PUSH OUT TO ANY ORGANIZATIONS YOU KNOW THAT MIGHT HELP, AND REPORTERS! Tropical Storm Sally is expected to make landfall by Tuesday at unknown intensity––it could be a Cat 2 hurricane or higher––with New Orleans directly in its path. The storm will hit Louisiana and Mississippi, states with the 2nd and 3rd highest incarceration rates…

[Last Updated 8/31/2020 4:30PM CST] In the aftermath of the Category 4 Hurricane Laura, we know that incarcerated people in parts of Louisiana and Southeast Texas have been experiencing power outages, water shortages, and other impacts of the hurricane combined with institutional abuse and neglect. Information is slow to get out. If you have a…

  Friday, April 17th 2020  [Last Edited April 20th 2020]    On the morning of April 17th, a protest took place at Governor Ron DeSantis’ mansion in Tallahassee, FL demanding the Governor take immediate action to protect prisoners from COVID-19. Protesters demanded that Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Mark Inch take…

  April 7th 2020  In response to the COVID19 pandemic, the Alabama Department of Corrections is re-opening the solitary confinement wing of Draper Correctional Facility. At least 300 cots are being added to the dilapidated prison in order to house incarcerated people infected by the virus. This information was brought to us by an anonymous…

COVID19 has entered the Alabama prison system and it will continue to spread like wildfire unless immediate collective action is taken to release incarcerated people. There are no security measures strong enough to keep a pandemic out of prisons. In the context of global pandemic, we should understand the prison system as a massive disease…

[Update: 2:45pm EST] According to one phone zapper who spoke with Chris Gautz, the Media Representative for Michigan DOC, Gautz reportedly stated that, “There has been a confirmed flu outbreak that we are taking the necessary precautions to meet.” When asked if these prisoners have been tested for the coronavirus Gautz reportedly stated, “No prisoners…

Mississippi prisoners are in rebellion against brutal, toxic conditions. Join the struggle. [Image shows garbage and roaches inside a pipe chase with a missing door at Parchman prison. Source: Mississippi State Department of Health] From Mother Jones: Mississippi prisons are in crisis. On Tuesday, a congressman called for a federal investigation after at least five…

The Alabama Department of Corrections is once again targeting and retaliating against our comrade Robert Earl Council (AKA Kinetik Justice) for exposing the and corruption, extortion, and officer on inmate abuse at Limestone Correctional Facility. We ask that you take a moment out of your day to support one of the founders of the Free…

BREAKING: Activists Lock Down GEO Group HQ in Boca Raton, Florida! HELP SUPPORT THE BAIL FUND: https://www.everribbon.com/ribbon/view/74891?fbclid=IwAR3H8fFYRkQTnuoO52qCnp-i7qi1zcxF63t4-sdLA7mHGn_0kTQSLiF1yb8 BOCA RATON, FL – Florida based for-profit prison company, GEO Group is again the center of controversy as human rights activists lock down outside their Boca Raton headquarters early Tuesday morning. Activists from a myriad of organizational backgrounds…

Entering Day 2 of the Phone Zap for Martin CI (Keep Calling!) a whistleblower within FDOC has disproved the bullshit response we received from Martin Correctional yesterday claiming they are not discriminating against certain prisoners and denying them access to the legal computer. Mr. John Holtz, the Assistant Warden of “Programs” at Martin CI, was kind enough…