Elflamingo<p>Unveiling the System: Forced Labor in U.S. Prisons and the Push for Reform<br><a href="https://breakingac.com/news/2025/jun/17/unveiling-the-system-forced-labor-in-us-prisons-and-the-push-for-reform/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">breakingac.com/news/2025/jun/1</span><span class="invisible">7/unveiling-the-system-forced-labor-in-us-prisons-and-the-push-for-reform/</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prisonreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonreform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humanrights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humanrights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minnesota</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/report" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>report</span></a></p>
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Cop Blaster<p>Lakendra L Biggins in Georgia: Name: Lakendra L Biggins<br>State: Georgia<br>Agency: Johnson State Prison<br>Decertified Since: 2008 <a href="https://copblaster.com/cop/2071/lakendra-l-biggins?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">copblaster.com/cop/2071/lakend</span><span class="invisible">ra-l-biggins?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PoliceAccountability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoliceAccountability</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CivilRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CivilRights</span></a></p>
CpyJx 🍉<p>Exploring the dark side of private prisons: human rights abuses, profit-driven motives, and the impact on families. Witness the stories of former detainees and workers.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxqnLvJnWqQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=fxqnLvJnWqQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MorePerfectUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MorePerfectUnion</span></a></p>
Florian Irminger<p>One of the most devastating trends: suicide now accounts for more than 1 in 10 deaths in prison in some regions.</p><p>Overcrowding, failing mental health systems, and a rising toll on women are driving this crisis.</p><p><a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://tooting.ch/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a></p>
Eric supports DEI!<p>You can buy my book, Wellness While incarcerated, from Barnes & Noble: <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wellness-while-incarcerated-anonymous/1146356790?ean=9798988816133" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barnesandnoble.com/w/wellness-</span><span class="invisible">while-incarcerated-anonymous/1146356790?ean=9798988816133</span></a></p><p>Many penal institutions do not accept Amazon orders for books, but do accept Barnes & Nobles. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/prisonreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonreform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abolishprisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abolishprisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/abolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abolition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manifestation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manifestation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meditation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meditation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spirituality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spirituality</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wellness</span></a></p>
Flipboard<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@bolts" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bolts</span></a></span> is the best magazine for keeping your eye on America’s local politics, and possibly detecting if a shift is happening (were we the only ones glued to the Omaha, NE mayoral elections earlier this week)? Alex Burness writes about judge elections in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where a “slate of eight” progressive-endorsed candidates are running. Their supporters hope that the prospective judges, who come from public defender, social work and civil rights backgrounds, will have more understanding of the issues faced by criminal defendants. Check out the second list for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@taniel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>taniel</span></a></span>’s list of elections to watch in May.</p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-judge-elections-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/allegheny-county-</span><span class="invisible">judge-elections-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ball</span><span class="invisible">ot/guide-to-elections-in-may-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Pennsylvania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pennsylvania</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Philadelphia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philadelphia</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/LocalElections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LocalElections</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Newstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newstodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/NewstodonFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewstodonFriday</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/FollowFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowFriday</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Through the administrations of 2 mayors & several correction commissioners, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jails</span></a> continued to devolve, acc/to prisoners’ rights advocates & the monitor’s reports. In November, the judge found <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contempt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>contempt</span></a> for failing to stem <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> & excessive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a> at the facility, which is currently run by Correction Commissioner Lynelle Maginley-Liddie.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RikersIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RikersIsland</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The class-action lawsuit that led to the takeover, known as Nunez v. City of New York, was settled in June 2015 & required that the jails, particularly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RikersIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RikersIsland</span></a>, be overseen by a court-appointed monitor who would issue regular reports on conditions there but would wield no direct power to effect change.</p><p>Through those reports, Judge Swain was given an extensive history of the cyclical nature of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a> system’s problems.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A NYT investigation in 2021 found that guards are often stationed in inefficient ways that fail to protect inmates. And although the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a> system has consistently been the most well-staffed in the United States — there is roughly one uniformed officer for each inmate at Rikers, according to city data — an unlimited sick leave policy & other uses of leave have meant that staffing can drop to dangerous levels.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RikersIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RikersIsland</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The order comes nearly a decade after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>’s jails, which include the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RikersIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RikersIsland</span></a> complex, fell under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oversight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oversight</span></a> in the settlement of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClassAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassAction</span></a> lawsuit. The agreement focused on curbing the use of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/force" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>force</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a> toward both inmates & correction officers. A court-appointed monitor issued regular reports on the persistent mayhem.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The official, called a remediation manager, will work with the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> correction commissioner, but be “empowered to take all actions necessary” to turn around the city’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jails</span></a>, Judge Swain wrote.</p><p>“While the necessary changes will take some time, the court expects to see continual progress toward these goals,” she wrote.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RikersIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RikersIsland</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A federal judge overseeing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jails</span></a> took <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RikersIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RikersIsland</span></a> out of the city’s control on Tues, ordering that an outside official be appointed to make major decisions regarding the troubled & violent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jail</span></a> complex.</p><p>The judge, Laura Taylor Swain, said in a 77-page ruling that the official would report directly to her & would not be a city employee, turning aside Mayor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EricAdams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EricAdams</span></a>’ efforts to maintain control of the lockups.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/nyregion/rikers-island-receiver-nyc.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=DCD52F94-91CF-4B52-8FA4-9B150ACB6903" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/05/13/nyregio</span><span class="invisible">n/rikers-island-receiver-nyc.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=DCD52F94-91CF-4B52-8FA4-9B150ACB6903</span></a></p>
Longreads<p>"Jones says that he was acting at the direction of his 16-year-old uncle and his uncle’s girlfriend in 1998 when he took part in the rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl who lived in their neighborhood." —Phillip Vance Smith II for Bolts Magazine</p><p><a href="https://boltsmag.org/north-carolina-juvenile-life-sentences/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">boltsmag.org/north-carolina-ju</span><span class="invisible">venile-life-sentences/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/incarceration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incarceration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/prisonreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonreform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/northcarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>northcarolina</span></a></p>
Wesley Fryer<p>With tears and tail wags, San Quentin inmates reunite with puppies they raised into service dogs (AP, 1 April 2025)<br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/san-quentin-inmates-puppy-training-296bbe218ad383d5b61914377214499d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/san-quentin</span><span class="invisible">-inmates-puppy-training-296bbe218ad383d5b61914377214499d</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/HealOurCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HealOurCulture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.cloud/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A federal judge has decided not to order temporary air conditioning be installed in all Texas prisons, allowing a lawsuit against the state to move forward while admitting that the problem will be costly to fix.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/03/27/517012/federal-judge-says-heat-in-texas-prisons-is-unconstitutional-does-not-order-immediate-a-c/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/criminal-justice/2025/03/27/517012/federal-judge-says-heat-in-texas-prisons-is-unconstitutional-does-not-order-immediate-a-c/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Heat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Prisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prisons</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPrisons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPrisons</span></a></p>
Jules<p>‘The prison system is insanely broken’: a climate activist on his experience in jail</p><p>"The entire apparatus is executed with maximum emphasis on punishment and a superficial mention of rehabilitation. Many people resort to smashing the contents of their cells or self-harming as a way to access ... help... It is absolutely no wonder that re-offending rates are so high when those leaving prison are in a worse way than when they came in."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/climate-activist-experience-jail-prison-uk" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/19/climate-activist-experience-jail-prison-uk</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/JustStopOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustStopOil</span></a></p>
Sim Barr<p>San Quentin 1981-83</p><p>Ruth Morgan and her colleague Barbara Yaley were provided access to San Quentin Prison and the men locked up inside. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/sanquentin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanquentin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ruthmorgan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruthmorgan</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonphotography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photojournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photojournalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photoseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoseries</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/inmates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inmates</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisoners</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bwphoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bwphoto</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/maximumsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maximumsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonreform</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonlife</span></a></p>
Sim Barr<p>San Quentin 1981-83</p><p>In the minimum security block of the prison inmates were allowed to decorate their cells w/ items from home, but when a new warden took over the prison these cells were stripped bare. Later, some of Ruth Morgan's photos were used in court to help improve conditions at the prison</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/sanquentin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanquentin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ruthmorgan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruthmorgan</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonphotography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photojournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photojournalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photoseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoseries</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/inmates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inmates</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisoners</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bwphoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bwphoto</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/maximumsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maximumsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonreform</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonlife</span></a></p>
Sim Barr<p>San Quentin 1981-83</p><p>For about 2 years Ruth Morgan and her colleague Barbara Yaley were provided access to San Quentin Prison and the men locked up inside. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/sanquentin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sanquentin</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ruthmorgan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ruthmorgan</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photographer</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prison</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonphotography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photojournalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalism</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photojournalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photojournalist</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/photoseries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photoseries</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/inmates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inmates</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisoners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisoners</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bwphoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bwphoto</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/maximumsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maximumsecurity</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonreform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonreform</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/prisonlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prisonlife</span></a></p>
Creebhills<p>FG Plans to Reduce Nigeria’s 256 Prisons – Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo: The Federal Government has announced plans to reduce the number of custodial facilities across Nigeria, stating that the country does not need all 256 currently in operation. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at the Public Hearing on Alleged Corruption and Other Violations against the Nigerian Correctional Service,… <a href="https://creebhills.com/2025/03/fg-plans-to-reduce-nigeria-prisons?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">creebhills.com/2025/03/fg-plan</span><span class="invisible">s-to-reduce-nigeria-prisons?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nigeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nigeria</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrisonReform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrisonReform</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CriminalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InteriorMinistry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InteriorMinistry</span></a></p>
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