Return Strong!

Return Strong is a grassroots group led by & for incarcerated\formerly incarcerated people & loved ones, fighting mass incarceration and promoting justice.

[Return Strong! @returnstrongnv]

Christian Walker should be alive today. Demand @LasVegasDA “open a public fact finding review per clark county code 2.14.020 into the death of Christian Walker at High Desert State Prison.” #StopTheSilence #EndTheViolence

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

"In Idaho prisons, more than two dozen women say guards prey on them with little fear of consequences — and those who speak up are often punished."

The U.S. is a leader in women's incarceration, and behind bars, women are anything but safe. 🧵

https://t.co/7jrnH6DDVJ

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Nearly half of people with multiple arrests have incomes below $10,000/year, according to 2017 data.

The carceral system perpetuates poverty. It's time to support communities instead of locking them up.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Black & brown kids do not have a greater propensity toward lawbreaking. Instead, they are targeted for surveillance, arrest, and punishment in ways that white kids are not.

The racially disproportionate confinement of children starts with policing, not criminality.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

🚨NEW: On any given day, nearly 32,000 kids are confined away from home – and most are in restrictive facilities that look & feel a lot like adult prisons and jails

Our new report gives the most up-to-date picture on youth confinement in the U.S. 🧵
https://t.co/k4ctzn7uui

[PLAN @PLANevada]

#SB457 is a dangerous step backward. It was amended behind closed doors and rolls back years of reform! We cannot afford the human or financial cost of mass incarceration. This bill must DIE today.
#KillSB457 #NVLeg

[Yvonne @YvoEfv]

@EdgarFloresNV @Irahansen @LangeForSenate @LisaKrasner4NV @MelanieScheible @Nicole4Nevada @Ohrenschall4NV @returnstrongnv @rochellenguyen @SpeakerYeagerNV

[Ashley Shead @AshleyShead83]

@LisaKrasner4NV vote NO on SB45. We can do better. Nevada can do better. @returnstrongnv @massliberation

[Ashley Shead @AshleyShead83]

#SB457 will only add more strain to an under-resourced system, while creating more barriers for people trying to rebuild their lives. We need policies that offer real solutions—not ones that repeat the failed approaches of the past. @KenDGray1 @returnstrongnv

[Ashley Shead @AshleyShead83]

Vote No on #SB457 We know mass incarceration does not make us safer. Decades of research and lived experience show us that it fails to reduce crime and only deepens harm. @Irahansen @alexishansenNV @returnstrongnv

[Ashley Shead @AshleyShead83]

#SB457 Safer communities are built by lifting people up, not locking them away! @PKONeillNV @BrittMiller4AD5 @returnstrongnv

[Return Strong! @returnstrongnv]

We strongly support #AB91 because people change. Extreme sentences deny the reality of rehabilitation & the human capacity for redemption. AB91 offers hope, reunification, and restoration. It must be amended & passed—not left to die.
#NVLeg #SecondChances

[Return Strong! @returnstrongnv]

Nevada prisons are $50M over budget and understaffed. SB457 would make things worse by expanding incarceration instead of fixing root causes. Say it loud: #NoOnSB457 #PeopleOverPrisons https://t.co/XBdLOY9DZ3

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

What’s worse: Nevada recovers *less than 0.0008%* of that debt, spending more trying to collect than it brings in. Low collection rates= more time & $$ are spent collecting the uncollectible.

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

Right now, people leaving prison are billed for medical care they received behind bars. That debt makes it harder to:
❌ Pay existing court-ordered obligations
❌ Provide for their families
❌ Stay on track after release

[Fines and Fees Justice Center @FinesandFeesJC]

🚨 Big win in Nevada: SB 88 passed the Senate!

This bill would end a broken practice that buries people in medical debt—hurting families, wasting gov. money, and making it harder to meet court obligations like restitution. 🧵👇

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Millions of women are jailed in the US every year.

The vast majority of them are mothers.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

A reminder during National Police Week:

Police contact of any kind is not innocuous. Most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.

https://t.co/aYTu8la2iE

[Reform & Rebuild @Reform_Rebuild]

Woman who are placed on the Basic regime as punishment for breaking prison rules are being allowed to keep their in-cell televisions, in a policy change aimed at preventing self-harm. This policy should be implemented across the estate regardless of gender.

[Return Strong! @returnstrongnv]

💐 After Mother’s Day... Let’s Show Up for Incarcerated Moms 💐
📞 Support SB323 – Free Daily Calls & Fair Rates for Women at FMWCC
🗓️ Tomorrow @ 8AM | Senate Finance Hearing
👥 Call In. Show Up. Speak Out.

#NVLEG

[Return Strong! @returnstrongnv]

🌎 It’s #EarthDay—and summer is around the corner and #Nevadaprisons aren’t prepared for extreme heat!🔥
Broken systems, failing infrastructure, and no relief! Underfunded prisons can’t afford basic protections.

Decarceration is climate action!