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Security, White Supremacy Concerns

Essay on Security Concerns from inside UCI in Florida

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Retaliation in Florida

open letter from incarcerated author about retaliation in Florida correctional institution

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Prison Radio webpage shows Ronnie Clark in orange jumpsuit and blue bukhari-style kippah. "Currently at Union Correctional Institution."

Ronald W. Clark Jr — Prison Radio

Matir Asurim correspondent Ronnie (Ari Yar) Clark now at Prison Radio

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Red Onion Updates

After weeks of reporting and advocacy, conditions at Red Onion STILL NEED investigation and reponse.

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Pulling Your Own Teeth

Dental care policy reportedly limits treatment of incarcerated individuals to one tooth/visit.

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Red Onion Unbearable Conditions

Inside reports and statement from Interfaith Action for Human Rights

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Five individuals in prison jumpsuits in five separate, adjacent cages, each the size of a phone booth

Divine Spark and Carceral Abuse

Report of hours in 2’X2′ cage for access to medical treatment.

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Message from Inside: Death Trap

“A Death Trap” and “The Horrific Conditions of Florida’s Death Row,” reports from an inside member of Matir Asurim

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Biological Warfare: a report from inside

direct report from an inside member of Matir Asurim.

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Individual in orange prison jumpsuit holds tray with overripe banana, three packages of grape jam, coffee and creamer packets, and opaque bag which may contain matzah.

Passover meal update from inside

Passover meal note from Florida Death Row

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Drawing shows cafeteria filled with men in prison jumpsuits; centered are four men at a table with trays of nondescript food. Image credit: Melissa Garden. Cropped from cover of Eating Behind Bars. Full citation for report: Soble, L., Stroud, K., & Weinstein, M. (2020). Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison. Impact Justice. impactjustice.org/impact/food-in-prison/#report

Nutrition and Religious Diet: Update and Request

Overview on food justice for incarcerated people

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