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Is it crazy that 40% of individuals who are released from prison return within three years? How about that every year, California spends $128,000 on each incarcerated individual? Maybe we should be focusing more on rehabilitation rather than mass incarceration? Check out today’s reel about rehabilitation! #incarceration #socialjustice #racialjustice
Is it crazy that 40% of individuals who are released from prison return within three years? How about that every year, California spends $128,000 on each incarcerated individual? Maybe we should be focusing more on rehabilitation rather than mass incarceration? Check out today’s reel about rehabilitation! #incarceration #socialjustice #racialjustice
Mass incarceration of Black folks and criminalization of our immigrant neighbors are are two sides of a very evil for-profit coin. I have worked my entire life to dismantle mass incarceration. If you are outraged by the number of Black and low-income people that are incarcerated, the same for-profit system is driving the unlawful detainment and deportation of our immigrant neighbors. Our destinies are tied and we can’t address one without the other.
Mass incarceration of Black folks and criminalization of our immigrant neighbors are are two sides of a very evil for-profit coin. I have worked my entire life to dismantle mass incarceration. If you are outraged by the number of Black and low-income people that are incarcerated, the same for-profit system is driving the unlawful detainment and deportation of our immigrant neighbors. Our destinies are tied and we can’t address one without the other.
the plan for the the country seems clear. Delete the 13th and 14th and remove legal rights, dismantle the courts so there's no legal protection, Build more work camps, hire enforcers to capture people process them and force them to work for free as punishment for generic crime. Expand the definition of "crime" raise the retirement age, NOT the minimum wage, allow prices to skyrocket, criminalize being poor. Convince Americans to allow you to test it on immigrants so . they are used to how it will work so they dont resist. Reposted from: @communityastherapy Slavery by a new name and why incarceration does not make society safer and does not rehabilitate people. Correctional facilities are not concerned with correcting anything. Before the civil rights movement, the US housed a proportionate number of prisoners to the rest of the world. Mass incarceration began in direct proportion to the civil rights movement. I have seen so many human rights abuses go on inside of prisons, you likely would not believe the abuse and trauma that happens inside. Prisons do not make our country safer. Treating people worse than animals and then releasing them with no resources and making it difficult to find housing and jobs makes our country much more dangerous. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth. Worse, every single state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations. Land of the free? Not so much.
the plan for the the country seems clear. Delete the 13th and 14th and remove legal rights, dismantle the courts so there's no legal protection, Build more work camps, hire enforcers to capture people process them and force them to work for free as punishment for generic crime. Expand the definition of "crime" raise the retirement age, NOT the minimum wage, allow prices to skyrocket, criminalize being poor. Convince Americans to allow you to test it on immigrants so . they are used to how it will work so they dont resist. Reposted from: @communityastherapy Slavery by a new name and why incarceration does not make society safer and does not rehabilitate people. Correctional facilities are not concerned with correcting anything. Before the civil rights movement, the US housed a proportionate number of prisoners to the rest of the world. Mass incarceration began in direct proportion to the civil rights movement. I have seen so many human rights abuses go on inside of prisons, you likely would not believe the abuse and trauma that happens inside. Prisons do not make our country safer. Treating people worse than animals and then releasing them with no resources and making it difficult to find housing and jobs makes our country much more dangerous. The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on Earth. Worse, every single state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations. Land of the free? Not so much.
I visited the DeKalb County Correctional Facility and learned that up to 71% of incarcerated people are living with mental health challenges. That is not just a statistic. That is a crisis. We do not have enough mental health crisis centers in our communities, so jails and prisons are being forced to operate as hospitals, treatment facilities, and crisis centers — and that is unacceptable. People who need help should get care, not cages. This is personal to me. This is urgent. And this is why I’m running. ✅ As Your Congresswoman, I Will: • Fight for major federal funding to build and expand community mental health crisis centers in underserved areas • Create a national standard for mental health screening and treatment inside correctional facilities • Expand diversion programs so people with mental illness go to treatment instead of jail • Increase Medicaid & Medicare reimbursement for mental health services so providers can actually afford to serve patients • Fund mobile crisis response teams to reduce police-only responses to mental health emergencies • Invest in reentry mental health care, housing, and job placement to reduce recidivism • Hold federal agencies accountable for humane conditions and adequate staffing 🧭 My Platform Is Simple: Affordability Lower the cost of living, housing, utilities, food, and transportation Healthcare Mental health, dental, medical, maternal care, and preventive services for all Education Strong public schools, trade schools, HBCUs, apprenticeships, and student debt relief Economic Opportunity Small business support, federal contracts, good-paying jobs Public Safety & Community Investment Prevention, treatment, and real solutions — not mass incarceration. I don’t just talk. I show up. I listen. And I fight. If you want someone in Washington who will fight for people, not politics — I’m asking for your support. Vote. Vote early. Vote with purpose. Bring your family. Bring your friends. Let’s change this together. I’m Dr. Heavenly Kimes, and I’m asking for your vote. #DrHeavenlyForCongress #LetsMakeHistory #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #MentalHealthMatters #married2med
I visited the DeKalb County Correctional Facility and learned that up to 71% of incarcerated people are living with mental health challenges. That is not just a statistic. That is a crisis. We do not have enough mental health crisis centers in our communities, so jails and prisons are being forced to operate as hospitals, treatment facilities, and crisis centers — and that is unacceptable. People who need help should get care, not cages. This is personal to me. This is urgent. And this is why I’m running. ✅ As Your Congresswoman, I Will: • Fight for major federal funding to build and expand community mental health crisis centers in underserved areas • Create a national standard for mental health screening and treatment inside correctional facilities • Expand diversion programs so people with mental illness go to treatment instead of jail • Increase Medicaid & Medicare reimbursement for mental health services so providers can actually afford to serve patients • Fund mobile crisis response teams to reduce police-only responses to mental health emergencies • Invest in reentry mental health care, housing, and job placement to reduce recidivism • Hold federal agencies accountable for humane conditions and adequate staffing 🧭 My Platform Is Simple: Affordability Lower the cost of living, housing, utilities, food, and transportation Healthcare Mental health, dental, medical, maternal care, and preventive services for all Education Strong public schools, trade schools, HBCUs, apprenticeships, and student debt relief Economic Opportunity Small business support, federal contracts, good-paying jobs Public Safety & Community Investment Prevention, treatment, and real solutions — not mass incarceration. I don’t just talk. I show up. I listen. And I fight. If you want someone in Washington who will fight for people, not politics — I’m asking for your support. Vote. Vote early. Vote with purpose. Bring your family. Bring your friends. Let’s change this together. I’m Dr. Heavenly Kimes, and I’m asking for your vote. #DrHeavenlyForCongress #LetsMakeHistory #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #MentalHealthMatters #married2med
Senator Analise Ortiz and Representative Mariana Sandoval recently received the top scores in the Arizona Legislature for their voting records on key issues impacting working families, according to a scorecard by Progress Arizona. Let’s re-elect Ortiz and Sandoval because they know that politicians can’t just talk a good game, they must keep their promises to voters on issues like housing, mass incarceration, workers rights, public education, climate justice, and more!
Senator Analise Ortiz and Representative Mariana Sandoval recently received the top scores in the Arizona Legislature for their voting records on key issues impacting working families, according to a scorecard by Progress Arizona. Let’s re-elect Ortiz and Sandoval because they know that politicians can’t just talk a good game, they must keep their promises to voters on issues like housing, mass incarceration, workers rights, public education, climate justice, and more!
MAY DAY 2025. One of the OG ways to Build Power is through organizing your workplace. Labor rights, union power, and international solidarity are the building blocks for collective liberation. The history of the labor movement touches on everything from abolitionism, women’s rights, immigration justice, anti-imperial struggle, and the fight against mass incarceration. Today we’re taking to the streets and looking back at the strikes and picket lines we stood in solidarity with. The stakes are high this May Day because labor rights and migrant workers are under attack by the Trump administration. They’re undermining union protections and regulations against corporate greed while pitting workers against workers. We are fighting back against this white supremacy and economic division by protecting our communities through people power. When we’re united, we’re stronger. When we fight, we win. #BuildPower #MayDay #SolidarityForever #SiSePuede #LaborJustice #BLDPWR #UnionStrong
MAY DAY 2025. One of the OG ways to Build Power is through organizing your workplace. Labor rights, union power, and international solidarity are the building blocks for collective liberation. The history of the labor movement touches on everything from abolitionism, women’s rights, immigration justice, anti-imperial struggle, and the fight against mass incarceration. Today we’re taking to the streets and looking back at the strikes and picket lines we stood in solidarity with. The stakes are high this May Day because labor rights and migrant workers are under attack by the Trump administration. They’re undermining union protections and regulations against corporate greed while pitting workers against workers. We are fighting back against this white supremacy and economic division by protecting our communities through people power. When we’re united, we’re stronger. When we fight, we win. #BuildPower #MayDay #SolidarityForever #SiSePuede #LaborJustice #BLDPWR #UnionStrong
Mass incarceration in America didn’t happen by accident. The @hbomax documentary “The Alabama Solution” exposes the devastating realities inside Alabama’s prison system, where overcrowding, violence, and neglect have created a humanitarian crisis hiding in plain sight. Through powerful reporting and firsthand testimony, the film pulls back the curtain on a system many would rather ignore. Watch, learn, and share. @thealabamasolution #TheAlabamaSolution #DocumentaryFilm #PrisonReform #JusticeReform
Mass incarceration in America didn’t happen by accident. The @hbomax documentary “The Alabama Solution” exposes the devastating realities inside Alabama’s prison system, where overcrowding, violence, and neglect have created a humanitarian crisis hiding in plain sight. Through powerful reporting and firsthand testimony, the film pulls back the curtain on a system many would rather ignore. Watch, learn, and share. @thealabamasolution #TheAlabamaSolution #DocumentaryFilm #PrisonReform #JusticeReform
“Approximately 741,000 women are incarcerated in correctional facilities, a 17% increase since 2010 and the female prison population has been increasing across all continents.“ Mahogany L. Browne’s choreopoem Quilted Steel, brings the critical voices of system-impacted Black women to the stage. The interviews conducted by Priscilla Ocen served as the touchstone for this literary quilting, with a focus on centering the lives and dreams of formerly incarcerated women as short film featuring actresses Dominique Toney, Yazmin Monet Watkins & Jasmine Williams. Director: Mahogany L. Browne Producer: Caits Meissner Research Materials: Priscilla Ocen Assistant: Amare Symoné Video Edit: Dr. Self Tape Captioning: Robert Pollocki This anti-carceral collaboration demands we interrogate the impact of mass incarceration and honor the human condition on the road towards abolition. Link in bio to watch full film
“Approximately 741,000 women are incarcerated in correctional facilities, a 17% increase since 2010 and the female prison population has been increasing across all continents.“ Mahogany L. Browne’s choreopoem Quilted Steel, brings the critical voices of system-impacted Black women to the stage. The interviews conducted by Priscilla Ocen served as the touchstone for this literary quilting, with a focus on centering the lives and dreams of formerly incarcerated women as short film featuring actresses Dominique Toney, Yazmin Monet Watkins & Jasmine Williams. Director: Mahogany L. Browne Producer: Caits Meissner Research Materials: Priscilla Ocen Assistant: Amare Symoné Video Edit: Dr. Self Tape Captioning: Robert Pollocki This anti-carceral collaboration demands we interrogate the impact of mass incarceration and honor the human condition on the road towards abolition. Link in bio to watch full film
There are 73,000 people sitting in for profit, private immigrant mass incarceration facilities right now — most of whom never committed a crime. Trump isn’t going after the worst of the worst, he is just terrorizing our communities. We cannot give another dime to DHS, ICE, and CBP.
There are 73,000 people sitting in for profit, private immigrant mass incarceration facilities right now — most of whom never committed a crime. Trump isn’t going after the worst of the worst, he is just terrorizing our communities. We cannot give another dime to DHS, ICE, and CBP.
Mass incarceration has always been about profit. Now Trump and his buddies are cashing in on bootleg prisons that violate the 8th amendment. Follow the money. It always ends up in their pockets. #jasminecrockett #trumpcorruption
Mass incarceration has always been about profit. Now Trump and his buddies are cashing in on bootleg prisons that violate the 8th amendment. Follow the money. It always ends up in their pockets. #jasminecrockett #trumpcorruption
Come by our booth if you’re at @aflcio! @fwdus is here to share about our work to protect immigrants and address mass incarceration with union members from all over the country. Come by to meet the team, learn more, and get a free t-shirt! #aflcio
Come by our booth if you’re at @aflcio! @fwdus is here to share about our work to protect immigrants and address mass incarceration with union members from all over the country. Come by to meet the team, learn more, and get a free t-shirt! #aflcio
Tickets are now live. @LenaWaithe proudly presents THE PECULIAR PATRIOT, live at @bmorecenterstage from October 15 through November 9. Penned and performed by the incomparable @LizaJessiePeterson, this isn’t just a play, it’s a pulse. A fearless exploration of mass incarceration, justice, and the unbreakable spirit that survives within it. The show that once challenged a prison now challenges us all to listen, to feel, and to remember that art can be an act of revolution. Not in Baltimore? You can still be part of the movement by gifting tickets to someone local. Share it forward. Amplify the message. Because history doesn’t sit quietly— it sings, it resists, it demands to be heard. Come experience the work that redefined what theater can do. 🎟️ Tickets available at @bmorecenterstage or through the link in bio.
Tickets are now live. @LenaWaithe proudly presents THE PECULIAR PATRIOT, live at @bmorecenterstage from October 15 through November 9. Penned and performed by the incomparable @LizaJessiePeterson, this isn’t just a play, it’s a pulse. A fearless exploration of mass incarceration, justice, and the unbreakable spirit that survives within it. The show that once challenged a prison now challenges us all to listen, to feel, and to remember that art can be an act of revolution. Not in Baltimore? You can still be part of the movement by gifting tickets to someone local. Share it forward. Amplify the message. Because history doesn’t sit quietly— it sings, it resists, it demands to be heard. Come experience the work that redefined what theater can do. 🎟️ Tickets available at @bmorecenterstage or through the link in bio.
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