Get involved in the fight to stop Washington State from building a new women's prison! Washington State’s Department of Corrections is trying to repurpose a closed youth jail into a new women’s prison. They are pitching this as a humane solution to overcrowding in existing prisons. We know that a new prison just puts more […]
Join us every other Saturday from 12 to 1 pm PT for a virtual letter writing session via Zoom. We will be hosting these sessions through spring and possibly into summer. This April 25 event is the second of the series and is hosted by Love & Protect. Isolation is central to the persistence of […]
As part of April's #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth, please join us on April 28, 2020 from 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. PT for an online training on how to host a letter writing event in your community, then go out and organize your own! We will be discussing how to host these events virtually, given the ongoing COVID19 […]
Survived and Punished NY has learned from incarcerated people that the Bedford Correctional Facility is denying food to them in the midst of a pandemic. Demand that people have immediate access to food and tell Gov. Cuomo to #FreeThemAll and grant clemencies to save lives. Phone and Email Zaps: Conditions at Albion, Bedford Hills, and Taconic Correctional Facilities Phone […]
Join us every other Saturday from 12 to 1 pm PT for a virtual letter writing session via Zoom. We will be hosting these sessions through spring and possibly into summer. This May 9 event is the third of the series and is hosted by Survived and Punished New York. Isolation is central to the […]
Registration via Zoom is required to get an invite to this event. Please note: This event is taking place 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. PT / 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. CT/ 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. ET. Join Survived & Punished New York for a workshop and presentation of their recent report "Preserving Punishment Power: An Abolitionist […]
#FreeLiyah Twitter Power Hour Monday, May 18 @ 10am PT/12pm CT/1pm ET Follow @survivepunish (moderator - questions will come from this account) Use hashtags: #FreeLiyah #FreeThemAll #ClemencyNow #FreeSurvivors #SurvivedAndPunished Background: Liyah Birru is an Ethiopian immigrant survivor of domestic violence, who is currently in ICE detention for defending herself from her abusive husband. Like so […]
CALL-IN ACTION ON TUESDAY MAY 19th & WEDNESDAY MAY 20th! CDCR Guards Cut Off Communication & Access to Water as COVID-19 Cases Rise at California Institution for Women Prison guards are mocking incarcerated people who test positive for COVID-19, denying people access to clean water, and removing access to outside communication according to multiple reports […]
Join us every other Saturday from 12 to 1 pm PT for a virtual letter writing session via Zoom. We will be hosting these sessions through spring and possibly into summer. This May 23 event is the fourth of the series and is hosted by Survived and Punished California. Isolation is central to the persistence […]
Join us every other Saturday from 12 to 1 pm PT for a virtual letter writing session via Zoom. We will be hosting these sessions through spring and possibly into summer. This June 6 event is the fifth of the series and is hosted by Black and Pink Milwaukee in honor of Pride. Isolation is […]