PrisonLivesMatter
@PLMtx
Our mission is to raise awareness on the conditions and failures of TDCJ in order to promote positive change through prison reform efforts.
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Restorative Justice makes sense. Retributive Justice is harsh and serves only one purpose: to try to extract justice out of our emotions of anger and hurt that does not work. This just becomes vengeance. Healing, Love and Restoration work better if given the chance.
Why do we think its "radical" to treat human beings in prison as human beings?
Glad to be back on!
Joining us on @AJCRadio is Founder of Prison Lives Matter Natalie Cohen @PLMtx blogtalkradio.com/ajcradiospotli…
Thank you SO much for @injustice35 and @AJCExecDir for having me on your show tonight! I’m very grateful for the opportunity! #prisonlivesmatter
Eventually, we’d like to open the Spain-Thoele Freedom Ranch, a transitional property designed to assist in the reentry and reintegration process of released offenders in Texas...if you want to invest, or know someone who does, please message us!! #plm #stfr
Former Major at Angola Prison Convicted of Federal Obstruction Offenses in Connection with Beating of Handcuffed and Shackled Inmate Officer Conspired to Cover Up Abuse of Inmate justice.gov/opa/pr/former-…
We've said it before, but it bears repeating – the United States is not in the middle of a crime wave. With a few hyper-localized exceptions that we must address, US violent crime rates are lower now than they've been at any point over past 4 decades: bit.ly/2uFJxIe
Americans pay roughly $80 billion for a prison system that generates a 70% recidivism rate. This initiative works to provide a better ROI through reentry programs. goo.gl/KcN7Yf #SOTU #prisonreform
"Hungry, shackled, and grieving: What prison is like for pregnant people" bit.ly/2rW1Ysw via @Rewire_News
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Hungry, Shackled, and Grieving: What Prison Is Like for Pregnant People
Across the country, judges are sending more and more people, including pregnant women, to prison—particularly in the wake of the opioid crisis and other criminalization measures. But can prisons...
There are so many ways to support someone who is currently incarcerated. Share this and commit to helping someone today.
According to a memo, the Bureau of Prisons will now transfer more people from government-run lockups to private facilities. More at @MotherJones: motherjones.com/crime-justice/…
Crime is defined by lawmakers who have no backgrounds in social sciences in many cases. Most lawmakers enact laws without research or direct contact with their constituents. Public service? I think not.
Tech firms are embracing ex-prisoners → “They go on to be some of the best employees because they’re loyal and grateful, and they bring that drive and spirit.” for.tn/2DzXR6J
Georgia’s vast reforms and prison alternatives have led to a nearly 19% reduction in prison admissions over the last 8 years and cut its incarceration rate of people of color by a historic 30%. bit.ly/2nmeH1Z
Prison closing in Muskegon due to decrease in inmate population | MLive.com mlive.com/news/muskegon/… #ShutEmALLDown
“President Trump and Sessions didn’t head off a nationwide crime wave. It was likely never coming in the first place.” – BCJ’s @AMESCG & @JayCullen92 usat.ly/2DRMieI
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