non-profit in Fulton County, Georgia...a new leash on life for man and man's best friend
Atlanta, GA
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CanineCellMates retweeted
Jail is usually for short-term nonserious offenses or for being held before your trial. Prison is usually for a Felony-level conviction and a longer sentence if usually longer than 1 year. Most people in jail are there for a short period of time, where prison is a longer term.
CanineCellMates retweeted
We're excited to see you guys soon!
Heading over to Rikers jail where @NicoleMFortier and @bnicoletriplett will be joining their partners living in Rikers to debate the issue of pretrial detention. This event is co-sponsored by @RikersDebate and @ACLU and couldn’t be timelier. Last minute prep in car! #SmartJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
Congrats to the 2018 Class of @FultonCountyDA Jr. Deputies. @FGTV enjoyed our time with you. Great group of Fulton Middle School and rising 9th Graders. #FultonJustice – at Georgia, USA
CanineCellMates retweeted
Conditions in jail are often even worse than prison, because the people held there are thought to be doing "short stays." But even short jail stays are often tragic. #MaternalJustice
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CanineCellMates retweeted
60% of women incarcerated in the US are mothers to children under the age of 18 who rely on their mothers as the primary caretaker. #MaternalJustice
A1.2: While the U.S. is home to just 5% of the world’s women, we disproportionately imprison an incomprehensible ONE out of every THREE incarcerated women worldwide. #MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
A1:1 Since 1980, the number of incarcerated women in the U.S. has multiplied almost EIGHT-fold, or greater than 700% #MaternalJustice #DignityForIncarceratedWomen
CanineCellMates retweeted
#MaternalJustice Metro-Jail in Lexington, KY when built in the 1980s was constructed without visiting rooms, the only way to conduct a visit is by video, an antiquated closed circuit TV is used. Fathers are Saturdays, Mothers on Sundays. Volunteers tell me dads get more visits
Going to prison separates parents from their kids, and vice-versa. Visiting someone in prison is so difficult that less than 1/3 of people in state prisons get a visit from a loved one every month: prisonpolicy.org/reports/pri…
#MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
Excited to join @cut_50 and @MomsRising today for the #MaternalJustice tweetchat!
Only 4% of the world’s female population lives in the U.S., but the U.S. accounts for over 30% of the world’s incarcerated women.
prisonpolicy.org/global/wome…
Q1: What are some facts and statistics regarding rates and numbers of incarcerated women in the U.S.compared to the rest of the world? #MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
Happy freedom day, Larry! Larry Johnson spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was convicted of charges stemming from a rape that occurred in Missouri in January 1984 & sentenced to life in prison. He was exonerated 16 years ago today. innocenceproject.org/cases/l…
CanineCellMates retweeted
many of the risk factors children of incarcerated parents experience may be
related to parental substance abuse, mental health, inadequate education; parental incarceration increases the risk of children living in poverty or
experiencing household instability #MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
A5.3: Women often get caught up in the justice system while trying to cope with mental illness, poverty, unemployment, trauma, or addiction. But incarceration solves NONE of those problems - and exascerbates most of them.
#MaternalJustice #DignityForIncarceratedWomen
CanineCellMates retweeted
"If rehabilitation is the goal of incarceration — and it should be — then prisoners shouldn’t be treated like caged animals. Unless, of course, you want prisoners to act like animals when they get out; and most prisoners will eventually get out." AMEN!
CanineCellMates retweeted
#MaternalJustice Many of these babies are immediately taken from the mother because only a small percentage of facilities in the US have nurseries. Hopefully a family member or friend is able to assume temporary custody if not the baby is turned over to foster care.
A2.1 It is estimated that ~2000 women give birth behind bars each year - many of them in shackles. The true number is likely much higher, and this is just “estimated” because, shamefully, there’s no standard recording process of this deeply critical information. #MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
Parental incarceration is now recognized as an “adverse childhood experience” - it is distinguished from other adverse childhood experiences by the unique combination of trauma, shame, and stigma #MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
Going to prison separates parents from their kids, and vice-versa. Visiting someone in prison is so difficult that less than 1/3 of people in state prisons get a visit from a loved one every month: prisonpolicy.org/reports/pri…
#MaternalJustice
CanineCellMates retweeted
Program aids released inmates in obtaining ID cards buff.ly/2OqWmxE
CanineCellMates retweeted
How an acting program in Sing Sing Correctional Facility is helping inmates confront their darkest emotions and prepare for life on the outside ow.ly/2DcC30laFKp MT @LisaArmstrong #penology #SocialJustice #SJW #SJ #cjreform
CanineCellMates retweeted
A1.3: The vast majority of incarcerated women and girls in the U.S. are survivors of sexual assault, mothers, and/or suffer from mental health and substance abuse challenges. #MaternalJustice
