Mississippi's Prison System Needs Resuscitating. It Needs CPR.
Mississippi
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Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
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Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Thank you so much, @RevBridges (@CPR_MS), James Busby, Lea Campbell (@MississippiRise), @FWDus, @AN_Netterville (@ACLU_MS), Hannah Williams (@MSVotes), and @MaisieBrownJxn (@goodIDEAfolks) for joining me for the 2nd & 3rd panels of MS #DayOfEmpathy. The vigil was EVERYTHING! ❤️
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
RSVP for zoom link: thedreamcorps.org/MS-DOE
FB event page: facebook.com/events/87381242…
Full lineup: 👇
#DayofEmpathy #MSPrisonReformNow #msleg
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Incarcerated people are dying at Parchman and still no action has been taken to reduce Mississippi's dangerously high prison population.
That's why we need lawmakers to vote to override Governor @tatereeves veto of SB 2123. #msleg clarionledger.com/in-depth/n…
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Rev. Wesley Bridges, executive director of @CPR_MS: people seeking changes are “tired of broken promises by incoming and outgoing governors about what they’re going to do for prison reform.” msbusiness.com/2020/07/advoc… #MSPrisonReformNow
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
MDOC should pay attention... look at what’s going on in CA due to transfers!
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Let’s keep fighting. The lives of many depend on it...
We at Clergy for Prison Reform are beyond disappointed to learn that @tatereeves rejected SB2123 with a veto. We fight on for our brothers and sisters behind prison walls. #MSPrisonReformNow #msleg
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
I’d certainly be in favor of overriding. I had high hopes for this bill. I’ll keep advocating for change in this area. We can’t quit...
”Jessica Jackson of @REFORM said that @tatereeves had indicated he wouldn't make empty promises... but when presented with a proposal to reform the system, he came up empty. ‘We call on #msleg to... override the Gov’s veto,’ Jackson said in a statement.” clarionledger.com/story/news…
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Applied correctly, SB 2123 will safely address overcrowding in Mississippi prisons, provide second chances to offenders deemed to represent the least risk & save the state tens of millions of $$$. #msleg @MarcALevin @JGKoufos @CPR_MS @FWDus @jennykim @thesarahfield
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Dr. Dobbs (w/@msdh), during Governor @tatereeves’ daily press conference,said “the goal” is to test everyone who is a resident or works at a long term care facility (27,000 ppl). Hope we have similar plans for @MS_MDOC (18,000 ppl). #msleg #moretest @CPR_MS @RevRhodes @justice4ms
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
The faith community has long-served as a source of support for families/communities devastated by our incarceration crisis. @CPR_MS works to combat the incarceration crisis & deliver a fairer system of justice to Mississippi communities. #SecondChanceMonth teapaw.org/JusticeReform/status/1…
Q4: According to the #PFBarnaPoll, 75% of people agree, at least somewhat, that caring for prisoners is important. How have you experienced or seen churches & communities care for the families of incarcerated men and women? #SecondChanceMonth
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Download & share the #NYFaithLeaders4BailReform E-Advocacy Packet for virtual actions you can take to stand for Bail Reform // Link here: shorturl.at/nA146
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Clergy for Prison Reform at the Capitol today discussing corrections bills currently in the 2020 Session #msleg
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Lee County’s state Rep. Rickey Thompson joined with some local ministers Monday morning and called for reforms to state prisons, following a spate of deaths within the correctional system. buff.ly/38L8e76
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
“Now is the time for the state government to recognize its failures to provide secure and safe prison conditions [and] to radically reduce over-incarceration.” clarionledger.com/story/opin… by @RevRhodes of @CPR_MS
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
BREAKING: Rep. Ayanna Pressley unveiled a sweeping resolution calling for state & local govt's to decrease prison populations by 80%, abolish cash bail, stop charging people fines/fees to fund local court systems, among a host of other proposals. theappeal.org/rep-ayanna-pre…
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
Money bail is one of the most corrupt and broken parts of the justice system. It let’s the size of a person’s wallet determine whether a person—who has been accused, but not convicted of a crime—can return home or stay locked up in jail while awaiting their day in court. – at Mississippi, USA
There are more than 450,000 people in jail today simply because they can't pay their bail cbsn.ws/2wxNSge
Clergy for Prison Reform retweeted
The fight to fully #endmoneybail for all and protect the right to presumed innocence must continue.
#FREEnewyorkTownHall teapaw.org/afroCHuBBZ/status/1129…
This is a good time to remind everyone how we got here:
These NY pretrial victories came to life when #KaliefBrowder took away his. When we say #FREEnewyork we’re talking about a movement of people lead by the spirit and life of Kalief Browder. #NeverForget #FREEnewyorkTownHall
