We bring writing workshops to detained, incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals for therapy, advocacy, literacy and more.
New York City
Joined April 2016
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PRISON WRITES retweeted
It’s time to pass the #SolutionsNotSuspensions Act to ensure that our students education isnt put at risk from inequitable and ineffective suspensions. This bill requires schools to use proven alternatives to suspensions, which promote accountability but keep our kids in school.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
Celebrate AN ASIAN AMERICAN A TO Z (@haymarketbooks) with @cathylinhche & @kylelucia on 5/30!
Ft. @SaharMuradi, @swatikhurana, @illustriouspear, @mirajacob, @ortile, @jmaebarizo, @ligayamishan, @we_makebelieve, & more!
RSVP & order a signed book: buff.ly/41J5br9
PRISON WRITES retweeted
One parent could get my poetry banned from classrooms. And yet one country can't ban assault rifles from massacring them.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
"I’m still writing essays, memoirs, books, journalism articles, novels, plays and screenplays. While the writing hasn’t made me rich or famous, it has helped me endure a lengthy prison sentence."
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PRISON WRITES retweeted
Homeless people in the United States are far more likely to be victims of gruesome violence than to be perpetrators. Yet the widespread demonization of the homeless would lead you to believe the exact opposite. jacobin.com/2023/05/homeless…
PRISON WRITES retweeted
“Even when a crime is particularly severe, it should be recognized that a legal minor with their whole life still ahead has the potential to be reformed.”
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PRISON WRITES retweeted
🧵 In 2018, my cousin & best friend Alex Schachter was killed by a gunman with an AR15 in Parkland. I am sick & tired of congressional inaction. On June 6th, I will sit-in at the US Capitol to demand a vote to #BanAssaultWeapons. I invite others to join me.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
‼️ BREAKING NEWS ‼️ Due to an overwhelming response, we are excited to announce that we are extending the Museum of Broken Windows for two extra weeks!
You can visit our free pop-up exhibit at 216 Lafayette St, open daily through May 20th.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
People w/ mental health conditions make up 53% of the population at Rikers.
On average, they are held 61% longer.
We pay $556,000 per person annually to keep them in jail. 90% on Rikers are held without conviction.
By contrast, it costs ~$42k to put them in supportive housing.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
"Our youngest PhD graduate is 26 years old." I graduated in December at 26 years old and had the honor and privilege today of marching in front of my family! Here's to the rest of my career Congratulations Dr. Brea Arielle Manuel, you did it.
#phinished #phd #blackinchem
PRISON WRITES retweeted
WOW. Hearing about Calcea Johnson & Ne’kiya Jackson’s #historymaking mathematical discovery will never get old! Nearly 2 months after it was revealed that the HS seniors found proof of the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem, I am still in awe and proud of these students! 👏🏾
PRISON WRITES retweeted
This month in the US, people were shot for ringing the wrong doorbell, getting into the wrong car, using a leaf blower, delivering food to the wrong address, driving into the wrong driveway, and for asking a neighbor to stop shooting so a baby could sleep.
It’s the fucking guns.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
Formerly incarcerated and live in NYC? @RefoundryOrg doesn't believe in discarded materials or discarded people. They upcycle BOTH. Check out Refoundry.org.
Open house on March 30, 2023 at @BklynNavyYard. Please RT.
PRISON WRITES retweeted
Wrote this op-ed to alert people to the massive imbalance of funding between public defenders & prosecutors. It’s meant to be a roadmap & a battle cry. Serious about ending systemic racism in the legal system & mass incarceration then #FundPublicDefense #Gideonat60 #SpreadTheWord
PRISON WRITES retweeted
Most people think public defense was invented 60 years ago by a group of white men on the Supreme Court in a case called Gideon v. Wainwright. They're wrong.
Public defense was invented 130 years ago by a group of enterprising women. Know their names:teenvogue.com/story/gideon-v…
PRISON WRITES retweeted
.@iamcardib speaking FACTS 🔥
⚠️Strong Language
PRISON WRITES retweeted
BREAKING: This video was posted of empty book shelves by a Florida teacher.
The teacher has just been fired. His termination came less than 24 hrs after @RonDeSantisFL was asked about this video.
Thanks @JuddLegum for noticing!
Don't you dare RESHARE it!