬇️ #StrikeForBreonna#BlackWomxnAreEssential#TheTakeBack
Shot out to da Osceola (Kissimmee) Chapter of FRRC, Pastor Tony; our Latino Associate Producer Humble is part of that Chp in da historic Voting Rights Movement. Amendment 4 is the biggest inclusion of the Franchise since 1964. #Amendment4#CadaVotoCuenta
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“The most significant beneficial action that can be taken to protect incarcerated men and women is to RELEASE as many people as possible." Osborne's President & CEO Elizabeth Gaynes during New York State Joint Hearing.
On 9/22, the NYS Senate held a Joint Public Hearing to --
When will you be #voting? Where is your polling place? Do you need an absentee ballot? Don't wait to answer these questions! Make a plan right now so that you're ready to #vote and make your voice heard in the election!
With a replica solitary cell and tombstones for those who have been tortured and killed by solitary, we begin our weekly action to demand that @NYCMayor end solitary confinement fully and immediately! We honor those whose lives have been taken by solitary and demand not one more.
"Too many working-age adults have been locked out for decades from opportunities for employment and critically, opportunities for advancement in employment." JLUSA Michigan Statewide Organizer Hakim Crampton
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How could this abject cruelty to both mothers and children ever be considered part of "corrections"? “You Can Never Get That Time Back”: Solitary Confinement Is Devastating for Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children https://t.co/tLAofhK5it
RALLY TODAY: It’s been almost 3 months since @NYCMayor said he would end solitary confinement, 15 months since Layleen Polanco died in solitary, & 5 years since Kalief Browder died because of solitary — with no action to end this horrific torture. NYC must fully end solitary now!
#SB1064 will ensure no one in a CA prison is denied release on the basis of unproven, unreliable accusations. The bill is critical in advancing the right to due process for incarcerated people. @GavinNewsom, stand with @UnCommLaw & @NancySkinnerCA & pass SB1064!
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