Tag: Kentucky
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What about the folks inside?
Disasters are ALWAYS the greatest danger to prisoners. As climate chaos intensifies, our networks of disaster response must prioritize those who literally can’t evacuate. In the case of the devastating tornadoes that hit Mayfield, Kentucky early Saturday morning, prisoners were some of the last people to be considered. The jail itself was evacuated, and good…
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Covid behind bars in kentucky
We’ve been collecting Covid-19 surveys from prisoners in Kentucky for the last 10 months in the hopes that we could get a bird’s eye view of what’s really happening and how it lines up (or doesn’t) with the Department of Corrections’ narrative. That data from nearly 100 returned surveys, and more coming in still, is…
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Phone Zap for Kentuckians Behind Bars on 3/11/21
Incarcerated Kentuckians’ Loved Ones Demand Immediate Clemency In The Face Of Covid-19 Conditions Loved ones of incarcerated people in multiple Facebook groups including Inmate Support KY and Prison Wives of Green River Correctional Complex (GRCC) have sought comfort and answers from one another throughout the pandemic. Navigating the Correctional System is intentionally difficult, both for…
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Prisoners and Activists Stop New Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky
For Immediate Release June 13, 2019 Contact: Marianne Cufone, Green Justice, (813) 785-8386 Prisoners and Activists Stop New Prison on Coal Mine Site in Kentucky [6/20/19: An updated version of this press release can be found here] Washington, DC — In response to a federal lawsuit filed by Green Justice attorneys, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced it withdrew its…
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Prisoners File Unique Environmental Lawsuit Against New Federal Facility on Strip Mine Site in Kentucky
Donate to support this grassroots legal challenge! Media Contact: FightToxicPrisons@gmail.com [Lawyers, prisoners and community activists available for comment.] Photos below by Jordan Mazurek. All images available for public use, courtesy of Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons Washington, DC — Lawyers with the Campaign to Fight Toxic Prisons and the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) have filed…
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FTP Converges in Pittsburgh June 8 – 11, 2018
2018 Fight Toxic Prisons Convergence in Pittsburgh June 8 – 11 Location: University of Pittsburgh School of Law, 3900 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 DONATE TODAY TO HELP MAKE THE CONVERGENCE A SUCCESS! Schedule of weekend panels, workshops, presentations, films, entertainment, etc. Register for FTP’s 2018 June Convergence here (so we can help you with food…
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Fight Toxic Prisons march blockades Bureau of Prisons
Report back from FTP Convergence Day of Action Over the weekend of June 11th an incredible array of folks gathered in Washington, DC for the Convergence to Fight Toxic Prisons and Support Eco-prisoners. After two days of networking, strategizing and listening to the wisdom of black liberation fighters like Ramona Africa and Jihad Abdulmumit as…
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‘Fight Toxic Prisons’ Convergence Challenges Department of Justice to Eradicate Environmental Health Hazards in U.S. Prisons
Former political prisoners will converge with environmental and prisoners’ rights activists in Washington D.C. under the banner of the #PrisonEcology movement.
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Schedule for the Convergence Against Toxic Prisons & In Support of Eco-Prisoners
All events will be held at UDC David A. Clarke School of Law
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Welcome to Appalachia’s Gulag Archipelago
By Skyler Simmons / Earth First! Newswire Exile in the Mountains It is hard to imagine the hollers and hills of southern Appalachia ever being a place of punishment. With its lush coves filled with ginseng, ramps, towering oaks, and tulip poplars. Its abundant springs, creeks and rivers teaming with trout, crawdads, and hellbenders. The…
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