BREAKING: The NY Senate just passed the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act by a vote of 42 to 21! The bill already passed in the Assembly. It now goes to the Governor and we call on him to sign it immediately.

Without programs like #NYIFUP and #LDP, release from immigration detention is nearly impossible. To protect immigrant communities, @CarlHeastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins should adopt the NYS Assembly’s proposal to strengthen legal services that unite families and promote safety.

Without #NYIFUP, people like Julian would still be held in ICE detention despite winning the right to stay in the US. @CarlHeastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins please adopt NYS Assembly's proposal to fund NYIFUP and #LDP to prevent more miscarriages of justice. vera.org/blog/even-afte…

We’re still out here. #HALTsolitary

NEW: Hakeem Jeffries throws his support behind the #HALTsolitary Confinement Act. He calls for it to become law, citing the fierce urgency of now. “Solitary confinement is inhumane, unacceptable, unnecessary, unconscionable.”

George was murdered. Derek Chauvin is the one on trial.

Can anyone recommend an organization that writes extensive histories of non-profit organizations? It would involve archival research. Thanks!

Everyone, whether they are imprisoned or not, is a person. Words like “inmate,” “prisoner,” “convict,” “felon” and “offender” are like brands. They reduce human beings to their crimes and cages themarshallproject.org/2021/04/12/i-a…

Can we all sing a praise song for Darnella Frazier who had the presence of mind to film that video that made such a difference in this case and now must live with the memories that will walk alongside her for the rest of her years

For George.

Let me correct this for you, The New York Times: "A year after the murder of George Floyd, police budgets in every major city in the country have all increased, which should force cities to reassess why they continue to invest billions in a failed strategy that undermines health & safety!"

Ninth, wage theft by employers isn't in crime stats b/c it is almost never investigated by cops, but it costs low-wage workers an estimated $50 billion/year, dwarfing the cost of all cop-reported robberies, burglaries, larcenies, and car thefts combined. x.com/equalityAlec/s…

District Attorneys hold immense power to prevent more people from going into Rikers and helping to release those there. Today, Vera Institute of Justice and several other service providers say they are failing to step up and help solve the crisis. Our reporting: ny1.com/politics/2021/…

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Did you or anyone you know lose a driver's license due to involvement with the criminal legal system? And would you be willing to talk about the pointless hardship this causes? The Vera Institute of Justice is preparing a report on this issue.

For incarcerated people, a letter or photo is a vital connection to family and the outside world. But many U.S. prisons are limiting or banning mail from entering their facilities to stop contraband—despite little evidence supporting this invasive policy. vera.org/blog/more-and-…

At least 14 million students—nearly a third of K–12 students in the United States—attend schools that have police officers on site but do not staff counselors, nurses, or social workers. From Nazish Dholakia disq.us/t/4671klm

"Prisons are food deserts. Mess-hall meals typically contain very little nutritional value, and most commissaries offer few, if any, fresh food options." Formerly incarcerated writer Michael Capers explains how the prison food system poisons people. theappeal.org/prison-food-sy…

Gilberto Garcia had been waiting for trial for three years when he died at Rikers Island. He was 26. New York City must end the persistent human rights abuses in its horrific jails. vera.org/news/nyc-jail-…