Back on here. 😅 Still writing.
Long Beach, CA
Joined September 2025
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My reading of my poem "Flushed", about prison.
youtu.be/pX-CoaC2u1s
Ra Avis retweeted
The U.S. just received a D+ grade on maternal healthcare from @MarchofDimes. Again.
That's horrific. And for the nearly 60,000 pregnant people who get sent to prison or jail every year, the standard for maternal healthcare in the U.S. is even WORSE. 🧵
For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. earned a D+ for preterm birth. Nearly 380,000 babies were born preterm in 2024—1 in 10 births—placing the U.S. among the highest rates in developed nations. Read more: marchofdimes.org/reportcard #MarchofDimesReportCard #MarchofDimes
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113 million U.S. adults have an immediate family member who has ever been to prison or jail.
As the holidays approach, it's hard not to think of the millions of people currently separated from their loved ones by prison & jail cells.
ALT Graph showing that 113 million adults in the U.S. have an immediate family member who has ever been to prison or jail.
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EXCLUSIVE: Arizona is inducing the labor of pregnant prisoners against their will — sometimes as early as three weeks before their due date. Health care experts call the policy unethical. Reproductive justice advocates say it's a human rights violation. azcentral.com/story/news/loc…
