Being one of the first areas to have encountered Covid-19, the West Coast is ahead of the rest of the country in its response and preventative efforts. Like many states the entry of nonessential personnel into state facilities have been suspended, this includes visitation, extended family visits, social outings and work release as well as […]
In 2019, we saw unprecedented progress in the conversation surrounding felony disenfranchisement. Last year, over a dozen states introduced legislation towards ending felony disenfranchisement: eleven (CA, WA, CO, IA, MN, CT, NJ, TX, KY, TN, NM) of those states were fighting to restore the voting rights of people immediately upon their release from prison and […]
Direct Call to Action These prisoners have risked their lives as outspoken organizers to improve the conditions of Ohio State prisons and advocate for prisoners human rights. They are being threatened with being moved out of state away from their loved ones in retaliation for their political activity. The act of doing so is a […]
On Wednesday, October 10th, at 11:00a EST dozens of community members, including family of incarcerated people, their allies, activists and elected officials came together to advocate for critical reforms that Michigan’s Department of Corrections is in desperate need of. Attendees were asked to display an image of their incarcerated loved one on either a T-shirt, […]
FRIDAY THE 13th: BURN DAY FOR BIDEN’S CRIME BILL” September 9th will mark the 48th anniversary of the Attica uprising, the 3 year anniversary of the 2016 National Prison strike, and the end date [August 21st – September 9th] of the 2018 National Prison Strike. The 2018 Prison Strike presented a set of 10 National […]
There are many critical aspects of Michigan’s department of corrections that are in need of reform. There are tens of thousands of people that suffer from the plethora of issues including prisoners themselves as well as their families and allies. While there are many people who recognize these issues, there aren’t many spaces to come together and discuss potential solutions […]
The conditions that people suffer in Immigrant Detention centers didn’t just pop up for immigrants. The methods of arrest for people threatened by ICE aren’t new either. These are conditions of apprehension and incarceration have been inflicted on citizens in the United States, mainly minorities, for years. How can we expect these conditions to be […]
Michigan residents have been coming together as apart of the Silence the Violence Rally for nearly over a decade. Silence the Violence continues to be an opportunity for people to show their commitment to ending violence in their communities and has grown from a local rally to a national event. This year’s rally locations have […]
Prisoners Continue to Strike in the Aftermath The organizing abolitionist space is alive and robust in the United States and I’m excited to have witnessed some of the incredible work happening in the organizing space in Gainesville, Florida. Florida led the country with the passing of Amendment 4 that rein franchised hundreds of thousands of […]
As we move into the Decarceration Era, organizers in different states are pushing prison officials to dramatically reduce their incarcerated populations. Proposed criminal justice reform legislation is sweeping the nation from the West Coast to the East. On the West cost, in California Initiate Justice organizers are advocating for those incarcerated as youth to have […]