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Freeing Each Other

In recognition of Torture Awareness Month, members of Tzedek Chicago congregation shared their work...

screenshot of Emergency Case: Wayne Hollinshead. Rashid reports that another prisoner in the same unit, Wayne Hollinshead, has been on hunger strike since June 2. Wayne is under total communication restrictions and has attempted suicide twice due to the extreme isolation. "He's tried to hang himself twice as a result of just being totally isolated." Callers should demand emergency mental health care and family contact for Wayne Hollinshead as well.

6 Jun 20256 Jun 2025 vspatz

June Prison Justice News

Urgent action calls, events, and resources new in June

Carceral Apartheid book cover shows target fashioned from a US flag, with human-shape in the target center.

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Observe, Don’t Absorb: Carceral Apartheid

Dr. Brittany Friedman, author of Carceral Apartheid: How Lies and White Supremacists Run Our Prisons, explained how she handles the painful nature of her research subject

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Freeing Each Other

June Prison Justice News

Observe, Don’t Absorb: Carceral Apartheid