ANNOUNCEMENT: The Prison and Jail Innovation Lab is thrilled to launch the Nat'l Resource Center for Correctional Oversight (NRCCO), an online clearinghouse and one-stop shop for all things related to prison and jail oversight. Check it out at prisonoversight.org! lbj.utexas.edu/new-national-c…

The NRCCO website offers research insights, state-specific data, interactive maps, detailed profiles of oversight bodies, background info, legislative developments, & news updates. prisonoversight.org

Created by Prison and Jail Innovation Lab, the new National Resource Center for Correctional Oversight (NRCCO) provides research insights, #data, maps, profiles of oversight bodies, news updates, legislative developments and more. Access this comprehensive resource: prisonoversight.org

This is Incredible! Check out the new Prison and Jail Innovation Lab (PJIL) website - a first-of-its-kind resource for the best information and research on prison and jail oversight. prisonoversight.org This is a game changer! Thank you, Michele Deitch & Prison and Jail Innovation Lab, for

🧵 The Senate Judiciary committee hearings on the Bureau of Prisons tomorrow covering the DOJ OIG report on deaths in the BOP

This is huge, and needed. I hope states that haven’t already done so will follow suit.

The Federal Prison Oversight Act is now signed into law! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this law a reality. #prisonoversight

As Executive Director of Arizonans for Transparency and Accountability in Corrections ATAC, this victory is particularly inspiring. It reinforces the urgent need for independent oversight here in Arizona. Oversight is about more than just government accountability. It’s

An abhorrent piece of legislation that has caused unspeakable horrors, death, and misery.

The NAACP is urgently calling on Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of #MarcellusWilliams. In an open letter, they warned that executing Marcellus would be a “horrible miscarriage of justice” and a reflection of Missouri’s troubling racial past. essence.com/news/naacp-mar…

You talk to any serious, effective law enforcement officer, and they say, "My best tool is my voice." Words deescalate a situation. Chasing a disturbed person around a subway platform shouting and tasing them is just pathetic policing, even before shots were fired.

I grew up listening to Al when the Suns were the only team in town. Every time I turn on a game, I’ll remember how he helped make me a lifelong fan. My thoughts are with his loved ones and the entire Suns family.

ATAC is deeply honored to be selected as the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement NACOLE’s recognized organization and award honoree at the 2024 30th Anniversary Annual NACOLE Conference. Absolutely incredible day! Thank you NACOLE!

Couldn’t ask for a better group of fellow panelists for the opening plenary NACOLE focused on #prisonoversight in AZ! With @ck94117 John Fab Rep. Walt Blackman Kara Janssen(she/her)

I’m Proud to have been interviewed for this Reuters' powerful piece on extreme heat in U.S. prisons. This issue needs urgent attention—lives are at stake. Check out the full story: reuters.com/graphics/USA-T… #PrisonReform #ClimateJustice"