It's Juneteenth but I just found out my brother was denied release today. Black man, six years for a non-violent crime, and EVERY variable must be weighed except the one about them putting him in jail with adults when he was 16. Who pays for that. #AbolishPrisons
I'm trying to imagine the emotional and psychological torture of being denied on the day you thought you were being released, of applying 30 days later, knowing a yes can still become a no. Who can survive this, and if they do, to become what. #AbolishPrisons
This isn't his first stint. He's in his 30s now. And it took an embarrassingly long time for me to realize who started this cycle. Then one day I say his 1st mug shot and I fucking broke. He was a baby. And folk make millions off weed now. But where's my brother. #AbolishPrisons
If I had my way, I’d be Ella, and he’d be Kev, and we would burn it down.
I took a moment away, but I wanna say: if you need a perfect victim, my brother isn't it. He's lived rough. He's caused pain. And what's being done to him is still unjust. This system is still predatory. They're still responsible for marring his life and ours. #AbolishPrison
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