Does anyone REALLY expect the DOC to roll out humane and epidemiologically sound disease management of their own accord? Of course not - that's why it's the responsibility of MDH. A responsibility they have either completely ignored or completely failed. @MDHCommMalcolm

Incarcerated/detained people don't have the option to socially distance. They deserve equitable, voluntary access to the COVID-19 vaccine -- they deserve the same standards for priority access as the general population. Read and sign our open letter: mnvaccineequity.org

And we have an audio bit: Letters from prisoners who caught covid-19, read by formerly incarcerated ppl Jennifer Charlene Toon Doug Smith @maggie_lunas Anthony C. Graves David Collingsworth Jose Flores. It's heartbreaking, but as an ex-prisoner myself it’s SO POWERFUL. wfaa.com/article/news/l…

Last week, a judge found that MN Dept. of Corrections has failed in its duty to protect people in its custody from the spread of COVID-19. m.startribune.com/judge-rips-min…

COVID-19 outbreak at Kandiyohi County Jail among ICE detainees. Please extend your support by signing the form by MN Immigrant Health Alliance here -> forms.gle/UhxyAfsjkbisPJ…

MDH allocated around 400 doses of the vaccine to treat the state's highest-risk prisoners” who have pre-existing conditions and are medically vulnerable. This is an important first step in the right direction! startribune.com/minnesota-inma…

MDH is collecting public comments on ethical distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine here: health.state.mn.us/diseases/coron… We need to make sure that more incarcerated and detained Minnesotans continue to receive priority access to the vaccine in future plans.

Please share: We urgently need friends who can translate this vital info on covid vaccines for our incarcerated patrons & others into #Somali and #Hmong. Know a translator, or are you bilingual yourself? DM us and let us know your rates, or if you're able to do pro Bono work.

Health care workers replaced Denver cops in handling hundreds of mental health and substance abuse cases — and officials say it saved lives cbsn.ws/2N3dE7A

You can’t reform this. theintercept.com/2021/02/06/ice…

A man died from COVID in a Houston jail cell last week because he couldn't afford the $100 bail. He died for the crime of being poor, awaiting trial for the alleged crime of stealing food. His name was Preston Chaney. Mass incarceration is a public health crisis.

Join us this Saturday (2/13/21) from 2pm to 4pm to help send out some Vaccine FAQs to our incarcerated community in Minnesota to tackle vaccine distrust and disinformation! Click on the link for more details: fb.me/e/20tOpeRWO Hope to see you there! #FreeThemAll

People keep asking me how things are going in Texas prisons right now. Still getting reports of overflowing toilets, no water, no heat, & this is what they're eating “It’s been so cold for so long that my fingertips are cracking & bleeding." MY LATEST: thedailybeast.com/this-is-whats-…

For the first time ever, the House took a vote on whether or not to end the cruelty of denying incarcerated people their right to vote. Our amendment didn’t pass, but 97 Democrats voted with us. We will not stop fighting until we dismantle white supremacy in all of its forms.

Help us mail vaccine FAQs to incarcerated Minnesotans! This Saturday. Sign up to reserve your materials at bit.ly/vax-faq

We need 10-15 more volunteers this Saturday (3/6). Help No Cages MN get trusted information about vaccines to incarcerated Minnesotans 💌 bit.ly/vax-faq

Picked up some iced coffee and am ready to help No Cages MN with getting vaccine information out to incarcerated folks. Not a bad way to spend a Saturday afternoon!

Congratulations to No Cages MN and all the volunteers who sent critical vaccine information to *600* incarcerated and detained Minnesotans today. Thank you 💜

The rate of COVID-19 in immigration detention facilities  was found to be on average more than 13x that of of the US population. People in ICE detention must have access to the vaccine. latimes.com/california/sto…

Virginia becomes the first southern state to abolish the death penalty! We need more southern states to do this immediately