#tdih 1994 U.S. DOJ announced that prison population topped one million for 1st time in U.S. history. Now, US is 5% of global pop & has nearly 25% of world’s prison pop. Current U.S. figures via @ACLU: at least 2.3 million people in jail or prison. ⬇️zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pris…
It is vitally important to teach about many issues related to mass incarceration including the school-to-prison pipeline, felon disenfranchisement, juvenile justice, solitary confinement, prison abolition movement, the prison industrial complex, prisoner uprisings, and more.
For teachers and students, we recommend Justice in America podcasts with @ClintSmithIII & @jduffyrice via @theappeal theappeal.org/announcing-jus… 
If you teach about the Attica Prison Uprising, share your story and we will send you a free copy of "Blood in the Water: The Attica Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy" by @hthompsn #TeachOutsideTextbook zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/atti…
There are very few books for children and young adults on the topic & not enough books featuring families dealing with incarceration. See short list via @sojustbooks, here: socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/inca… Fight invisibility, make sure they are in every school & library. cc @prisonculture
@sojustbooks @prisonculture @SentencingProj @eji_org "Many youngsters suffer silently with the emotional trauma of family incarceration as most educators are ill-prepared to support them, leaving children feeling isolated & ignored." -- @mdawriter via @edutopia with vital action steps for schools & teachers. edutopia.org/article/locked…
