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Alabama prisons are America

Violating human rights is nothing new

Occasionally a story out of the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is so ghastly it makes international headlines. In 2023 it was the drugging, kidnapping, rape, torture and murder of Daniel Williams, a 22-year old new father with a baby face who died from his injuries on the day he was supposed to be released from prison. No one was charged in his death.

https://open.substack.com/pub/bethshelburne/p/alabama-prisons-are-america

#alabama @abolition #abolition

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"To address unjust policies and conditions, more than 70 incarcerated workers inside Centinela State Prison collectively decided last fall to “slow down” production for the California Prison Industry Authority (CALPIA). According to workers who spoke to Prism, the organizing effort was successful—and there may soon be another slowdown."

https://prismreports.org/2025/04/29/incarcerated-workers-california-work-slowdown/

#California #prison #labor

Justice for Willie Simmons boosted:

Ok. So. Um. As somebody who's had some experiences with prison labor, I want to talk about what we're seeing here with CECOT's "work off your sentence" program.

(I had multiple manual labor farm jobs where I got to work & found out most of my coworkers were inmates. Long stories for a different day.)

Screenshots of a video taken by some influencer(??), touring around a garment shop based at CECOT. It's a white American kid walking around in front of acres of people sewing at desks, while talking about how cool & swell it is that they get to work off their sentences. Bluesky user @dankpasta.bsky.social compiled these screenshots and posted them with the caption "so the dope thing is, work will set you free. pretty sick."

Louisiana Sent Kids to Adult Jail That Violated Scores of Regulations, Reports Say

Investigators found the Jackson Parish Jail violated state rules 83 times between July and February—almost 12 times more than the second-worst lockup.

https://theappeal.org/jackson-parish-jail-violations-louisiana-children/

#theappeal #Louisiana #Abolition

In Alabama, a Volunteer to Die

James Osgood has been executed by the State of Alabama. Read an eyewitness account.

https://open.substack.com/pub/treadbylee/p/in-alabama-a-volunteer-to-die

#alabama #execution @tread #tread @abolition

New Chicago Prosecutor Empowers Police to File More Charges Without Review

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new program rolls back a process that serves to check misconduct.

https://boltsmag.org/cook-county-initiative-to-bypass-felony-review-chicago/

#SystemicRacism #chicago #civilrighrs

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NEW: Whistleblower’s Account of Corruption and Administrative Abuse Within Cook County Jail

Correctional officer claims retaliation after he refused unsafe “cross-watch” monitoring of inmate housing units, a practice DOJ tried to quash.

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/whistleblowers-account-of-corruption-and-administrative-abuse-within-cook-county-jail/

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End Slavery in Minnesota Bill Advocates for Fair Wages in Prisons

https://unicornriot.ninja/2025/end-slavery-in-minnesota-bill-advocates-for-fair-wages-in-prisons/

American Rendition: Journey To A Louisiana Cell

(I just read that a federal judge has denied bail.)

The arrest and detention of Rümeysa Öztürk, a child development researcher who has not been charged with a crime, reveals what President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign looks like on the ground.

#ice @abolition #abolition

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Learn about mutual aid

In the first ten minutes, of the first session, you hear how mutual aid is not charity. This is an important point.

https://www.shareable.net/mutual-aid-101/

#mutualaid

Crackdown

Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs

Part memoir, part manifesto, Crackdown is a story of the drug war, told from the frontlines.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/700597/crackdown-by-garth-mullins/9780385674898

The producer of one of the best podcasts out there has published a book. He is a great story teller.

#abolition @abolition #harmreduction #books #warondrugs

Starved in Jail

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/04/21/starved-in-jail

#abolition @abolition

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An absolutely riveting, insane story about the industry that extracts massive profits from America’s prisoners.

Come for the Lamborghini, stay for the yacht named “Convict.” https://www.levernews.com/the-succession-battle-for-a-prison-empire/

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An Algorithm Deemed This Nearly Blind 70-Year-Old Prisoner a “Moderate Risk.” Now He’s No Longer Eligible for Parole.
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A Louisiana law cedes much of the power of the parole board to an algorithm that bars thousands of prisoners from a shot at early release. Civil rights attorneys say it could disproportionately harm Black people — and may even be unconstitutional.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tiger-algorithm-louisiana-parole-calvin-alexander?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Louisiana #Prison #CriminalJustice #CivilRights #Technology #Law