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Black and Pink Massachusetts

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We're abolitionists building community between incarcerated LGBTQI2S+ppl/PLWH and freeworlders while actively working to dismantle the PIC.

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Fascinating to see staff receive civil awards of this magnitude meanwhile incarcerated people face far worse. This includes bearings,!solitary confinement, and denial of medical care. Trans members report being called freaks, clowns, and shims. Yet incarcerated people 1)

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The Department of Justice made several arrests in a high profile sex work business. We have read nothing to suggestion anyone did harmful to the workers and are disappointed this arrest took place. The resources could have been used to support street based workers and other

The Department of Justice made several arrests in a high profile sex work business. We have read nothing to suggestion anyone did harmful to the workers and are disappointed this arrest took place. The resources could have been used to support street based workers and other
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The research and lived experiences of SWers indicate decrim is the best solution for a safer, healthier, and less stigmatized community of SWers. More policing or asymmetrical criminalization displaced SWers and creates less safe conditions where SWers have less agency. Do

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We’re excited to participate in tomorrow’s webinar to discuss the issues LGBTQ prisoners face and the work we do to address them. Register here: tinyurl.com/JESnov

We’re excited to participate in tomorrow’s webinar to discuss the issues LGBTQ prisoners face and the work we do to address them. 

Register here:  tinyurl.com/JESnov
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How could the cause of so much anguish ever produce the stability for wellness? It’s not possible. “Suicide in Norfolk state prison prompts concern about treatment in specialized units in Massachusetts | GBH" wgbh.org/news/local/202…

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On a 4-3 vote, the state's highest court abolished natural life sentences for young adults under the age of 21. Martin Luther King Jr said, "The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice." With yesterday's ruling, that arc bends a few degrees closer to

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Let us honor Martin Luther King, Jr by remembering liberation is our birthright. We do not need to earn or buy it. We are entitled to it simply for breathing. May each of us do our part to bend the long arc of the moral universe toward Justice today and every day.

Let us honor Martin Luther King, Jr  by remembering liberation is our birthright. We do not need to earn or buy it.
We are entitled to it simply for breathing. 

May each of us do our part to bend the long arc of the moral universe toward Justice today and every day.
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Tune into the sobering and colorful words of Glenn E. Martin 🐐 . He'll take you on a sugar free tour of the non profit world while sharing his and others mistakes, and the wisdom learned from them. In this episode he remarks on the life and lessons taught by Jazz, the clash

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Let us honor Martin Luther King, Jr by remembering liberation is our birthright. We do not need to earn or buy it. We are entitled to it simply for breathing. May each of us do our part to bend the long arc of the moral universe toward Justice today and every day.

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The MA Legislature is holding a public hearing on the RIGHTS Act. If passed, it would add additional protections to reduce the violence LGBTQ+ prisoners experience. Click link to learn how to testify and register: linktr.ee/bnpma

The MA Legislature is holding a public hearing on the RIGHTS Act. If passed, it would add additional protections to reduce the violence LGBTQ+ prisoners experience. 

Click link to learn how to testify and register: linktr.ee/bnpma
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Join the The Boston Foundation to launch a new report "Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts: A Five-Year Progress Assessment" written in partnership with researchers at Boston Indicators and MassINC. Register at bit.ly/5yearCJRAreport

Join the The Boston Foundation to launch a new report "Criminal Justice Reform in Massachusetts: A Five-Year Progress Assessment" written in partnership with researchers at Boston Indicators and MassINC. 

Register at      bit.ly/5yearCJRAreport
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Today the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued a major decision on the prosecution's duty to disclose exculpatory evidence. bostonglobe.com/2024/01/23/met…

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It’s unconscionable to order anyone, especially a youth, to a lifetime of incarceration. May no child, youth, or young adult ever be sentenced to ‘death by incarceration’ for a mistake made so early in life.

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#ThrowBackFriday! Check out this gem our in-house researcher dug up. In 2006, the MA legislature passed An Act Relative to HIV and Hepatitis C Prevention with the intention of reducing new infections. Among other things, it authorized pharmacies to sell needles to anyone

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In celebration of Women's History Month why not become a member of the Queer Liberation Library (🏳️‍🌈Queer Liberation Library🏳️‍⚧️ ) and check out one of their featured books. It's free and easy to sign up. There is even a quick exit feature for safer browsing. Sign up here: queerliberationlibrary.org

In celebration of Women's History Month why not become a member of the Queer Liberation Library (<a href="/QueerLibLib/">🏳️‍🌈Queer Liberation Library🏳️‍⚧️</a> ) and check out one of their featured books. It's free and easy to sign up. There is even a quick exit feature for safer browsing.

Sign up here: queerliberationlibrary.org