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Juan Cole @jricole.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

US Communities are Organizing to end Complicity with the Gaza Genocide in their Backyards www.juancole.com/2026/09/comm...

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US Communities are Organizing to end Complicity with the Gaza Genocide in their Backyards

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Many incarcerated people who self-harm or commit suicide often feel ignored, powerless, or isolated, and for some, it becomes the only way to be heard. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/on-suicide...

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On Suicide Prevention Day, Reflecting on the Crisis Inside Prisons and Jails

Suicide is a leading cause of death in prisons and jails. Advocates say most people experience trauma, substance abuse or mental illness prior to prison, and conditions only exacerbate it.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The California City Detention Facility has banned loved ones from hugging those who are facing possible deportation. People go months without being able to hug their loved ones while they fight their cases and face possible deportation. truthout.org/articles/fam...

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Families Are Fighting Draconian No-Contact-Visit Policy at California ICE Jail

The California City Detention Facility has banned loved ones from hugging those who are facing possible deportation.

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 16/09/2026

“There are similar campaigns at major ports in California, Louisiana, New Jersey and more. In New Jersey, activists used their own bodies and cars to block a port from delivering weapons to Israel in May.” @wagingnonviolence.org @vevalenz.bsky.social wagingnonviolence.org/2026/09/us-c...

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US communities are organizing to end complicity with genocide in their backyards

As the genocide in Gaza nears its fourth year, communities across the U.S. are pressuring local governments to break the supply chain of weapons to Israel.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Families Are Fighting Draconian No-Contact-Visit Policy at California ICE Jail

The California City Detention Facility has banned loved ones from hugging those who are facing possible deportation.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Suicide is a leading cause of death in prisons and jails. Advocates say most people experience trauma, substance abuse or mental illness prior to prison, and restrictive conditions and lack of agency/control only exacerbate it. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/on-suicide...

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On Suicide Prevention Day, Reflecting on the Crisis Inside Prisons and Jails

Suicide is a leading cause of death in prisons and jails. Advocates say most people experience trauma, substance abuse or mental illness prior to prison, and conditions only exacerbate it.

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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In so many ways, people with criminal convictions are not actually free even after exiting incarceration. Here’s a very good @vevalenz.bsky.social piece on one example of this: state-ordered separation of babies and parents. The first paragraph alone is heartbreaking. boltsmag.org/california-c...

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Prism @prismreports.org · 14/07/2026

‘We were literally slaves': Incarcerated men expose conditions at Arkansas prison & former plantation, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports. Prisons often frame agricultural labor as “rehabilitation,” but incarcerated people say their working conditions are dangerous & dehumanizing.

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Incarcerated men expose forced labor conditions at Arkansas prison

Prisons often frame agricultural forced labor as “rehabilitation,” but incarcerated people say their working conditions are dehumanizing

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Prism @prismreports.org · 18/07/2026

“I looked up & the only thing that I could see was white men on horses with shotguns & as I looked around me, all I could see in my mind were Black men on their knees planting onions. We were literally slaves.” Incarcerated men expose conditions at the Cummins Unit, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports.

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Incarcerated men expose forced labor conditions at Arkansas prison

Prisons often frame agricultural forced labor as “rehabilitation,” but incarcerated people say their working conditions are dehumanizing

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Prism @prismreports.org · 20/07/2026

“All the cards were stacked against me & I broke the cycle.” Children of incarcerated parents find community at California summer camp, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports. Project Avary has brought together hundreds of children of incarcerated parents to feel less alone.

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Children of incarcerated parents find community at summer camp

Project Avary’s summer camp in California has brought together hundreds of children of incarcerated parents to feel less alone

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Prism @prismreports.org · 06/08/2026

“I’m 75 years old, but I still can’t get out of my mind when those people were telling me I wasn’t fit to live.” On death row in CA, Shujaa Graham recalled his despair before he was found innocent & exonerated. Calls to commute death sentences loom over Gov. Newsom, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports.

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Calls grow for Gov. Gavin Newsom to commute death sentences

Exonerees, victims’ families, and international coalitions are calling on Newsom to commute California’s remaining 578 death sentences

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The Objective @objectivejournos.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

@vevalenz.bsky.social covers California governors' long history of vetoing prison media access bills. "We're trying to do things better, and we're not going to be able to do things better if we can't face the truth." buff.ly/YH0RAjz

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The uphill fight for media access in California's prisons

Newsom is the latest California governor to consistently veto prison media access bills. California incarcerates the second-most people in state prisons.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 07/04/2026

Immigrants complain of poor conditions in notorious unit at Louisiana’s ‘Angola’ prison, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports. Gov. Jeff Landry re-opened “Camp 57” in September at the site of former “Camp J,” the notorious solitary confinement unit that was built on a slave plantation.

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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 plantation

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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

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Check out this about what Easter means to and looks like for people in prison.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Easter is hard for people in prison who are away from their families. This group helps incarcerated people find liberation, freedom and connection in the holiday. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/prison-fel...

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Prison Fellowship Brings Hope to Incarcerated People This Easter

Easter is hard for people in prison who are away from their families. This group helps incarcerated people find liberation, freedom and connection in the holiday.

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Waging Nonviolence @wagingnonviolence.org · 24/03/2026

Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas made an enormous sacrifice for the farmworker movement, but it was the kind of sacrifice no one should ever have to make.

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My experience in the farmworker movement helps me understand Dolores' silence

Dolores Huerta, Ana Murguia and Debra Rojas made a sacrifice, but it was the kind of sacrifice no one should ever have to make.

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Prism @prismreports.org · 09/03/2026

“When we would do a video call when we were at Adams, my son would be like, ‘I just really wish I could be there.’” Some families are suing jails for banning in-person visits as they're forced to turn to costly calls to stay in touch with loved ones inside, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports.

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Families are suing jails for banning in-person visits

Jail policies against in-person visits are forcing families with loved ones inside to turn to costly phone or video calls

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Nonviolence 3.0 @nonviolence3.com · 09/03/2026

“The students at Overfelt High School are among thousands across the country, from California to Iowa, Texas and Maryland, who have walked out to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants in their communities.” @vevalenz.bsky.social @wagingnonviolence.org wagingnonviolence.org/2026/02/high...

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How high school students are organizing walkouts against ICE

Across the country, high school students are organizing walkouts and days of action to protest ICE and show solidarity with immigrants.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 09/03/2026

"St. Clair County Jail is one of the thousands of jails around the country that have banned in-person visiting." "If the court rules in the plaintiffs' favor, the families hope the cases could make it unconstitutional to permanently ban in-person jail visits." #Michigan #USA #Incarceration

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Families are suing jails for banning in-person visits

Jail policies against in-person visits are forcing families with loved ones inside to turn to costly phone or video calls

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 09/03/2026

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Prism @prismreports.org · 05/03/2026

“Sometimes we’d get off the phone & my son would just cry because either the time would cut off or it would cut out & he just wouldn’t get to say goodbye properly.” Families are suing jails for banning in-person visits & forcing them to turn to high-cost calls, @vevalenz.bsky.social reports.

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Families are suing jails for banning in-person visits

Jail policies against in-person visits are forcing families with loved ones inside to turn to costly phone or video calls

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Read more from my latest substack post here: victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/jails-and-...

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Jails and prisons around the country are starting to ban mail for incarcerated people, and families are saying it takes away from the sentimentality and privacy of sending letters, artwork and greeting cards. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/jails-and-...

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Jails and Prisons Around the Country Are Banning Mail for Incarcerated People

Officials say it is for “safety” measures, but families and advocates say it is dehumanizing.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Read more from my latest substack post here: victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/jails-and-...

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

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Jails and Prisons Around the Country Are Banning Mail for Incarcerated People

Officials say it is for “safety” measures, but families and advocates say it is dehumanizing.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

In California, families impacted by incarceration passed a law for free prison phone calls, and they are urging other states to do the same. They say free phone calls help them feel closer and connect more frequently. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/how-free-p...

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How Free Prison Phone Calls Help Families Impacted By Incarceration Stay in Touch

Families impacted by incarceration passed a law for free prison phone calls, and they are urging other states to do the same.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Today Trump carried out the 75th annual presidential turkey pardon while about 2,100 people will spend another holiday on death row. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/presidenti...

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Presidential Pardons Should Go to People, Not Just Turkeys

Today Trump carried out the 75th annual presidential turkey pardon while about 2,100 people will spend another holiday on death row.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

While most of the country will be celebrating the holiday with a freebie from work, nearly 145,000 veterans are locked up and ousted from society, despite their years of service protecting what is (ironically) called “the land of the free” victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/nearly-145...

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Nearly 145,000 US Veterans Incarcerated in the “Land of the Free”

While the armed forces are often associated with protecting “the land of the free,” more than a hundred thousand veterans are behind bars under mass incarceration.

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

New Substack post: After organizing by prison abolitionist organizations, new laws aimed at reforming the system passed in California this fall and will become law, going into effect next year. victoriaevalenzuela.substack.com/p/a-historic...

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"A Historic Step": California Passes Six New Prison Reform Laws This Fall

After organizing by prison abolitionist organizations, new laws aimed at reforming the system pass in California will become law, going into effect next year.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 23/09/2025

"I'm a survivor of domestic violence, of child molestation, and a survivor of the California prison system." "During her two-day trial, she was barred from testifying about the abuse she endured for years." "California's really behind a lot of the country on this." #California #USA #Incarceration

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For Third Year, California Kills Bill to Help Incarcerated Domestic Violence Survivors

Advocates in California have pushed for relief for people convicted of harming their abuser, hoping to build on states across the political spectrum that have adopted such reforms.

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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 23/09/2025

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Victoria Elena Valenzuela @vevalenz.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

The 10 deaths in ICE detention this year could have been prevented and are still under investigation. This project pulls from articles, ICE reports, obituaries and press releases to give a picture of who these people were and the days leading up to their deaths. open.substack.com/pub/victoria...

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Ten People Have Died in ICE Detention Since January. Here Are Their Stories

The most people have died in ICE custody this year since the pandemic. Advocates say most of these deaths are due to negligence and could have been prevented. Many are still under investigation.

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