This article on #PFAS poisoning prisoners notes that 1 million people, including 13,000 youths, are especially vulnerable because they can't protect themselves from groundwater contaminated. #FightToxicPrisons #AbolitionNow #environmentaljustice #TTPD theguardian.com/environment/20…

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Experiences of women & girls–especially Black women–are often lost in the national conversation about policing But in 2015, the use of force among women *quadrupled* over 15 years – with Black women experiencing police use of force at higher rates Read👇 prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/06/0…

Why does Hal Rogers keep trying to manipulate the appropriations system to force an unwanted and unneeded prison down our throats? 88.9 WEKU NPR Democracy Now! The New York Times The Washington Post ——— @FIPVOTENOLA Forward Justice Dream.Org KFTC Forward Justice Action Network kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/…

vera.org/news/building-… please read and repost Voice of the Experienced (VOTE) Justice Forward VA Forward Justice Action Network Voters Organized to Educate Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) Justice Forward VA Detroit Jericho Dream.Org Maine Inside Out 1HoodPower Power Coalition for Equity and Justice Earthjustice Center for Biological Diversity FightToxicPrisons The Intercept Follow ACLU of Kentucky on BlueSky @acluofky.bsky

Thank you for this amazing Action Kentucky Sierra Club act.sierraclub.org/actions/Cumber….

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📢 TOMORROW: Join us for our Public Health Is Public Safety national campaign kickoff! Harsh punishment for drug offenses isn't only inhumane, it also just doesn't work. Be a part of the solution & advocate for solutions that make communities safer. ➡️ mobilize.us/dream/event/66…

Check out BCNP's refurbished website at buildingcommunitynotprisons.com, crafted by @mariahinds. The website is filled with resources including access to BCNP media coverage, press releases, opinion pieces, legal documents, and blog where we post updates on our work.

Presidential campaigns get most of the attention, but down-ballot races can have a much more dramatic impact on criminal legal system reform in the US. This guide outlines how some of the most common offices on the ballot affect mass incarceration 👇 prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/09/1…

Check out our Director Daryl Atkinson featured in #The30YearProject, a new podcast from @VeraInstitute that discusses the impact of the notorious #1994CrimeBill and examines the impacts of mass incarceration. Listen now, wherever you get your podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the…

Have you read the most recent op-ed about whey the BOP should not build a prison in Letcher County? #NoNewLetcherPrison Link below --> msn.com/en-us/news/cri…

Did you know that Rep. Hal Rogers invited BOP Director Colette Peters to Letcher County but failed to tell his constiuents about the meeting? See our partners' Concerned Letcher Countians' response here: …ngcommunitynotprisons.squarespace.com/blog/clc-respo…

BCNP will be featuring on our page “Prison Town,” published by The Real Cost of Prisons (realcostofprisons.org) by Craig Gilmore and Kevin Pyle. Learn the truth about really happens to rural communities when prisons come to town. #NoNewLetcherPrison#NoNewPrisons

Hal Rogers tell the truth! Studies show that prisons bring negative outcomes by every economic, social and mental health metric! The Real Cost of Prisons (realcostodprisons.org) and authored by Craig Gilmore and Kevin Pyle. Part 2 #NoNewLetcherPrison #NoNewPrisons

BCNP members @voiceoftheexperienced @endmassincarceration_org Dream.Org @abolitionistlc @kyresources submitted this comment to the BOP. READ UP! Time to educate our communities, Congress and likely the Courts on why this prison should not be built. bit.ly/BCNPnepacomment

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The data is clear: LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented at every single stage of the criminal legal system — and it starts with juvenile justice system involvement. LGBTQ+ youth make up 20% of the juvenile justice system system despite being only 9.5% of the general population.

The Fight Against Solitary Confinement Must—and Will—Go On solitarywatch.org/2024/11/12/the…

Yesterday, we were proud to stand next to the Appalachian Rekindling Project & Building Community Not Prisons to cut ribbon on this land in Kentucky. We're proud to be working toward a future without new prisons - a future in which we can all flourish. Read more: lpm.org/investigate/20…