Today the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee supported Tona’s Law (Bill S-205) — an important step toward eliminating solitary confinement in federal prisons.
#TonasLaw #BillS205 #EndSolitary #HumanRights #PrisonReform #SenCA #CdnPoli
Detention centers are operating just as our carceral facilities do. amp.fresnobee.com/news/califor...
#EndSolitary #solitaryconfinement
Seattle! 🚍✨ The Journey to Justice Tour is coming to Town Hall on Sept 13 (5–9PM) for the Seattle Storytelling Edition of Road Map to Ending Torture.
An evening of stories + visioning to end solitary confinement. RSVP here: journeytojusticeseattle.eventbrite.com
#JourneyToJustice #EndSolitary
Tacoma 📣 Join us Sept 12 for a screening of The Strike at The Grand Cinema (6:30–9PM). Film + panel on resisting solitary confinement featuring folks from the film + more.
RSVP 🎟➡️ thestriketacoma.eventbrite.com
#TheStrikeFilm #EndSolitary #JourneyToJustice
Thank you to everyone who came out for Ending Isolation. A powerful, sobering, and necessary conversation on ending solitary confinement. Community showed up—and that’s how movements grow.
#KPFA #EndSolitary #ThankYou #Community #Justice #DorseyNunn #AngelaDavis
Today at 6PM: KPFA’s Ending Isolation—a public conversation on ending solitary confinement. Hosted by Cat Brooks with Dorsey Nunn, Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), + Angela Davis (remote).
Info: kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #AngelaDavis #PrisonReform
#FOMO
This Thursday, Sept 4: KPFA presents Ending Isolation—a public conversation on solitary confinement hosted by Cat Brooks, with Dorsey Nunn, Dr. Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), and Angela Davis (remote).
Info: kpfa.org/events • #EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #ShowUp
September 4: KPFA hosts a public conversation on ending solitary confinement. With Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), Dorsey Nunn + Angela Davis (remote). Hosted by Cat Brooks.
Details: www.kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #SundayMotivation #CalBerkeley
🔥 We’re taking the fight to end solitary confinement on the road. 🚍 This fall, 17 cities will feel the power of the #JourneyToJustice Tour.
📅 Sept 4–Oct 31, 2025 — see if we’re coming to your city: journeytojusticetour.com
#EndSolitary #AbolitionInAction
Incarcerated journalist Kevin D. Sawyer reflects on the legacy of Black August at San Quentin. Read more on the enduring legacy of freedom fighters within the carceral system here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2024/08/30/v...
#BlackAugust #EndSolitary
💔 A children’s hospital chaplain — jailed by Trump’s ICE — thrown into solitary confinement. A man known for comforting dying kids, now tortured in isolation. This is cruelty, not justice.
👉 Full story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#HumanRights #Justice #EndSolitary
🔥 “To get a second chance at freedom, I had to walk back into Hell.”
My new piece in @thenation reflects on returning to the jail where I once endured solitary confinement—this time, to advocate for my freedom.
#EndSolitary #SolitaryIsTorture #PrisonJustice
Hunger strikes at two state prisons expose brutal conditions. Changes to solitary guidelines for Texas Death Row give people hope. People detained in Florida ICE detention center are subjected to horrible conditions.
Read more here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2025/07/23/h...
#EndSolitary
3/3 Relational safety means rebuilding trust in a world that is proven unsafe. It's about reclaiming a voice and a sense of self. We need to prioritise relational safety in all aspects of support. It's not just a "nice to have," it's a fundamental need. #EndSolitary #HumanRights
Solitary is being used as punishment for nonviolent acts, not safety. As recognized by the UN this is torture, not justice.
#EndSolitary
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5xp5c68y
Trans people in solitary aren't just isolated — they're erased. This raw testimony from Lexy, who spent 2.5 years inside demands attention. #EndSolitary #TransRights #Pride2025
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4sr94nxn
Solitary confinement is still used on kids in detention—and it's putting their lives at risk. No child should face isolation that leads to lasting trauma or worse. This practice demands public scrutiny. #ProtectYouth #EndSolitary
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc4py5u3
Solitary doesn’t just isolate — it coerces. Jacob shares how it pushed him to adopt a "convict" identity to survive. A system that dehumanizes instead of rehabilitates.
#EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/p74mefmx
📢 Join our Chris Blackwell alongside Azadeh Afsahi, Marci Marie, and Dr. Terry Kupers for an IG on the impacts of solitary confinement!
📆 Tuesday May 6 1-2PM EST and 10-11AM PST
🔗 Follow Chris on IG to join the convo, link in bio!
#unlockthebox #endsolitary #chrisblackwell
Disguised under the label of "rehabilitation," solitary confinement is a testament to our nation's lack of interest in reform. Weaver lists out these abuses, drawing attention to the lives of "the slaves of the state."
#NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read here: tinyurl.com/53abupfn
📖 Book Launch “Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement” hosted by @jewishcurrents.bsky.social and co-sponsored by @cunylaw.bsky.social
🔗 Want to register and purchase the book? Check the links in bio!
#ChrisBlackwell #EndingIsolation #EndSolitary #StopSolitary
Stripping folks of basic needs, human connection, and dignity, prolonged isolation is a killer. Acknowledging the resulting trauma, David boldly asserts that even as he is hunted by solitary he will not be defeated.
#NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/22mtf8kn
Capturing the most common sounds found in a death row solitary cell, Francis depicts how the perpetual sadness and pain of isolation can turn into anger and resentment. The flute is no longer sad, but it still haunts. #NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzpknwp
The effects of solitary don't end once you exit it. As R.T. reminds us, re-entering the "outside" world can be so overwhelming that it can drive folks to substance abuse.
To hear more #voicesfromsolitary, visit tinyurl.com/voicesfromso...
#endsolitary #substanceabuseawareness
#torture
