This is a thread about why it is absolutely essential that we get people out of jails, prisons, & immigration detention during the #COVIDー19 pandemic. It will include information & demands for how to #StopCOVID19inJails .
The health of people inside & all of us depends on it.
The health of people inside & all of us depends on it.
This piece by @premaldharia explains how #COVIDー19 could spark a humanitarian crisis inside prisons and jails. slate.com/news-and-polit… #StopCOVID19inJails
Jails and prisons are the perfect incubators for #COVIDー19. Health care in these facilities is often abysmal. This article from @nhbaptiste explains what jails and prisons should be doing to improve access to healthcare. motherjones.com/politics/2020/… #StopCOVID19inJails
Prisons and jails are hyper-vulnerable to #COVIDー19 outbreaks. In order to adequately address this situation, electeds must realize that prison health matters and that the quality of prison health impacts community health. theverge.com/2020/3/7/21167… #StopCOVID19inJails
People everywhere are being encouraged to use hand sanitizer to protect themselves from #COVIDー19. But inside jails and prisons, hand sanitizer is considered contraband, making it easier for the virus to spread. themarshallproject.org/2020/03/06/whe… #StopCOVID19inJails
Many criminal courts are closing in response to #COVIDー19, including right here in Cook County. This @NPR interview with @premaldharia focuses on the implications for accused people. npr.org/2020/03/14/815… #StopCOVID19inJails
ICE Is Ignoring a Simple Way to Slow the Spread of Coronavirus: Let People Out of Detention motherjones.com/politics/2020/… #StopCOVID19inJails #ReleaseThemAll
The National @bailfundnetwork has created this great resource for community bail & bond funds making demands of county jails in response to #COVIDー19: static1.squarespace.com/static/5e1f966… #StopCOVID19inJails
"Humanity Not Cages: Demanding a Just and Humane Response to Outbreak" details how prisons, jails, detention centers, & prison industry corporations should respond to #COVIDー19. From @ColorOfChange, @PrisonPolicy, @Mjiente + more. humaneoutbreakresponse.org #StopCOVID19inJails
The @Justice_Collab hosted a webinar on #COVIDー19 & the criminal legal and detention systems. That webinar is hosted here along with other resources: thejusticecollaborative.com/covid19/ #StopCOVID19inJails
.@PrisonPolicy offers up these five policy proposals that would help slow the spread of #COVIDー19 in jails and prisons while also mitigating the everyday impact of incarceration on public health. prisonpolicy.org/blog/2020/03/0… #StopCOVID19inJails
Across the country, public defenders are moving to free people from jails, where they are uniquely vulnerable.
In San Francisco Officials Push to Reduce Jail Population to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak theappeal.org/coronavirus-sa… #StopCOVID19inJails
In San Francisco Officials Push to Reduce Jail Population to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak theappeal.org/coronavirus-sa… #StopCOVID19inJails
In New Orleans, Public defenders request the release of people from jail due to coronavirus thelensnola.org/2020/03/12/pub… #StopCOVID19inJails
Nashville Public Defender: Release Vulnerable Defendants Without Bail nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-t… #StopCOVID19inJails
In Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Jail is releasing hundreds of incarcerated people as coronavirus spreads. Officials say “almost any[one] could be considered.”
fox8.com/news/coronavir… #StopCOVID19inJails
fox8.com/news/coronavir… #StopCOVID19inJails
Advocacy, community, and legal groups from across the country have issued demands related to stopping the spread of #COVIDー19 in jails, prisons, & detention centers. The next few tweets feature some of those statements. #StopCOVID19inJails
.@DetentionWatch is collecting signatures demanding the immediate release of all people in ICE custody. detentionwatchnetwork.org/pressroom/rele…
Add your organization’s name:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #StopCOVID19inJails #ReleaseThemAll
Add your organization’s name:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #StopCOVID19inJails #ReleaseThemAll
.@phillybailfund, @phillybailout + others: “Coalition Calls for City to Release People from Philadelphia Jails and to Declare a Moratorium on Incarceration Ahead of the COVID-19 Virus”
bit.ly/38Nmj3n #StopCOVID19inJails
bit.ly/38Nmj3n #StopCOVID19inJails
Our comrades at @svdebug in California wrote this letter calling for a moratorium on pretrial detention: #StopCOVID19inJails
The @katalcenter for Health, Equity, and Justice Demands That People in Connecticut Jails and Prisons Be Released Amid COVID-19 Concerns katalcenter.org/ctcovid-19 #StopCOVID19inJails
.@RVABailFund has joined a coalition of organizations calling on the county to release people from jail and halt new admissions to stop the spread of #COVIDー19: docs.google.com/document/d/1v7… #StopCOVID19inJails
The @ACLUofKY is calling for the immediate release of Kentuckians incarcerated simply because they cannot afford to pay money bail. “No person should ever have to buy their freedom, especially during a public health emergency.” aclu-ky.org/Covid19 #StopCOVID19inJails
We are proud to have joined with over 50 other organizations to call on Cook County to Protect Public Health through the Decarceration of Cook County Jail.
chicagobond.org/2020/03/13/ope… #StopCOVID19inJails
chicagobond.org/2020/03/13/ope… #StopCOVID19inJails
Also here in Illinois, advocates & organizers are making demands to free people from state prisons.
Pritzker should release elderly, ailing prisoners from state jails amid coronavirus outbreak, activists say chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/12/2117… #StopCOVID19inJails
Pritzker should release elderly, ailing prisoners from state jails amid coronavirus outbreak, activists say chicago.suntimes.com/2020/3/12/2117… #StopCOVID19inJails
“Illinois must show compassion when coronavirus hits our elderly prison population” by @jobip (@JusticeRestore) & @jsoble1 (@IllinoisPrison):
injusticewatch.org/commentary/202… #StopCOVID19inJails
injusticewatch.org/commentary/202… #StopCOVID19inJails
Signatures are still being collected for IL-CHEP’s open Letter to Governor J.B Pritzker on Coronavirus in Illinois Prisons. Join @EJPillinois & 1,000’s of others by signing:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #StopCOVID19inJails
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #StopCOVID19inJails
Angela Fellars is running for county board in Illinois' Winnebago County, and she is calling on their county to release people from the jail to stop the spread of #COVIDー19
facebook.com/story.php?stor… #StopCOVID19inJails
facebook.com/story.php?stor… #StopCOVID19inJails
We will continue to add to this thread as more information becomes available regarding jails, prisons, detention centers and #COVIDー19. #StopCOVID19inJails
Denver, Aurora police no longer sending officers to low-level crimes to minimize spread of #COVIDー19
denverpost.com/2020/03/13/den… #StopCOVID19inJails
denverpost.com/2020/03/13/den… #StopCOVID19inJails
In response to #COVIDー19, Bexar County, Texas (which includes San Antonio) has suspended arrests for "minor" charges to prevent jail crowding.
"Abolitionist measures, while often brushed off as drastic by mainstream voices, are now being lifted up as the most effective & practical steps to protect the health of people under the control of the PIC during the spread of #COVIDー19" @C_Resistance mailchi.mp/criticalresist…
Grays Harbor in Washington State is working to reduce the number of people in their jail by 25% to stop the spread of #COVIDー19. northcoastnews.com/news/washingto… #StopCOVID19injails
"An Epicenter of the Pandemic Will Be Jails and Prisons, if Inaction Continues: The conditions inside, which are inhumane, are now a threat to any American with a jail in their county — that’s everyone." @amandaklonsky1 nytimes.com/2020/03/16/opi… #StopCOVID19
In response to #COVIDー19, the Mahoning County Sheriff Jerry Greene is telling all officers to issue summonses for non-violent misdemeanor arrests wkbn.com/news/coronavir… #StopCOVID19
