A lot of discussion is just meant to lure you away from what really matters in moments like this. New York is a safe city. The subway is not a war zone. An arrest record is not a death warrant. The issue is care. Do we want a society that cares for people, or that kills.

Anyone trying to justify Jordan Neely’s murder by referencing his criminal records are complete morons. I’ve represented multiple people who were arrested - multiple times - for resisting arrest. THAT WAS THE CHARGE. A criminal record is evidence of very little useful information

This really should have gotten more attention: Women in an Indiana prison became history scholars — and wrote the history of their very own institution. Incredible. From Candice Norwood + 19thnews: 19thnews.org/2023/03/forgot…

NEW REPORT: The # of people in prison & jail doesn’t even begin to capture the reach of the criminal justice system in the US. We provide a more complete picture by including the # of people under probation/parole - systems that often replicate prison conditions in the community.

About a 100 million ppl have a *criminal record* in the United States. That’s a THIRD of this country. This nation is obsessed with punishment. At some point you have to ask yourself why you gain satisfaction from someone else’s pain.

After 32 years in prison, Stacy received his second chance because of a commutation of his life sentence. He becomes our organization’s 400th client that we’ve welcomed home.

80% of incarcerated women are parents. Let’s reunite these Black Mamas and caregivers with their families so they can return home in time for #MothersDay. If you are so resourced, please donate today to #FreeBlackMamas! bit.ly/FreeBlackMamas…

When interviewing or writing about someone currently or formerly incarcerated, most journalists have this itch to write about a person’s crime, no matter how irrelevant to the story.

Shun went to prison at 17. While incarcerated he earned a college degree and became a tutor. After 25 years in prison he received his second chance.

Coming home after being locked up as a teenager truly feels like being an adult twice without ever experiencing a single childhood.

California recently announced that they are transforming San Quentin State Prison into a “rehabilitation center”. Ever since the prison guards have retaliated against this announcement & ramped up searches & harassment of currently incarcerated people at San Quentin. There’s more

I’ve met some really good lawyers who went to law school. I’ve also met some really good lawyers who studied law while in jail and prison.

Ran into one of my former clients today. Unfortunately they’re back on the street after losing access to housing we had secured for them. I got them into something temporary for the next few days. I am telling you this because I want you to understand how hard it is out there.

People rather believe the worst of their own human nature than even consider a world w/out prisons. Why is it easier to believe your fellow ppl are just born to the world bad, murderers, rapists; than it is to believe the society that created the prisons created them too?

122,840. This is how many people are trapped in solitary confinement in the U.S. for 22 or more hours on any given day. Let that sink in. A new report just came out. That finally assessed the total numbers of people the US tortures in solitary. A short thread: