#Prison

thesweetfeminist

thesweetfem

Yesterday Biden announced that the federal gov’t will no longer contract with private prisons. But let’s put this into context (thread)! Currently, 8% of people incarcerated by the federal government

Stephen McDonell

StephenMcDonell

#HongKong breaking: Joshua Wong sentenced to 13.5 months in prison; Agnes Chow 10 months and Ivan Lam 7 months. #China The three activists had pleaded guilty to their roles in

Toby Dershowitz

TobyDersh

1/5 Iranian diplomat was sentenced to 20 yrs in prison for plotting a deadly attack in France which US citizens attended, including Amb. Bill Richardson. This case is not an

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

This is the party of law and order, personal responsibility, moral authority? Poor people, especially people of color, who commit crimes out of desperation are due no mercy, but mercy

Shaila Dewan

shailadewan

DOJ: Alabama Inmates Are Subjected to Excessive Forcehttps://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2020/07/23/us/ap-us-alabama-prisons.html?smid=tw-share State attorney general says no way will Alabama enter a consent decree: “In short, a consent decr

Becky Clarke

beckyjoyC

20 years ago today Sarah Campbell died in HMP Styal. She was just 18 years old. The death of Annelise Sanderson in the same prison 26 days ago exposes how

Tomi T Ahonen of the Smile Police

tomiahonen

So Entitlement Barbie was in court yesterday, giving sworn testimony to DC Attorney General, on a case that is both Federal AND state (DC district) law. It may be why

Palmer Report

PalmerReport

Biden will play no role in Trump’s federal prosecution. He’ll pick a solid AG who will make those decisions independently. Biden is only publicly lamenting about prosecuting Trump so it

Jailhouse Lawyers Speak - #DefundThePolice

JailLawSpeak

Prisoners are beaten by the prison security everyday somewhere in this country. Yet, it rarely if ever hits the public channels. Usually when it does it's due to a lawsuit

The Digital Abolitionist

TDAbolitionist

Abolition is climate justice. (THREAD) Let's talk about prison labor and environmental justice. Let's talk about prison locations and environmental justice. Let's talk about prison conditions and environmental justice. Let's

Clint Smith

ClintSmithIII

There are so many folks currently in prison who spend decades trying to do everything right. Not getting in trouble, taking every class available, being a mentor to others, just

brewstar gratorade

ACAB_YALL

re: this there should be two clarifications:1. "school/hospitals/work is like prison" is unnecessarily redundant when you could say prison is like or reflects the world with its absolute schedule, dehumanization,

beckpack

ChaoticThey

“But if we abolish the police/prisons, where do rapists go?”I’d love to know what world you live in where rapists spend any meaningful time in prison and where police can’t

Tomi T Ahonen of the Smile Police

tomiahonen

WHAT TOOK TRUMP TO PRISON, FOR LIFE?Trump's faith was sealed in April 2018. While the GOP held both the Senate and House, and Trump was on the top of his

Jake Tapper

jaketapper

Just a reminder of the crimes committed by just-pardoned Charles Kushner:Kushner was giving illegal campaign contributions to Democrats. William Schulder, the husband of Charles’ sister Esther, came to the office

Hannah Riley

hannahcrileyy

It’s 2021. People incarcerated in prisons and jails should be allowed to have cell phones, and that should not be a controversial position! Small thread on why this would be

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