Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

These words are transcribed from a phone call with a trans woman imprisoned at Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC), detailing an uprising that broke out in the facility on January 17, 2021. (Testimony from Critical Resistance's (@C_Resistance) Prisoner Phone Line)

Monroe Correctional Complex (MCC) [Monroe, WA] / January 17, 2021.

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"The people that were suspected of organizing the hunger strike in April are currently in segregation under bullshit rule violations, being held illegally, having their outgoing mail seized, and are being refused their property...” “...and yet still in segregation."

(Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@CR_PDX) Write Them All Campaign)

Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) / November 17, 2020.

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

*CW: racist, violent language*

"Please vindicate us AIC's from the oppression of constant treachery that we have to undergo on a day to day basis.”

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll “Due to the countless racial injustices inflicted on not just us AIC's but our families as well."

(Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@CR_PDX) Write Them All Campaign)

Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) / December 14, 2020.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"It's frustrating in here right now. You have a lot of inmates literally standing up saying, 'What the fuck? Why are you guys doing this to us?'”

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll “And you have a lot of officers just saying, 'Tough, can't do anything about it. Deal with it. We're in charge and you're not.'"

[Note: As of 2/8/21 there are a total of 103 positive cases of COVID-19 at SCI, 21 of which are currently active.]

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"I can't even begin to tell you how awful inmates are treated here. Stripped of all civil liberties and rights. Dehumanized."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@CR_PDX) Write Them All Campaign)

Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) / December 8, 2020.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"I will say this place has done a horrible job handling Covid-19. They were not ready for a situation like this."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@CR_PDX) Write Them All Campaign)

Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) / December 12, 2020.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"Why isn’t anyone pushing for accountability for the militarized PIC?"

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@CR_PDX) Write Them All Campaign)

Oregon State Correctional Institution (OSCI) / November 16, 2020.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

Part II

"Don't tell me, Kate Brown, that you're trying to protect Oregonians from Covid by your decisions. Her decisions' criteria is excluding me from being considered for early release to help protect my life from Covid-19...” “...If people really want to protest, speak out about life or death issues. This is it, speak out for me, and others who can be early released!"

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

Part I

"Don't tell me, Kate Brown, that you're trying to protect Oregonians from Covid by your decisions. Her decisions' criteria is excluding me from being considered for early release to help protect my life from Covid-19...” “... If people really want to protest, speak out about life or death issues. This is it, speak out for me, and others who can be early released!"

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"They are forcing us not to social distance, not with a person who could have COVID-19, but with a person who does have COVID-19."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Lane County Mutual Aid's (@eughungerstrike) Correspondence)

Santiam Correctional Institution (SCI) / January 21, 2021.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"It's becoming very apparent they are profiting off of our lives. There's no reform, only resentment until released."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@criticalresistancepdx) Write Them All Campaign)

Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI)/ November 13th, 2020.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"I was so scared that I would get the COVID-19 because I knew if I got it it would likely kill me."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@criticalresistancepdx) Write Them All Campaign)

Eastern Oregon Correctional Facility (EOCI) / November 22, 2020.

A note from Oregon Prison Report

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll As abolitionists, we are dedicated to the elimination of imprisonment for all people, not just those with “non-violent” charges, but also for those who have done serious harm or have been charged as having committed acts of serious harm.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"...the officers walk around without their masks on then pat us down and search our rooms and touch everything and don’t wear gloves, so I stay in my room 'cause with weak lungs getting Covid can kill me, and I am not here for life." (Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@criticalresistancepdx) Write Them All Campaign)

Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) / October 26th, 2020.

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

CW: self-harm, suicidal ideation

"My wish is to hold ODOC accountable in any legal way. Changes MUST be made soon to prevent this from happening to anyone...” “Any and all help is much needed and I'm grateful for your time in reading this...” Nothing gets done until we stand up and say, ‘That's wrong.’ ... Please help me."

(Testimony from Critical Resistance PDX's (@CR_PDX) Write Them All Campaign)

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"I have observed people being so sick they thought they weren’t going to wake up the next day."

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll (Testimony from Oregon Justice Resource Center's (@OJRCenter) class action lawsuit against Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Corrections.)

Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution (EOCI) / May 8th, 2020.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

"Coffee Creek told OSP that they were sending a busload of Covid positive people over, which wasn’t the truth. All of us that were there on the bus had been in Coffee Creek intake for over 30 days or more...” We started to make a big fuss about being held there so long. Instead of fixing that themselves, Coffee Creek didn’t want to deal with us anymore and sent us away."

(Testimony from Lane County Mutual Aid's (@eughungerstrike) correspondence)

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

Call for help and public support from someone imprisoned at Columbia River Correctional Institution (CRCI). 

Phone Zap below.

Oregon Prison Report: Voices from the Inside

Call for help and public support from someone imprisoned at Columbia River Correctional Institution.

Statement from inside below.

#ODOCKills #KateBrownKills #FreeThemAll