There’s a massive prison strike happening in Alabama right now. In protest of the inhumane conditions, incarcerated people across multiple facilities are refusing to perform prison labor. AL is 1 of only 5 states that pay incarcerated people $0 for forced labor. #ShutDownADOC2022
https://twitter.com/jaybeware/status/1574418946802982914
History: Following the Civil War, 73% of Alabama's revenue derived from convict leasing by 1898. In 1873, 25% of all Black leased convicts died. Today, Alabama remains 1 of only 5 states that pay incarcerated people nothing for their labor. Slavery still exists. #EndTheException 
Incarcerated people in Alabama are tired of contributing to their own oppression by being forced to maintenance a system that’s actively killing & dehumanizing them. Here’s a statement from inside ADOC with demands. They want a fair justice system, not better prison conditions.
At one point during the pandemic, Alabama averaged the highest COVID death rate in the country—over 100 people died a day. At the same time, its GOP Governor was diverting $400 million in federal COVID relief funding to prison to construction.
https://twitter.com/bshelburne/status/1444106406223810561?s=46&t=LUE6qTaagKuA5kl5nap6dA
Alabama has one of the worst parole boards inn the US. It denied Mr. Bettina parole after serving 12 years on a 20 year sentence for marijuana possession while people are legally making millions selling marijuana and states are profiting from it. Welcome to the injustice system.
https://twitter.com/bshelburne/status/1522601943801245697
Let’s talk about how companies like @BurgerKing profit from AL’s horrid prison system. #ExceptForMe stories raise awareness about the exception in the 13th Amendment that still allows slavery as punishment for crime. Take action to #EndTheException at endtheexception.com/exceptforme.
https://twitter.com/dyjuantatro/status/1567650389570330625
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