#jailreform — Public Fediverse posts
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BTW I'm for #jailreform ... they like to use incarceration as a weapon against us...
Which is a total p*ssy move. In China they do more executions. Id like these right wingers who like to try and dominate me as if im trespassing on their land to consider that...
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In a positive turn, Dauphin County's commissioners voted to forgive nearly $66 million in pay-to-stay debt for formerly incarcerated people.
This change was championed by a commissioner focused on jail reform.
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A book to help support incarcerated folks. It has meditations, prayers, essays on lucid dreaming and manifestation, along with puzzles, games, writing prompts, lined and blank paper. https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wellness-while-incarcerated-anonymous/1146356790?ean=9798988816133
#incarceration #jail #prison #jailreform #prisonreform #abolishprisons #abolition #freedom #spirituality #mentalhealth #meditation #prayers #chants #mudras #chakras #newage #spirituality #injustice
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It's a disgrace what's happening at Riker's Island, and the City refuses to act.
"A court-appointed monitor is urging a judge to begin contempt proceedings against New York City over conditions at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, setting the stage for a potential federal takeover of the jail system in the nation’s most populous city."
https://apnews.com/article/rikers-island-jail-federal-monitor-04d1b55afdece458970024bd6352e98c
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From #DragQueens to #inmates: The #ACLU’s #battle for #civilliberties in #southerncalifornia
Since then, the organization, which is often #criticized by #conservatives, has represented #civilliberties cases involving #immigration, #votingrights, #freedomofspeech, #jailreform, #policeabuse, #education #equality, #racism, #homelessness, #religion and the #massincarceration of #JapaneseAmericans during #wwii
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Activism
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-22/la-ca-aclu-100th-anniversary
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/15/atlanta-jail-man-dead-eaten-bed-bugs The family of #LashawnThompson Lashawn Thompson, 35, is calling for a criminal investigation into Thompson's death and for the closure and replacement of a local jail after alleging that Thompson died in custody from bed bugs in a squalid jail cell. Thompson was incarcerated at the Fulton county Jail in Atlanta on a misdemeanor charge #PoliceBrutality #PrisonReform #BLM #JailReform #HumanRights #PrisonersRights #PoliceCorruption #PoliceCriminals
