From prisonradio.org
Self Immolation at Red Onion State Prison
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Dear Friends, On September 15th, 2024, a tragic, horrifying event took place at Virginia’s Red Onion State Prison—an event that highlights the unbearable conditions incarcerated individuals face every day. In a recent radio essay, Kevin Rashid Johnson reports that Econ, and his cellmate Trayvon...
#va #rva #acab #abuse #racism #redonion #virginia #trayvonbrown #prison #blacklivesmatter
10h ago
From boltsmag.org
On Solitary Confinement, California Officials Side With the Prison System—Again - Bolts
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Organizers wanted to ban the use of solitary confinement against pregnant Californians. They got something else entirely.
#prison #newstodon #pregnancy #California #followfriday #incarceration #newstodonfriday #solitaryconfinement
on Tue, 4PM
From texasobserver.org
Clarence Brandley: Unjustly Convicted, Overdue for Justice
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One of Texas’ most famous death row exonerees died before winning compensation under a law inspired by his own story.
#law #USpol #texas #prison #Politics #HumanRights #deathpenalty
on Sep 5
From telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners could serve their time in Estonia
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Renting space in Baltic state’s jails ‘on table’ under Ministry of Justice plans to tackle prison overcrowding
on Sep 6
From theappeal.org
Sexual Assault in Prison is Not What TV Tells You.
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"I was sentenced and put in prison for the choices I made. I was not sentenced to being raped and abused while in prison.”
on Sep 5