If we strike for no other reason, then we strike in response to prisoner retaliation especially. Because we will not be silent until all of our prisoners feel safe and, dare I say, comfortable. Maybe not luxuriously comfortable but I also do not live in luxuriously comfortable conditions. However, the men and women who are […]
I contemplate writing this article because as a member of staff for a an institution that stands on the cloud between political divisiveness in an attempt to avoid offending anyone its always the same group that absorbs the offense. Someone ALWAYS absorbs the offense in situations where one claims they’re trying not to and it’s […]
Recently outrage over the treatment of immigrant children in detention centers are heading the conversation about the inhumane practices that we enforce in facilities across the country. It is clear there is an undeniable connection between detention facilities, prisons (state and federal), as well as county and city jails. All of these institutions were created to […]
Knowing that America depended on centuries of the chattel slave system to become a world power, many people do recognize June 19th of each year as a day to celebrate the freedom of the first slaves in Texas 1865. The day is wildly undervalued as a time of recognition especially in comparison to other political […]
Snyder Should Be Granting Way More Commutations As we continue to push for the passing of the Good Time Bill (HB 5666) in Michigan it’s important to critically think about the other resources that exist to help accomplish our goal to de-icarcerate the state. Michigan is a state where the average prisoner serves a longer sentence […]
When your incarcerated and you watch people around you suffer from the staff nurses’ neglect of treatable health problems because of complete disregard or lack of concern, you begin to question the type of care you may receive if you were in a critical situation. The amount of mistrust between staff and inmates is absolutely […]
Earlier this week Michigan’s Good Time Bill, HB 5666, was not to voted on by legislators as expected. I received a comment from office staff about the overwhelming amount of calls and emails LeGrand’s office received as a result of the scheduled vote on the Good Time Bill that was introduced in the House at […]
Finally Redefining Michigan’s Sentencing Earlier this year on February 28, Republican Martin Howrylak and Democrat David LaGrand introduced the Good Time Bill (HB 5666) to the House of Representatives proposing that good time credits be added to sentences served in Michigan state prisons. This is something that is already being done on the federal level […]
Crafting Out A Place for Recognition In 1909 the United States recognized the last day of February as National Women’s day. This day was established as a result of women workers’ protesting working conditions in the garment industry with a strike in New York. From that year forward women in regions around the world began […]
The National Negro League (NNL) was established on this day in 1920 by Rube Foster. When baseball was first organized in the UnitedStates with the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1869 there were a few blacks players that played alongside whites but their careers were short-lived. In order for Black players to receive the recognition that […]