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Good morning, Fam. Doing another fundraiser for a different Black Girl, this one who is currently incarcerated in a county jail for missing a court date. She is 19 & aged out of the youth prison system. We can talk about why I use the term Girl instead of woman, if you'd like 1/
As you can imagine, jails and prisons-already places of gender and sexual violence-are hotspots for COVID. Like most places, Kansas has completely mismanaged the response to COVID (articles below). 2/
When you consider who we incarcerate: multiply-marginalized Black, Indigenous, Latinx folx who are often also disabled, queer, trans, & gender non-conforming-it matters who we are leaving to suffer COVID in jails & prisons. No crime should be a death sentence, even by neglect 3/
If you are looking for other ways to support, there are a number of bail funds, donations to prison libraries and send a letter to your governor demanding release of incarcerated people due to COVID. 4/
Especially because the common response by prisons and governments instead of release has often been constant segregation, few to no visits, & other conditions that are inhumane. Plus the money that prisons & private companies make off of phone calls & video chats is excessive 5/
All that to say, let's get this Black girl out of jail, out of harm's way and into safety. Her job & apartment are there for another week. Please Venmo me if you are willing to donate or signal boost on social media. The amount needed for bail is $650.
Venmo: Subini-Annamma
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Venmo: Subini-Annamma
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Here's an article about Kansas' Lansing Prison being one of the largest hotspots in the country for COVID. Stories like this are happening across the country. Check out the outbreak at San Quentin too 7/ https://theintercept.com/2020/07/02/coronavirus-kansas-prison-lansing-correctional/
Here's an article about the climbing rates of incarceration of women in Kansas. Remember that most of these women are Women of Color, and Black and Indigenous women specifically. Also many are queer, trans, gender non-conforming, or disabled. 8/ https://www.kcur.org/government/2020-02-27/number-of-incarcerated-women-in-kansas-climbs-putting-stress-on-lone-prison
Venmo if you can donate or signal boost. Please use the note: Black Girl Bail Fund in your donation. The amount needed for bail is $650.
Venmo: Subini-Annamma
Reason: Black Girl Bail Fund #FreeThemAll #AbolishPrisons #AbolishPolice #AbolishIce 9/9
Venmo: Subini-Annamma
Reason: Black Girl Bail Fund #FreeThemAll #AbolishPrisons #AbolishPolice #AbolishIce 9/9
