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In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting some of the remarkable women fighting to end solitary confinement, kicking off with a group of determined champions: 🎉 Andrea Armstrong: A 2023 MacArthur Foundation fellow, Andrea is a Professor of Law at Loyola University New Orleans

This week of #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting family members who have been directly impacted by solitary in each of our state campaigns: 1. Jan Collins, ME: A former high school science teacher, Jan serves as the assistant director of the Maine Prisoner Advocacy

Research proves that prisons are horrible for individuals, families and communities, but did you know that they're poisonous to the planet, too? ☠️ Carceral facilities are major sources of pollution and environmental destruction, from dirty coal furnaces to massive sewage spills.

This #FairHousingMonth, we're shining a light on the connection between housing insecurity and mass incarceration. Criminalizing poverty through measures like high rent, homelessness, and unsafe living conditions are all drivers and consequences of incarceration, and especially

Join us for the launch of Jewish Currents contributing writer Christopher Blackwell’s new book, "Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement." For this special event, Chris will be in conversation with advocates who work on ending solitary, including UTB's own: Johnny

What would you do with an extra $1,100? How about $182 billion? When approximately 165 million of us file our taxes today, we're paying for all sorts of government services and operations, including a sprawling carceral system that keeps 2+ million people behind bars each year.

"Today we would not be sentencing Walter Johnson the same way we sentenced him 30 years ago," says Judge Frederic Block of his opportunity to free Mr. Johnson after decades in prison thanks to the First Step Act. Signed into law in 2018, the #FirstStepAct allows judges to review

This week's Freedom Seeds: 589. That's how many prisons are located within 3 miles of a Superfund cleanup site. The water at prisons in nearly 20 states is contaminated with arsenic, lead, and other pollutants. Prisons are so often built on toxic sites that the EPA added their

Join us for the launch of our four-part Instagram Live series "Unlocked: The Aftermath of Solitary", kicking off this Tuesday 5/6 at 1pm ET! Hosted by the incredible psychotherapist and advocate Azadeh (IranHouseNGO), the first installment will feature

A world without solitary is a better world for workers, consumers, and all of us who play various roles in the economy. Watch for an overview of the relationship between the labor movement and the prison-industrial complex, especially solitary confinement. #MayDay #labor

Last week the Unlock the Box Campaign was privileged to be part of the book launch of "Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement" at CUNY Law School. It was a powerful event rooted in community, duty, and solidarity. We had friends from far and wide join us for this

Tomorrow at 10:30am PT / 1:30pm ET on Instagram Live! Join us for the second episode our four-part series "Unlocked: The Aftermath of Solitary." This week, the great Azadeh of IranHouseNGO is in conversation with Dolores Canales dolores canales, Clinique Chapman of

Born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925, today (5/19) would be Malcolm X's 100th birthday. Throughout his life, Malcolm repeatedly interacted with the criminal legal system: he was imprisoned, and even spent time in solitary. While incarcerated, he met people and made revelations that

Tomorrow at 1pm PT / 4pm ET! Join us for the third episode of "Unlocked: The Aftermath of Solitary." This week, Azadeh of IranHouseNGO is in conversation with @MrJohnnyPerez of NRCAT, Craig Waleed of Unlock The Box Campaign and Disability Rights NC,and Tiffany Walker of

Even though the Trump administration ended federal recognition, it's still AAPI Heritage Month here at UTB! All month long we've been inspired by these AAPI organizers, advocates, and changemakers: #RushanAbbas, #FrankEmi, #GeorgeHelm, #AikoHerzigYoshinaga, #YuriKochiyama,