
Update on Covid-19 numbers on incarcerated individuals
As we continue to do all we can to assist in various ways to help our sisters get through these unusual times, we are also staying updated ourselves updated from direct accounts from our Sisters inside, and on the numbers posted from the FBOP and state prisons. Here is the latest information from the FBOP and we will also post information on the states. From the BOP website as of 3 pm on 4/23/20 and attached as an Excel file: https://www.bop.gov/coronavirus/ There have been 6

Michigan senator apologizes for wearing Confederate flag face mask
A Republican politician in Michigan has apologized after wearing a face mask that appeared to depict the Confederate flag, an image offensive to many Americans as a symbol of racism and slavery. Michigan State Senator Dale Zorn wore the mask during a Senate vote at the state capitol in Lansing on Friday. He initially defended his actions, saying his wife had made the mask and that it depicted the flag of Tennessee or Kentucky. “I told my wife it probably will raise some eyebr

Attorney Who Oversaw Hearings of Corrupt Chicago Cops Was Murdered Alongside His Lawyer Wife
Two prominent attorneys, husband, and wife were recently murdered in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. Now, local police are imploring the public for their help to move the case forward. “Part of the investigative process is not only to examine the scene but also to look beyond the incident for movements in the area that might offer clues that can help solve this heinous crime,” Oak Park Police Chief LaDon Reynolds said on Monday. “That’s why I am asking residents in the surroundi

When Mass Incarceration Becomes Mass Murder
April 2020 will be the month when mass incarceration becomes mass murder in America: large-scale, foreseeable, preventable. Amidst all the tragedy that COVID-19 will inflict upon us, the reckless and avoidable deaths of tens of thousands of people in prisons, jails, and detention centers may be our nation’s greatest source of shame. Right now, the virus is insinuating itself into every one of the nation’s 6,000 prisons, jails, and detention centers. It is arriving on the brea

Donald Trump's business empire owes $211 billion to state-controlled Bank of China
President Donald Trump's company holds a multi-million debt to the state-owned Bank of China – and it will come due in the middle of his second term. Trump's ownership of the 43-story Manhattan tower has been known publicly for years and came up during his 2016 campaign. But it is getting a second look now that China is looking to be a flashpoint in his race against former Vice President Joe Biden. The loan comes from the Trump Organization's 30 percent stake in the 1290 Aven

An update and message from Comrade Malik
Peace and blessings Sisters and Brothers!! Please share this Far and Wide via all Platforms available to you!! We Must get the Word out about these contradictions, Deceptions, and Lies!!!! In Solidarity and Respect!! Malik
Covid-19 Urgent Update! (Prisoners are People too!)
USP Pollock (Louisiana) & Surrounding Areas
by Keith 'Malik' Washington
Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee
Today is Saturday, April 18th, 2020. Like many of you in the Free World, I have been

Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons’ Significant Others
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump’s campaign is secretly paying one Trump son’s wife and another one’s girlfriend $180,000 a year each through the campaign manager’s private company, according to top Republicans with knowledge of the payments. Kimberly Guilfoyle, the girlfriend of eldest son Donald Trump Jr., and Lara Trump, wife of middle son Eric Trump, are each receiving $15,000 a month, according to two GOP sources who are informal White House advisers and who spoke on

Md. Gov. Hogan calls for the release of some incarcerated individuals to be sped up
A Sunday morning order from Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan could result in the early release of some incarcerated individuals in the state. This comes as the state tries to stop the spread of the COVID-19 in correctional facilities. The order calls for the corrections officials in the state to speed up the process for placing incarcerated individuals with fewer than four months left on their sentences on mandatory supervision. Incarcerated individuals eligible for home confinement

Gov. Northam approves bill to decriminalize marijuana in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (WHSV) —Over this past weekend, as Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed or vetoed hundreds of bills passed by the General Assembly ahead of the governor's deadline Saturday night, he approved a bill to decriminalize marijuana in the commonwealth. Attorney General Mark Herring says the state will become “a more fair, just, and equal place” now that simple possession of marijuana will be decriminalized. The new law scraps criminal charges for simple possession o

The Bureau of Prisons just bought $60,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine it's an unproven treatment
Associated Press/John Locher The Bureau of Prisons placed an order for $60,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine sulfate tablets in March, federal spending records show. A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson told Insider the drugs were intended to treat COVID-19 patients. The novel coronavirus has been spreading rapidly throughout federal prisons, and the BOP reported Monday that eight inmates have died so far, and at least 195 have tested positive. The Trump administration has vigorous

Senators sold off their stocks ahead of coronavirus economic crash
WASHINGTON —Reports on Thursday revealed Sens. Richard Burr, N.C., and Kelly Loeffler, Ga., sold off significant amounts in stocks shortly before financial markets plunged because of the coronavirus pandemic. The senators are reported to have had knowledge about the spread of coronavirus ahead of their sales. ProPublica reported that Burr, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, dumped somewhere between $628,000 and $1.72 million of stocks, much of which came from the h

Coronavirus has jail lawyers worried about safety
During a meeting of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and court staff last week, a representative from the Seattle City Attorney’s Office warned that attorneys there were struggling with “moral issues” amid the ongoing spread of COVID-19. Chief among their concerns: coming to and going from the downtown jail. One of the courtrooms for Seattle Municipal Court is inside the jail, and prosecutors were becoming increasingly worried about their daily visits there and being c

Coronavirus kills NYC Correction Department official
A Department of Correction employee has died from the coronavirus — and the man’s grief-stricken brother said the family is reeling from the loss. “He just passed away Sunday morning so we’re in the midst of a lot of stress, a lot of grief,” Raymond Perez said of his brother, David Perez — an investigator at the Correction Department who died Sunday. “My brother was one of the best men on earth — very honorable,” the brother told the Daily News through tears. "He cared for hi

Police in Alabama planted drugs and guns on over 1,000 innocent Black men
More than 1,000 Black men in Dothan, Alabama have been falsely accused and criminalized by a group of racist police intent on falsely imprisoning them. The 12 officers, identified as members of a terrorist hate group, routinely planted drugs and weapons on innocent Black men in order to arrest them and deny them due process while depriving them of freedom. According to the Henry County Report, the incidents occurred in Dothan, Alabama where at least a dozen White police offi

Violence persists in Alabama’s prisons
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