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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS)

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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
"the new 'new realists' achieve their dominance by defining the problem as narrowly as possible in order to produce solutions that on closer examination will change little."
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
sure hope ppl are looking back to this almost-10 years old piece and using it to think about things now socialjusticejournal.org/the-worrying...
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The Worrying State of the Anti-Prison Movement | Social Justice
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october "pre-order The Struggle Is Always Worth It now!" krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
People w Long COVID are stigmatized & ignored throughout society. In prison, it's a situation of almost total silence. Despite very high COVID infection rates, there's no talk abt Long COVID cases. That's a result of the way prisons treat medical needs in general. thesicktimes.org/2026/09/29/i...
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I interviewed five people with Long COVID in prison. They are invisible in the system. - The Sick Times
While there are no data sources on Long COVID in prison, experts suspect rates of the disease may be higher there than in the general population. They face high reinfection risks and poor access to me...
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 01/10/2026
A reminder on International Day of Older Persons: Older people now make up 5x as much of the prison population as they did 3 decades ago. Turning prisons into “makeshift nursing homes” is one of the nation’s most wasteful, morally bankrupt experiments to date.
Bar graph showing that in 2021, 15% of people in prison were 55+, a 5x increase from 1991.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 01/10/2026
What happens in prisons sets the stage for the future we’ll inherit, warned Prism columnist @williamcson.bsky.social. While most of the world has moved away from executions, the U.S. is seeking innovative ways to kill. Death penalty states hoard drugs that could save lives & instead kill prisoners.
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Death Camp USA: From Zyklon B to nitrogen hypoxia
How we choose to fight capital punishment now will shape the future of our struggle against the carceral system
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ten years ago in September, a strike by kitchen workers at Kinross Correctional Facility escalated to a full-blown rebellion across the entire prison. To celebrate and preserve the memory of the Kinross Rebellion, check out this new zine MAPS compiled: michiganabolition.org/2026/10/02/n...
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New Zine: The Kinross Rebellion, 10 Years On…
The Kinross Rebellion began on September 9, 2016. It was one of the main catalyzing events that led to the formation of Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS — that’s us!). T…
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
oops forgot about this account again!!
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Craig Gilmore @craiggilmore.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
“Any misguided narratives that attempt to distinguish between cases of state repression as more or less deserving of support, as about the “guilty” vs the “innocent,” or that otherwise undermine solidarity … should be vehemently rejected.” @mich-abolition.bsky.social
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Against All Repression
Fight the State and Fight the Courts Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) formed in the wake of a surge of repression against prison rebels who organized against dangerous and dehumani…
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404 Media @404media.co · 06/04/2026
Thomson Reuters’ data, which can include peoples’ addresses and details on their ethnicity, is linked to tools used by ICE. www.404media.co/how-thomson-...
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How Thomson Reuters Powers ICE and Palantir
Thomson Reuters’ data, which can include peoples’ addresses and details on their ethnicity, is linked to tools used by ICE.
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
"Free them all! Solidarity with the Prarieland 9!" Graff in Sydney painted for the day of solidarity with the 9 anti-ICE activists who were recently convicted of various charges in relation to a noise demo outside of an ICE detention center in Texas on July 4 2025 in which a police officer was shot.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 06/04/2026
From the 1970s to 2018, Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison was notorious for suicides, fighting, extreme heat & isolation. After its closure, it served as housing for incarcerated individuals infected with COVID-19, then Gov. Jeff Landry reopened the unit to hold immigrants, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports.
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Immigrants complain of poor conditions in notorious unit at Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry re-opened “Camp 57” in September at the site of former “Camp J,” the notorious solitary confinement unit at the Louisiana State Penitentiary that was built on a slave planta...
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
W4G continues our Black August practice. Read the statement of Jakhi McCray, who is facing federal charges for allegedly setting fire to 10 police vehicles of the 83rd precinct in Brooklyn, New York on June 12, 2025. archive.org/details/jakh... Donate to his legal fund: www.givesendgo.com/freejakhi
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Free Jakhi McCray Fundraiser!
Jakhi McCray is a committed organizer in the Palestine and abolition movements and beloved member of many communities across New York and New Jersey. He is f...
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Mother Mayhem 🍉 @isabella-cortese.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Donate to the Sameer Project chuffed.org/project/1368...
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Medical Campaign x Sameer Project
Medical Care: The Sameer Project in Honor of Mosab Ali
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Craig Gilmore @craiggilmore.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Protect the environment. Protect laws protecting the environment. Thanks to @biologicaldiversity.org @foreverglades.bsky.social & the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida::
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Federal judge orders closure of Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigration jail
Judge’s order finds jail, which has attracted waves of criticism, was causing severe harm to Florida Everglades
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
For the last seven years, we've been publishing, printing, and distributing our newsletter to folks held captive by the state of Michigan and beyond. Please consider boosting and or donating to our fundraiser to sustain this work in the future. Thank you! chuffed.org/project/supp...
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Supporting MAPS, Supporting Prisoners
An ongoing fundraiser to help MAPS continue publishing and distributing our quarterly newsletter of abolitionist writings to ~200 prisoners in Michigan and beyond. Our newsletter is free for prisoners...
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Our spring 2025 issue theme is the “F” word: fascism. Besides selections from George Jackson’s writings, this issue features an interview by MAPS with Alberto Toscano, and an article about the history of the Hands Off Ethiopia Movement by friend of MAPS, A.D. michiganabolition.org/2025/05/05/t...
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The Opening Statement – Spring 2025
Abolitionist greetings and happy summer!
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
oops we forgot we had this account
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 27/01/2025
Amid the many tragedies in Gaza, far too many go untold. We must not forget those who lost their lives while simply trying to get a loaf of bread or a sack of flour.
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Gaza, where bread means life — and death
Amid the many tragedies in Gaza, far too many go untold. We must not forget those who lost their lives while simply trying to get a loaf of bread or a sack of flour.
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
check out and support these awesome people
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/01/2025
US President Donald Trump says he would like to “just clean out” Gaza, urging Egypt and Jordan to take in more Palestinians from the coastal enclave aje.io/zp2iaa
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Rita L. Portela @westernspinster.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
ICE is trying to deport Native American people to Mexico. This one from the Mescalero Apache Tribe. That's right. People indigenous to the United States, tribal members. ICE is trying to remove them from the US. This is the second verified incident I've heard about. We were here 1st. #ICE
On Mescalero Apache Tribe letterhead: MESCALERO Apache Tribe P.O. Box 227 108 Central Avenue Mescalero, New Mexico 88340 TRIBE Office: (575) 464-4494 Fax: (575) 464-9220 STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT THORA WALSH-PADILLA ON IMMIGRATION INCIDENT INVOLVING A TRIBAL MEMBER As of 3:45 PM this afternoon, the Tribe verified only a single incident where an ICE January 23, 2025 Mescalero, NM Last night and throughout the day today, I received multiple calls from concerned Mescalero Apache Tribal Members in relation to rumors of incidents involving Tribal Members and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. agent questioned a Tribal Member in a public place in Ruidoso. This incident occurred yesterday. ICE agents began questioning a family standing in line in front of the Tribal member. The family was escorted outside. Then, an ICE agent still inside the public place approached the Tribal Member in Spanish. The Tribal Member responded by stating the Tribal Member spoke English. The ICE agent asked the Tribal Member for a passport. The Tribal Member presented a picture of a New Mexico Driver's License and a Tribal identification card. The ICE agent did not continue questions at this point and exited. While this is the only incident we have been able to verify. Tribal leadership is actively working with the New Mexico Congressional Delegation to ensure that the rights of Tribal Members are protected. To be safe, be aware of your surroundings, let family members/friends know where you are, and keep identification with you at all times. If possible, then carry multiple forms of identification (driver's license, state-issued identification card, Tribal identification card, Certificate of Indian Blood, etc.). Thora Walsh-Padilla President
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Agave 🍉 @tieflingkisser.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Released prisoner Abla Saadat recounts ‘inhumane’ conditions at Israeli prison #FreePalestine Saadat was arrested by Israeli forces in September 2024 and spent 12 days in solitary confinement.
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Released prisoner Abla Saadat recounts ‘inhumane’ conditions at Israeli prison
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
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Tommy Valdez @thomasav.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
It’s happening here in Michigan. Our democratic AG has been accused repeatedly of it.
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Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
TO REPEAT: GUARDS AND STAFF CONTROL THE PRISON DOPE TRADE. Book bans and mail digitization are about surveillance and controlling minds, not dope.
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
every death behind bars is murder by the state RIP Wesley Snyder www.freep.com/story/news/p...
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Michigan prisoner plunges to his death in 4th similar fatal incident since 2020
The Free Press asked the Corrections Department in January whether they were looking at ways to prevent such incidents and received no direct answer.
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
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Just Some of the Problems That Plague the Prison Industrial Complex
Editor’s note: These short texts were submitted anonymously by an incarcerated Michigander. As I sit and watch the deterioration of the prison industrial complex here in Michigan, I’m s…
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
we made another zine, you should read it michiganabolition.org/2024/12/27/f...
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From Crisis to Collapse?
The staffing crisis is an opportunity to examine some of the key dynamics playing out in Michigan prisons today and to reflect on the implications for abolitionist strategy and prisoner solidarity …
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YodaNic @yodanic.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
All these people and so much of our food will be impacted by this dangerous air. This is going to reverberate for a long time. 😢
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
also "fun" to see that the evergreen genre of tweet that says "can you believe this oppressive thing is happening in America, what are we, a bunch of ASIANS?!" is alive and well on this application too
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Please consider donating to Crips for eSIMs for Gaza to help keep folx there connected!
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
"New documents confirm that private prison corporations GEO Group, Inc., CoreCivic... submitted proposals to Requests for Information (RFI) to expand ICE’s detention capacity and facilities." Incl North Lake Correctional Facility in Baldwin, MI, which closed in 2022. www.aclu.org/press-releas...
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ACLU FOIA Litigation Continues to Disclose ICE Proposals to Expand Immigration Detention Nationwide | American Civil Liberties Union
More Information Disclosed as President-elect Donald Trump Prepares to Enact Mass Deportations on Day One
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Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com · 22/01/2025
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
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How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
really hate how the adage "repression inside the prison prefigures repression on the outside" keeps coming true
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sparrow @fairy-type.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I hope everyone is keeping incarcerated trans people, and the unique cruelties they will be subjected to, in mind. Black & Pink has programs set up to support incarcerated queer and trans folks—I’d recommend checking them out if you’re looking for ways to offer support. www.blackandpink.org
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Black And Pink – WE FIGHT TO ABOLISH PRISONS
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blogging @blog-ing.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Arguably, the minimal support for #PoliticalPrisoners is just the tip of the iceberg for the #Palestine #solidarity situation. types.mataroa.blog/blog/solifai...
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Understanding the failures of “Palestine solidarity” — types
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 06/01/2025
Corrections work isn't among the top 10 most dangerous jobs in the US. But still, the median annual salary is higher than jobs that are much more deadly 🤔 This looks like a country that invests in mass incarceration WAY too much www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/0…
Graph titled: Corrections workers make more money than people working much deadlier jobs
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 09/01/2025
Corrections departments are increasingly trying to use "gag rules" to forbid staff from interviews with journalists without approval – what would a system centered around "justice" need to hide? 🤔 www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/1…
Graph titled: Public information officers are making it harder for journalists to interview police officers
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Harlemj11 🐢🐢🐢 @harlemj11.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
This is just devastating Y’all Altadena was one of the few areas African-Americans could buy in during the redlining era Whole neighborhoods of black equity and wealth gone
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
AI data centers are multiplying across the U.S. and sucking up huge amounts of power. New evidence shows they may also be distorting the normal flow of electricity for millions of Americans
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AI Needs So Much Power, It’s Making Yours Worse
There’s a strong link between proximity to AI data centers and higher levels of distorted power in residential areas
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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
a gentle reminder for all community activists otg. the potential for abuse in our spaces is real. be careful out there.
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
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Just Some of the Problems That Plague the Prison Industrial Complex
Editor’s note: These short texts were submitted anonymously by an incarcerated Michigander. As I sit and watch the deterioration of the prison industrial complex here in Michigan, I’m s…
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Michigan Abolition and Prisoner Solidarity (MAPS) @mich-abolition.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
"The mainstream narrative about staff shortages in the media—pushed by the MCO, MDOC leadership, and state politicians alike—assumes that the solution is to hire more guards. With few exceptions, they ignore the obvious alternative: setting people free." michiganabolition.org/2024/12/27/f...
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From Crisis to Collapse?
The staffing crisis is an opportunity to examine some of the key dynamics playing out in Michigan prisons today and to reflect on the implications for abolitionist strategy and prisoner solidarity …
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Oakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
This. In addition to all the historical breakdowns, to the dissections of the political economy of incarceration, there is a deep mass psychic reliance reliance on caging people Fundamental notions of order, dominion, race, gender, worth, self... all in play US society practices human sacrifice.
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Jailhouse Lawyers Speak @jaillawspeak.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
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