I wanted to share the NH/PI Data Report that my lovely friend Kiana McKenna put together. An important read, it highlights the need to disaggregate our data to include Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities as their own. picawa.org/datareport2024/

Oklahoma recently passed a law mandating reduced sentences for survivors of domestic violence who prove their crimes were related to the abuse The Tulsa County DA's office drafted a form that would require people to waive those rights to get a plea deal huffpost.com/entry/tulsa-co…

This should not be HAPPENING!!!!

No one---not even police---want police handling mental health emergencies. This is the way.

On this day in 1868, white mobs led by the local sheriff in Camilla, Georgia ambushed and attacked Black people and supporters at a political rally, killing at least 7 people in a mass lynching. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Everyone deserves a second chance. Learn about compassionate release laws in your state and support fair opportunities for those ready to reintegrate into society. Learn more: famm.org/our-work/secon… #SecondChances #CompassionateRelease

Love this!!! So great to see people watching #JustMercy and letting me know that see me. But such a POWERFUL movie that EVERYONE needs to watch

Despite hysteria and misinformation campaigns, ending cash bail has not caused a “purge” and saves Illinois families over $140 million, Corli Jay reports: thetriibe.com/2024/09/the-pr…

Even the PROSECUTOR asked for Marcellus Williams’ conviction to be vacated but he is still scheduled to be executed next week, despite DNA evidence. I’m so tired of having to fight for innocent Black lives but I’m even more tired of losing them.

Today I want to talk about Gerald Oates, a 97-year-old man who's been incarcerated since 1981. He was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 17 years to life. Yet, after serving 43 YEARS, he's still behind bars. Why? Let's break it down 🧵

We are hiring! 🎉We're looking for a tenure-track Assistant Professor with research expertise in corrections and/or reentry, broadly. Feel free to reach out and ask me any questions about our department, college, the university, or San Antonio! Job ad: higheredjobs.com/state/details.…

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Marcellus Williams will be executed Tuesday, Sept 24 in Missouri. If you have time before then please: Read and/or revisit this essay I published in June. It’s called: “Missouri should stop using a vestige of slavery to kill its citizens.” Thank you. Link: yahoo.com/news/missouri-…

There are violent dangerous people that need to be in prison. Denying parole to those that proved for years & decades they are reformed & safe to rejoin society does NOT make us safer - it takes $ away from things that could - so it makes us LESS SAFE. We need parole reform now.

Why doesn't is seem like anyone cares Jamie has been incarcerated 20 years longer than the person who committed the crime?

Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed TODAY even though a witness admitted to lying to the police to save himself. He also admitted that Freddie wasn’t even there! If the governor of South Carolina, Gov. Henry McMaster, allows this MURDER to happen, he should be the one in prison.

Original Detective Wants to Free Texas Death-Row Prisoner Robert Roberson, Facing Execution for ‘Shaken Baby.’ theappeal.org/robert-roberso… The Appeal Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 Texas Defender Service TCADP Innocence Project Witness to Innocence The Center for Integrity in Forensic Sciences The Syndrome documentary #deathpenalty

TAKE ACTION! Marcellus Williams is scheduled to be executed on September 24 by the state of Missouri, which is notorious for obscuring the source of its lethal injection drugs. Call Gov. Parson and urge him to stop the execution before it’s too late: 573.751.3222 #SaveMarcellus

Today marked the expansion of New Hour’s office space to meet the needs of women and children across Long Island. We are incredibly grateful to the dozens of community members, lawmakers and partners who joined us today to support an end to the stigma that women face after