Category: Advocacy

More schools less prisons! Do the math!
We at PRISON CALL DEALS are still excited that Proposition 47 passed in California, and we loved the campaign. That's why we're dedicating today's post to the great campaign posters - very effective! Take a look and see for yourself.   [caption id="attachment_419" align="aligncenter" widt ...
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Do the math! Schools not prisons!
We at PRISON CALL DEALS are very excited that today Proposition 47, reducing sentences for some crimes, passed in California!  Congratulations to everyone who made this possible!   [caption id="attachment_414" align="aligncenter" width="687"] Schools not prisons[/caption]   P ...
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One woman’s battle to bring her inmate closer to home
We at PRISON CALL DEALS are inspired by stories of families providing support to their inmates - one such story features Meg McCarthy, a graphic designer and advocate for prison reform, who has been invited to serve on the Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform's board of directors. Her husband, Ric ...
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Immigrant mothers and children in prison
Today we're featuring here an article about immigrant mothers and children in prison, and a great woman, a lawyer, who works pro bono with them. We also want to highlight the problems of detaining immigrant mothers and their children, and the conditions in detention centers. Here name is Jennifer ...
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Why states shouldn’t profit from prison phone calls
Why states shouldn't profit from prison phone calls, i.e. the commission system? Because the revenue that large telcos generate and then give, as commission, to the state, comes from prisoners’ families who accept collect calls, pay for calls from their prepaid accounts or send money to their inca ...
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Debate over jail phone call prices
Here's a great article about the debate over jail phone call prices, in Orange County, which explains that the prices have drawn concern from two county supervisors recently and could possibly change this week. This week, a proposal concerning Global Tel Link's contract extension or amendment, will ...
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How to stop the school-to-prison pipeline?
We've been writing these days about the exaggerated number of children and youth in prison, the severe racial disparity that exists in the juvenile justice system, and the school-to-prison pipeline.   The school-to-prison pipeline describes the many ways in which inadequate support for ki ...
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School-to-prison pipeline
We've been discussing the problem of juvenile justice, and we've seen a lot of alarming reports about the school-to-prison pipeline that is decimating the African-American community, wrecking havoc on government budgets, and enriching the pockets of private prison stock holders.   Expe ...
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Racial disparity also for children in prison
Yesterday we wrote about children in prison, and the benefits of moving away from punishment to education, in order to give children a chance. If you want to read more about the benefits of education over imprisonment go to  https://dadisispeaks.wordpress.com/category/culture/prison-industrial- ...
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Youth in Prison
This week was International Youth Day, so we thought we would open up a discussion about youth in prison - or actually the problem of youth in prison.   Through the juvenile courts and the adult justice system, the US incarcerates more youth than any other country in the world. This is a ...
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