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Jul 3, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
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 A really important story about the power of one intentional and persistent community advocate. But what's more striking about the amazing @Dalilareyn82 is…

Their Unlikely Alliance Began at Whataburger. Can They Reform a Texas Jail? themarshallproject.org/2020/07/01/the… via @MarshallProj
2/7...her immensely empathetic nature. When this piece came out yesterday and congratulatory calls were pouring in, she called to say how sad she was that 64 yr old Tommy Gene Lindsey had fallen through the cracks again - both in life and in death.
3/7 She wanted to dedicate this feature to his untimely and preventable death which occurred just a week ago on June 22nd in a solitary cell in Smith county jail. The second custody death in less than two months. Particularly tragic b'cos Lindsey had a history of mental illness.
4/7
He was being held for a minor charge. The immoral practice of #cashbail killed him. He would be alive today if it weren't for want of $1,000. Last year, 110 people died in TX county jails, most were being held pretrial.
5/7
Watch @Dalilareyn82 's powerful statement to her county commissioners on 06/30. Start at the 3:00 min mark: media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?s…
6/7
And formerly incarcerated Jason Stone's moving comments to the Smith county commissioners court after Mr. Lindsey's death on 06/23. Start at the 3:38 min mark:
media.avcaptureall.com/session.html?s…
7/7
About the only thing Sheriff Larry Smith @SmithCSO got right is that 'her heart is as big as Dallas.' We need a Dalila in every community! We and @kinsgops are so proud to be working alongside her.

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May 8, 2023
As we mourn the horrific murder of Jordan Neely and join his community in rage, we are compelled to share some stories from our work that show the routine brutalization and criminalization of people with mental illness. 🧵
We hope these stories will radicalize you as they have moved our communities to question the current paradigms of public safety.

Most of these stories are deeply troubling. Almost all are clear examples where harm could have been prevented.

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When we began this work in 2006, we knew almost nothing about the intersection of mental health and the punishment system.

As time passed, we heard more and more from families whose loved ones were being arrested in mental health crises.

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Sep 20, 2022
🧵This weekend we’ll be talking about bail in Texas at #TribFest22. To ground our comments, we’ll be sharing stories of community members in Smith County whose stories illustrate the cruel consequences of wealth based detention in everyday communities across the state.
Today we’d like to talk to you about Karen R., from Smith county. Karen is an elder Smith co. community member who, two years ago, was fighting stage three breast cancer when she was arrested and kept in jail because she couldn’t afford $165.
Karen’s continuity of care - both for cancer and her mental health - were cruelly and devastatingly interrupted by her unconstitutional confinement because she was too poor.
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May 7, 2022
🧵CONTENT WARNING: Medical neglect, violence, pregnancy, fetal death, death.

It’s impossible to express the frustration, sadness and rage we shared with our community when we read Kelly Masten’s story last week.
star-telegram.com/news/local/for…
On Apr 11, 38 yr old Kelly Masten who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy, was arrested during a mental health crisis call. Kelly's almost daily seizures from the age of 2, have left her with the capacity of a 5-6 yr. old. Unable to read, write or take care of most daily needs.
Despite repeated requests from family to have her transported to JPS hospital, she was arrested and confined in a single cell in Tarrant co jail.

What followed is a horrific example of how carceral systems are designed to fail human beings, especially the most vulnerable ones.
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May 9, 2021
(1/7) This Mother’s Day, we stand unequivocally in support of incarcerated Mothers in Texas, and in solidarity with all Mothers who have had their children separated from them and put in a cage.
(2/7) We stand shoulder to shoulder in rage with every mother who has lost their child to state violence in a jail, and in deep sadness we continue to fight for the 361 pregnant people currently caged in Texas county jails.
(3/7) Jailing is family separation. Pretrial detention is family separation. Cash bail is family separation. State jail or prison sentences are family separations.
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Feb 20, 2021
UPDATE:
We pushed through another grueling day. Conditions for folks inside remain dire. We’re angry, & increasingly concerned about the impact that poor sanitation & lack of water will have on the spread of COVID-19 in overcrowded jails. These are some of the stories we heard:
1) Harris: "We’re getting portions for kids. A PB&J and those Johnny sacks don't fill an adult. We haven't had laundry in 8 days. Water’s back but we still can't shower. Got a couple of bottles of water but that ain’t enough. If I wash my hands, I don’t have enough to drink.”
“We still got no cleaning supplies to disinfect the toilets. It’s filthy. It’s like we're not even human. It’s so depressing. It breaks a person’s psyche. I’ve been here for 2.5 years. My court has been reset 22 times. TWENTY TWO TIMES! I am just sitting here...
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Feb 18, 2021
THREAD UPDATE:

1) Smith county- low risk facility has had no power or water since Monday. Can't order commissary. County's put in a work order for bottled water but have no idea when it will be fulfilled. Sheriff's office asked @TxJailProject to help bring in bottled water.
2) Galveston county - see attached emails about lack of water, using buckets to pee and a pregnant woman.
3) Polk county - No running water.
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