Tone deaf law & order politicking

Shoplifters who commit repeat offences to face prison | Crime | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/aug/01/shoplifters-who-commit-repeat-offences-to-face-prison

#lawandorder #prisonreform #socialdeprivation #poverty #populism #criminaljustice

'People get sick' - The price of bottled water in Texas prisons has gone up by 50%.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/texas-prisons-water-price/269-19a555cc-1864-48cb-9ab5-356dae2c27bf

#TexasPrisonsWaterPrice #BottledWaterPriceIncrease #TexasPrisonSystem #IncarcerationIssues #PrisonReform #AccessToCleanWater #Politics #News

Voiceover announcer, with drama: Welcome to a forlorn hellscape, a place of fire, ash, and doom. You can trust no one, and no one will trust you, because all hope has abandoned here. It is Illinois after the elimination of cash bail... Wait, what? What is this bull@%$*? #EndCashBail #SafeTAct #PrisonReform #JailReform #BailReform

@TexasObserver This shortage wouldn't exist if the Texas prison system had air-conditioned facilities for guards to work in. But no, AC is too humane for prisoners, and we can't be soft on crime now, can we? This is insane.

#PrisonReform #Texas #childlabor

Not that I'm a believer, but

41 ... 'Depart from Me, accursed ones, into the eternal fire which has been prepared for the devil and his angels; 42 for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; 43 I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.’

Matthew 25 41:43
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Matthew/25/type/nasb

#FeedThePoor
#TaxTheRich
#SocialSafetyNet
#Liberal #Progressive
#Asylum
#PrisonReform
#TransRights
#blm
#RepublicanHypocrites
#AfterSchoolSatan

Reminder that the reason #RonDesantis is against ghe #FirstStepAct is because Florida has #PrivatizedPrisons and the #Prison industry pays Florida politicians a huge amount of money to increase prison sentences for non-violent offenders, because that's more money for less cost.

The #FSA was literally the only bipartisan bill #Trump signed into law, and was intended to speed sentences for nonviolent inmates while gathering data for further #JusticeReform / #PrisonReform.

#Desantis is a liar.

Meanwhile in Germany, the German Supreme Court admonishes the German state governments that prison labor wages - which currently range between €1.37 and €2.30/hour - are too low.

#Germany #prison #PrisonReform #politics #SupremeCourt
https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Karlsruhe-beanstandet-niedrige-Loehne-fuer-Gefangene-article24203382.html

@Krooney

It's not just Jacksonville. In much of America, prisoners are not treated humanely.

#PrisonReform #LessThanHuman #Jail

Should we rebuild safety systems around care rather than punishment?

With the US experiencing much higher rates of violent crime, fatal ODs and mortality, Eric Reinhart makes a strong case 👇 for building integrated public health & safety systems, while ending mass incarceration.

https://time.com/6278659/how-community-health-workers-can-end-mass-incarceration-rebuild-public-safety/
#publichealthfail #incarceration #prison #prisonreform #mentalhealth

To make us not assault staff they punished everyone who DID NOT attack a staff member and caused an incredible amount of tension.

#prisonreform
#prisonreformmovement
#Injustice
#HumanRights
#EqualRights
#RespectHumanRights

Day 8, in the Hole. Only able to make calls and use the kiosk every 3 days. Still haven't heard any explanation for why they have stuck me in isolation. I heard that they can keep me waiting with no explanation for 21 business days. #prisonreform #justice #HumanRights

Day 11, in the Hole. Only able to make calls and use the kiosk every 3 days. Still haven't heard any explanation for why they have stuck me in isolation. I heard that they can keep me in here with no explanation for 17 days. #prisonreform #justice #HumanRights

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/15/atlanta-jail-man-dead-eaten-bed-bugs The family of #LashawnThompson Lashawn Thompson, 35, is calling for a criminal investigation into Thompson's death and for the closure and replacement of a local jail after alleging that Thompson died in custody from bed bugs in a squalid jail cell. Thompson was incarcerated at the Fulton county Jail in Atlanta on a misdemeanor charge #PoliceBrutality #PrisonReform #BLM #JailReform #HumanRights #PrisonersRights #PoliceCorruption #PoliceCriminals

A documentary on prison reform
Was finally released for all to adorn
Now available on Prime
Van Jones' "First Step" will shine
And enlightening viewers, it will transform

#vanjones #documentary #prisonreform #amazonprime #limerick #poetry

https://www.axios.com/2023/04/08/van-jones-documentary-prison-reform-amazon-prime

San Quentin has rebranded itself as a model of rehabilitation. The idea that one of the oldest US prisons can drastically change is truly encouraging. I dearly want no use for this degree in Criminal Justice because all the problems are just solved.
#prisonreform #rehabilitation

Everyone used to ask what "reforming prisons" means. I think I'm starting to see the picture.
#prisonreform
#prisonreformmovement
#recidivismrateistoohigh
#inmatestoentrepreneurs
#ReducingRecidivism
#SecondChances

Land of the Free

#abolition #prison #incarceration #prisonreform #endmassincarceration #criminaljustice
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2023.html

This hasn't been circulated much outside the prison reform community yet, but this is huge:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-16/newsom-wants-to-transform-san-quentin-using-a-scandinavian-model

tl;dr. The state of California will be refurbishing the notorious San Quentin penitentiary along with the Norway model of incarceration, which features things such as private dorm-like rooms, education programs, and COs being told to be nice and work with the prisoners. This is huge.

#PrisonReform

"Other people have parents who can teach them to be good. I don't. So how can I learn to be good?" Letters From the Inside, p. 3 http://bronwynharris.com/

#indiebooks #prisonreform #schooltoprisonpipeline

(all proceeds from this book go to my co-author's family)

TITLE: Free webinars, including the the important role of social workers
in preventing sexual abuse & the treatment of those who abuse animals

Reposting For: David S. Prescott, LCSW, LICSW

Hi everyone:

Just a heads up on a couple of upcoming free webinars. Both are free to
all and all are welcome. They cover diverse areas.

The first is Larry Menzie, who will discuss his work in addressing
animal abuse and its relationship to interpersonal violence. This will
be on Wednesday March 22nd at 3 PM Eastern (those outside the US will
want to double check local time, since we just set our clocks forward here):

https://safersocietypress.org/addressing-animal-abuse-and-its-relationship-to-interpersonal-violence/

And with this being Social Work Month, we’ve assembled a panel
discussion on the important role of social workers in preventing sexual
abuse. It features Melissa Grady, Tom Leversee, Adam Brown, Jamie Yoder,
and Chris Lobanov-Rostovsky. It’s at 1 PM on March 29:
https://safersocietypress.org/the-important-role-of-social-workers-in-preventing-sexual-abuse-a-panel-discussion-for-social-work-month/

We thought this one would be of particular interest to students and
newer professionals.

We hope to see you there!

And as always, feel free to share.

On behalf of us all at Safer Society,

David

David S. Prescott, LCSW, LICSW
Brandon, VT
www.davidprescott.net

#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy #research
@psychotherapist @psychology @socialpsych
@socialwork #animalabuse #sexabuse #sexualabuse #prison
#prisonreform