Tag: lockdown
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Dirty Darrington Phone Zap!
PHONE ZAP! Darrington Unit is currently on an extended( 2 month long) lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. There are currently 7 confirmed positive cases and approximately 300 incarcerated people on “medical restriction” (lockdown) or “medical isolation”(solitary confinement) at the unit. Darrington Unit is not doing enough for prisoners’ safety amidst Covid-19. They are not…
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Mississippi Goddam…
Mississippi prisoners are in rebellion against brutal, toxic conditions. Join the struggle. [Image shows garbage and roaches inside a pipe chase with a missing door at Parchman prison. Source: Mississippi State Department of Health] From Mother Jones: Mississippi prisons are in crisis. On Tuesday, a congressman called for a federal investigation after at least five…
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Prisoners Call for Investigation into Alabama DOC Following Lethal Unrest at Holman
UPDATE 12/13/18: Additional incidents of violence occurred at Holman Correctional Facility on December 8 and 11 [reported to FTP directly by prisoners], further indicating the concept of a “Holman Project,” as explained below. According to a contact inside, the December 11 incident included “Correctional officers beating confined citizens and destroying personal property.” The following statement…
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