People who go to prison/jail immediately become customers of predatory companies that charge shady fees for them to make phone calls or receive money from their families. FTC needs to crack down on the companies charging these junk fees. Learn more: prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/02/1…

South Carolina Ban on Prisoners’ Media Interviews Violates First Amendment, Lawsuit Says (via The Appeal) pulse.ly/idn6dhezvm

The percentage of people in prison who are 55 or older has shot up in the last 30 years & it’s not just a matter of people aging behind bars. Older people’s share of arrests have also quadrupled. Why are we putting more older people in jail and prison? Is this “smart on crime”?

Suggesting that convicts should not complain about their conditions is like telling a homeless person to deal with the weather, or a poor person to suck it up and live in poverty. Just because our actions led to our existence, doesn’t mean they are justifiable conditions.

Uplifting our namesake and civil rights movement leader, Ella Baker, with a little throwback to our podcast at Ella’s voice! Featuring legendary activists who organized with Miss Baker share their stories: bit.ly/3oIof88

Join CCWP for a vital discussion on making women's history by building a future with no women's prisons. Featuring Andrea James, Rachel Herzing & Piper Kerman. Register here 👉🏿 bit.ly/ccwpmarch28 #ClosureIsPossible #CloseCAPrisons

The cost of imprisoning one person in CA has increased by more than 90% in the past decade, reaching a record-breaking $132,860/year. Advocates argue the governor's new budget must include closure of five more prisons. #endmassincarceration bit.ly/3wDlQCh

For the past 11 years, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children and AOUON have organized Q4D to provide system-impacted people the opportunity to advocate as experts about the realities of the law. Join us for a powerful day of advocacy on 4/29 at CA's Capitol! Go to bit.ly/Q4D2024 to register!

Thank you to Jamaal T. Bailey and Harvey Epstein for leading the efforts to make prison communication free for incarcerated people and their loved ones in New York! This legislation will save New Yorkers tens of millions of dollars every year and keep families connected.

🚨BREAKING🚨 OJ Simpson's final tweet before dying. His family has since deleted it.

🚨🚨 Attention Families and supporters, Come out to the hearing in support of AB 2959 "Prioritizing Families over Profits " Vending Machine bill. 4/16/2023 @ 8:30am State Capitol Sacramento room 126🚨🚨

BREAKING: The House just passed a bill that would ban the government from buying Americans' data, instead of getting the constitutionally-required warrant. This bipartisan effort should raise an alarm for the government — our Fourth Amendment rights are not for sale.

President of NAACP New York State Conference, Dr Hazel Dukes, has weighed in on free prison calls. “I would be remiss not to urge your support for a policy that would bring tremendous financial relief and healing to Black families.” Governor Kathy Hochul Sen. Stewart-Cousins @CarlHeastie where do you stand?

“There is no way to incarcerate our way out of drug addiction … there is nothing about prisons—the way they are built, the way they are designed, the way they are financed, the way they are structured—that is meant to help deal with drug addiction.” Bianca

Today I testified in Congress. I was asked if I thought slavery still exist. “Yes. It’s not just that it exists in practice, but that, in the 13th Amendment, there is an exception that reads ‘except as punishment for a crime,’ which means, by law, slavery is still allowed.”

To limit public comment on the city of Los Angeles's city budget is shameful. Thank you Eunisses Hernandez for making sure our community is heard.

NO ONE IS FREE UNTIL EVERYONE IS 🔥 Juneteenth is next week and we're letting the U.S. know that slavery is still alive! Want to get involved in the national movement and participate in our day of action? 🧐 Join our webinar ⬇️ Register at: bit.ly/ABCjuneteenth link in bio!

For Father's Day, our staff share their experiences with parental incarcerated. “The delicate walls that protected our physical, psychological, and emotional safety crumbled on those days, and years later, the bricks we’ve replaced still don’t quite fit.” theappeal.org/prison-communi…