California Action Alert - Make a call today in the push to capture a super-majority in the CA Senate for #AB280 the California Mandela Act on Solitary Confinement! Sample script & phone number lookup here: https://t.co/Y5Sct4Pg9m
As often happens, our experiences shape us. Sen. McCain was a vocal opponent of the use of torture. Remembering his legacy today. #EndTorture#StopSolitary#SolitaryIsTorture
As Ahmed & Abdul Rabbani leave 20 years of American custody without charges ever filed against them, may they find healing in their new lives. #CloseGuantanamo https://t.co/KcCCF7VvfK
BREAKING 🚨: Ahmed Rabbani has been released from #Guantánamo Bay after more than 20 years of detention without trial.
Thanks to many of you in this community, Ahmed is finally on his way to meet his son for the first time.
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Thank you to Univision and NRCAT Advisory Council member @MangualSteven for amplifying the message of ending solitary in the Latinx Community #SolitaryIsTorture"
#1yearafterDelRio, we lament the racism in the US immigration system, and we lift up the experiences of Haitian asylum seekers who were cruelly expelled from the United States while trying to meet their basic needs. #DefendBlackMigrants
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Our criminal justice system is supposed to reform folks, but with practices like solitary confinement, it only leads to more harm in the long term. I introduced the Solitary Confinement Study and Reform Act with @RepBice to end this vicious cycle.
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"The Bureau of Prisons has said double-celling 'mitigates suicide risks.' But psychologists and prisoners say living in such claustrophobic conditions with another person can be even worse than being alone and often leads to violent outbursts." https://t.co/4BlKBiaXnn
National Faith Coalition Applauds Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont for Signing Legislation to End Long-Term Solitary Confinement in the State - https://t.co/1J3yxknwVj Congratulations @stopsolitaryct on your tireless efforts to get to this day.
Congratulation to @stopsolitaryct! This week Governor Lamont signed into law a bill to end long-term solitary confinement, with important oversight and accountability measures. #StopSolitary#EndTorture
It’s time for a complete overhaul of federal prisons: Skinheads allegedly killed his son in prison. Now he wants answers from the government. https://t.co/foNZq2ezgB via @nbcnews
@jordandenari@Georgetown Drew and I worked together at the Center for Ethics & Social Policy at the Graduate Theological Union when he was at Jesuit School of Theology Berkeley in CA. He made a major contribution to applying Catholic Social Teaching to the issues of the day.