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Calls from Home: Mama’s Day Broadcast
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"Calls from Home: Mama's Day Special," a radio project that connects incarcerated mothers to their families, friends, and communities.
Kites Team posted on 30 Apr 12 at 5:45 pm · 0 comments
The People’s Poet
Grave Prison Yards
A poem from our archive to help launch the New York State Parole Reform Campaign!
Kites Team posted on 4 May 11 at 7:48 pm · 0 comments
Prison Phone Justice Campaign
Why I Support the Prison Phone Justice Campaign
by Kristi Black Solwazi, Deputy Director, Center for Media Justice
stevenrenderos posted on 11 May 12 at 4:50 pm · 0 comments
Birthing Behind Bars
A Mother in Prison, and Out
Mercedes Smith is the policy specialist for WORTH, a mother and a formerly incarcerated woman. Brooklyn Ink ran a feature story about her experiences in and out of prison in time for Mother's Day. We'll be posting a video of Mercedes' birth story soon.
Vikki posted on 11 May 12 at 10:23 am · 0 comments
Prison Phone Justice Campaign
Wouldn’t You Want to Call Your Mom on Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a time to cherish the special connections in our families.
stevenrenderos posted on 10 May 12 at 11:23 am · 0 comments
Prison Phone Justice Campaign
Mother’s Day of Action: Postcards to the FCC
Mother’s Day is a time to cherish the special connections in our families. Yet for the over 2 million people in our prison system, those connections are only maintained through a phone.
Kites Team posted on 9 May 12 at 12:58 pm · 0 comments
COALITION FOR PRISON REFORM
SB2621 Headed for Senate Floor
SB2621 was passed out of the Senate Criminal Law Committee and will soon be voted on by the entire Senate this week, as early as Tuesday, May 8. Contact your legislators today and tell them to support SB2621 because it is a safe, cost-effective way to reduce Illinois' prison population.
ljhopes posted on 5 May 12 at 1:21 am · 0 comments
Prison Phone Justice Campaign
Prison Phone Justice Toolkit Now Available!
The Center for Media Justice is excited to bring you: “Criminal Charges: Fighting For Your Right to Call Home” a toolkit designed for prisoners, families, activists and organizers to address the high cost of prison phone calls.
Kites Team posted on 3 May 12 at 12:19 pm · 0 comments
Birthing Behind Bars
WORTH Pushes to Stop the Shackling of New Mothers
WORTH (Women on the Rise Telling HERStory) has launched BIRTHING BEHIND BARS to advance Anti-Shackling Bills across the country.
Kites Team posted on 25 Apr 12 at 10:45 am · 0 comments
NYS Parole Reform Campaign
Join others to advocate for change
Two opportunities to join other New Yorkers in demanding criminal justice reform, including passage of the SAFE Parole Act:
Judith posted on 24 Apr 12 at 10:46 am · 0 comments
COALITION FOR PRISON REFORM
April 20 meeting on overcrowding
On Friday April 20, the Coalition for Prison Reform will be convening advocates, systems stakeholders and media representatives to discuss, “Solutions to Illinois’ Prison Over-Crowding Crisis”.
Kites Team posted on 19 Apr 12 at 4:12 pm · 0 comments
NYS Parole Reform Campaign
BUILDING BRIDGES APRIL 2012
People in prison weigh in on Parole Reform:
Judith posted on 17 Apr 12 at 2:37 pm · 0 comments
Prison Phone Justice Campaign
The Price of Communicating From Behind Bars By Clarissa Ramon
Staying connected with loved ones behind bars is an expense that many families struggle with today. Aside from exorbitant phone rates charged by private companies who provide phone services to prisons, families are also charged excessive amounts for money transfers and Email.
Kites Team posted on 11 Apr 12 at 10:51 am · 0 comments
Guest Blogger
Prison Phone Justice
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Get Involved! A national campaign challenging prison phone kickbacks and the U.S. Prison Telephone Industry.
Nick posted on 20 Mar 12 at 8:03 am · 0 comments
NYS Parole Reform Campaign
Building Bridges March 2012
Advocacy training workshop, Support from NYS criminal defense lawyers, Take action conference (NYC), Statement from Prisoner Org.
Judith posted on 14 Mar 12 at 11:03 am · 0 comments
NYS Parole Reform Campaign
Why the Parole Board Needs Reforming
Letters from the wife and daughter of a man denied parole 5 times. His victims only know about the crime, not about the man today, and so they put pressure on the parole board not to release him. The SAFE Parole Act would let them see evidence of the changes he's made.
Judith posted on 6 Mar 12 at 4:24 pm · 0 comments
Guest Blogger
Hawaiians in Private Prisons
Why artists in eastern Kentucky Appalachian coalfields felt they had to speak against Hawaiian prisoners being held in a private prison in Arizona.
Kites Team posted on 29 Feb 12 at 1:19 pm · 0 comments
Guest Blogger
Mutiny in the Big House (1939)
A young man forges a check in order to help his mother, but is caught and sentenced to 14 years in prison.
Kites Team posted on 23 Feb 12 at 7:39 am · 0 comments
Rent-a-Prisoner can help
Let us buy your prisons
RENT-A-PRISONER OFFERS $800 MILLION TO BUY STATE’S PRISONS
Kites Team posted on 23 Feb 12 at 6:07 am · 0 comments
Guest Blogger
Tamms supermax
Tamms supermax is proposed to be closed, but only if folks in IL speak out.