TheWorkAndUs

The Work and Us is an inside/outside participatory research project, that supports imprisoned people in conducting social movement research.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

Prisons across the U.S. are stripping away physical mail in what they claim to be an effort to combat drug smuggling.

Here's the truth: Mail scanning does not stop drug use behind bars — but it does hurt incarcerated people & their loved ones.

https://t.co/M7y3QMmseU

[Inquest @_inquest_]

"Not only does the law restrict the free expression of incarcerated journalists. It also ensures that any attempt to seek redress for unlawful retaliation is delayed and obstructed." —Ivan Kilgore for our Defending Prison Journalism series https://t.co/XvlrhdBxyX

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

We believe that the movement to abolish the prison industrial complex needs to build the capacity of imprisoned people to shape and lead our campaigns. Our fellowship is step in that direction. You can donate through our website https://t.co/MLSR01t12n

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

We are launching a kickoff fundraiser in support of our year-long Incarcerated Research Fellowship. We are raising $90k to provide monthly stipends to our fellows, and we need your support!

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

"The report found that free communications saved incarcerated people and their loved ones $622.5 million. Savings ranged from $172 to $1,801 per incarcerated person per year." https://t.co/zQrc7eOCwT

[Inquest @_inquest_]

"Prison writing has often been the spark that lights the flame of political awareness among the incarcerated population and their allies." @waazn1 https://t.co/iePtWexd4C

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

While 1 in 3 families with an incarcerated loved one goes into debt over the cost of prison phone calls, telecom companies line their pockets with billions.

It's time to end this vicious exploitation of incarcerated people and their loved ones.

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

"I need you to really understand what it means to be a survivor of sexual violence in a facility where the only accessible media is built by and for the people who most benefit from your silence." @kwanetaharris @truthout https://t.co/viETX2dczP

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

Happy May Day! https://t.co/JX6JwUI5s7

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

@inthesetimesmag "We organize with people pushed to the margins of the labor market by the carceral system, denied stability, protection, and too often even recognition that they are workers at all." https://t.co/DC40JUEIe9

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

"Campaigns that use language like housing not handcuffs or care not cages should be cautious. It’s important to be able to separate demands for something not to exist from demands for what we actually want to build." https://t.co/YNy6E7i2oX @_inquest_

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

"Abolitionist work that addresses the root causes of environmental racism is worth undertaking, as it is vital in the struggle against the broader issues of racial and economic inequality." https://t.co/Mp1bvppfY1

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

In recognition of #EarthDay, we wanted to lift up pieces by incarcerated people on how the carceral system fuels environmental degradation that impacts people on both sides of the wall.

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

"Mule Creek residents reported that the water would often taste 'off' and leave a black residue on drinking glasses if left overnight.... and many developed illnesses they did not have before entering prison" https://t.co/AHCBzgGy4d

[Robyn Maynard @policingblack]

No cop city anywhere - from atlanta to vancouver, cities are being militarized against their inhabitants. https://t.co/9ydeUtPgNg

[Sam Biddle @samfbiddle]

NEW: Flight data reveals that the LAPD's "Drone as First Responder" program—sold to the public as a public safety measure—is in fact being used to spy on anti-ICE/anti-Trump protests in Los Angeles.

https://t.co/1lXVAuO0Up

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

Unfortunately, prisons are built on coercion, not consent. Ending forced labor in prisons doesn't change that fact. And prison admin/staff are very good at finding work arounds to any reforms that even attempt to provide agency to imprisoned people.

[pdx law grrrl @pdxlawgrrrl]

Nadia refused a prison kitchen shift in Colorado. So she was locked in solitary for 30 days. Colorado voters banned prison slavery in 2018. But it continued. This year, a judge ordered the state to stop locking people in solitary for refusing to work. https://t.co/jZxPmTFU6B

[TheWorkAndUs @TheWorkAndUs]

"if you take a more functional, materialist perspective on what role these institutions play in any unequal society, they’re all essentially doing the same thing. So, I think it’s a mistake to talk about ICE as if it’s separate from all of these other institutions of repression."

[Alec Karakatsanis @equalityAlec]

I did this interview with Brian Bean and the fantastic Tempest magazine about ICE, police, and the moment we are in: https://t.co/OhuAE3367X

[L E F T, PhD ⚫️ @LeftSentThis]

Note: Research shows that approximately 60% of homeless people in Louisiana are Black. And approximately 65% to 68% of the prison population in Louisiana is Black, despite Black people making up only about 33% of the state's total population.