Author of All Alone in the World and the Burning Down The House.
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Such an honor for @omowaleproject to be featured alongside @chesaboudin @galaxy_gives @jillcollen @julian_crhr Devon Adams in this beautiful article by @nellbernstein @mindsitenews @CapitalBNews about the importance of healing in #SocialJustice.
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“The buildings may shut down, but the kids don’t go away.”
When California's youth prisons close on June 30, advocates fear incarcerated kids will end up facing even worse conditions in county facilities. @nellbernstein for @TheImprintNews. theappeal.org/california-you…
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Here's your chance to listen to "All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated" for 50% off! Discount ends 02/08. @nellbernstein audiobooks.com/promotions/pr…
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California looks to Santa Clara County model to stop incarceration of girls, @nellbernstein reports mercurynews.com/2023/01/26/c…
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BREAKING: California has just become the 2nd state in nation to make prison phone calls free for incarcerated people & their families. This is a huge win & step toward putting prison profiteers out of business. Congratulations @WorthRises & @BiancaTylek. Thank you @CAgovernor
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Prof @jyo-nanda's Youth & Justice seminar enjoyed a class visit w/ @nellbernstein, author of award-winning “Burning Down the House.” Everyone sat outside at Uno Dos and discussed her book over chips, guac, and horchata. A fantastic learning and community-building experience!
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The activists at the Young Women’s Freedom Center (@youngwomenfree)—many of whom are formerly incarcerated—focus their work around the principle that personal healing and political transformation go hand in hand.
📝 by @nellbernstein via @mindsitenews
sfstandard.com/criminal-just…
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—What’s wrong, officer?
—Can I ask what you’re doing here?
—Shooting baskets. Clearly.
—Can I see some ID?
—I’m a kid, so I don’t really have ID.
—OK, well, watch yourself for existing out here in Whiteytown.
A short story from @TananariveDue: bostonreview.net/articles/ta…
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This is beyond tragic. Advocate Jazmine Rogers shares her views in a powerful guest essay for @MindSiteNews. mindsitenews.org/2022/02/07/…
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People say restorative and transformative solutions are “soft,” but I’ve been in hundreds of circles, and not a single one in which #KyleRittenhouse’s dishonest, racist, excuse-ridden, victim-blaming would have gotten him out of a shred of what he truly owed.
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locked in their rooms for days, the pandemic has exacerbated the mental health crisis among incarcerated youth.
Full story by @nellbernstein
mindsitenews.org/2021/09/30/…
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These books offer an unflinching look at America’s criminal justice system and propose a range of reforms to help rebalance the scales. bit.ly/3qO73zS @judgecordell @Benforado @chrislhayes @nellbernstein @jformanjr @shane_bauer @emilybazelon @JohnFPfaff
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Newly discovered high quality recording of Trinity Hall, Bristol - 2 August 1981 - exactly 40 years ago today:
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@paulhaig @paulhaigradio @ltmrecordings @twilightdisques @ScotsPostPunk @soundofyoungsco @HistoryofSMC @JonSavage1966 @GCPunkNewWave
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I just left the ER.
We are officially back to getting crushed by COVID-19.
Delta Variant is running rampant and it’s MUCH more transmissible than the original virus.
99% of our ICU admits did NOT receive a vaccine.
Virtually ALL of them wish they had.
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Great news in #NYC @VinSchiraldi appointed as new NYC Corrections Commissioner nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-…
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I have four parents, all over the age of 75.
Randomly, three of them, in two different cities, got their first dose of COVID vaccine today.
My father who has NOT received a vaccine is my parent at highest risk.
He is incarcerated.
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Found one.
The FBI is seeking to identify individuals instigating violence in Washington, D.C. We are accepting tips and digital media depicting rioting or violence in and around the U.S. Capitol on January 6. If you have information, visit fbi.gov/USCapitol.
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“As youth incarceration plummeted by double digits in all states but one since 2000, youth crime dropped by 60 percent.” A critical fact to repeat in our push for decarceration. Great piece by our colleages @VinSchiraldi and @nellbernstein. #COVID19 adds urgency. #FreeOurYouth
There is still SO much work to be done, but as @nellbernstein and @VinSchiraldi write: "No matter how profound the obstacles, transforming an entrenched institution in the service of justice is possible." washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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Many sensible prison reform arguments as mainstream, now. Not least @nellbernstein's questioning of juvenile prisons: npr.org/2014/06/04/318801651…