"Incarcerated trans Americans experience sexual violence at more than 12x the rate of other incarcerated people" That stat comes from the DOJ itself – and still, the administration wants to tear down the few protections that exist, making prisons & jails even more dangerous for everyone.

We continually urge affected families to engage with FAMM. Share the photo below with your family, friends, and community members to help spread awareness about the vital work FAMM is doing. #FAMMily 🧡

This is good advice. You should not plug you device into a public charge port. You should use your own charger. www.usatoday.com/story/travel...

Food for thought: As families across the U.S. sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, it's hard not to think about the nutritionally inadequate slop that incarcerated people are fed every single day (including holidays). It doesn’t just taste bad – it’s a public health concern 🧵

I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Sandy Hemme spent 43 years behind bars. Even after a judge declared her innocent and ordered her freed, Missouri's attorney general tried to send her back. The state’s legal and political systems often resist admitting error even in the face of overwhelming evidence.

People in prison died at 3.4 times the rate of the free population, with the oldest hit hardest, at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Data holds lessons for preventing future deaths. Read our analysis ⬇️

"Bail reform in New York has led to a decrease in felony rearrests and reduced recidivism[.]" www.news10.com/capitol/bail...

It’s useful for people of my generation to be reminded that this wasn’t that long ago. Ruby Bridges isn’t just still alive—she’s only 71, not ancient!

Remember the immigration raid on the apartment complex in Chicago almost two months ago? The one with the Black Hawk helicopter and federal agents rappelling on ropes? @ProPublica decided to take a deeper look. We found little evidence to support the government’s claims. 🧵

she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October

Reminder this Veterans Day: While comprehensive data on the relationship between military service & incarceration is not available, one thing is clear - The U.S. has left many veterans behind & does not provide enough support for one of the most vulnerable populations. 🧵

John J. Lennon tells Bill Keller that he “wanted to tell a different story about the guilty” in his new book.

"I think AI in general and police AI (specifically) really thrives in the shadows, and is most successful when people don't know that it's being used," EFF’s @MGuariglia.bsky.social told @NPR.org. "I think labeling and transparency is really the first step." www.npr.org/2025/10/28/...

Videos taken by eye witnesses of federal agent encounters with immigrants in Chicago and elsewhere have shown increasingly tense incidents. Immigrant advocates and observers say they're indicative of a larger trend of aggression among federal immigration officers.

Nation’s Defense Bar Condemns Apparent Politicization of Justice in James Indictment www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...

Highly recommend this @nacdl.org 3-part webinar series & resources, which provide insight and recommendations on how to make improvements in competency to stand trial systems www.nacdl.org/Content/Comp...

Surreal moment for America. Needless to say, if the normal police ever pulled something like this — pulling every single person out of an apartment building and handcuffing them to run warrant checks — they would be sued into oblivion. Yet ICE is going to get away with it entirely.

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The carceral system is a deadly place, and it's only gotten worse in recent decades. Prison is a mental health crisis in and of itself, and too many incarcerated people contemplate and/or die by suicide – even after release.

Andrew Birrell, President of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (@nacdl.org), kicks off the 2025 White Collar Seminar at the Marriott Washington Georgetown on September 18, 2025. #NACDLWCDC www.nacdl.org/Event/2025-W...

The movies don't really get into it, but it's worth remembering that Denethor went crazy because he spent too much time doomscrolling on the Palantír and it cooked his brain

3d Cir. holds that it does not violate the CFAA for employees to violate company computer-use policy (sharing passwords) where the company had authorized the access to the systems that they used. www2.ca3.uscourts.gov/opinarch/241...

🚨NEW: On any given day, nearly 32,000 kids are confined away from home – and most are in restrictive facilities that look & feel a lot like adult prisons and jails Our new report gives the most up-to-date picture on youth confinement in the U.S. 🧵 www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/yout...

Important reporting by @wired.com

Christopher Kinnison, who owns a one-man law firm in the central Louisiana, is "tired of losing.” His clients are among the thousands of people who had been detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after President Trump took office.

Defense lawyers for needy clients feel squeeze after congressional funding dries up - CBS News share.google/hs4v1CBdixS1...

Protecting your privacy doesn't have to be scary. Check out our Surveillance Self-Defense guides for step-by-step tutorials for keeping your data and devices secure.

@nacdl.org 's 67th President Andy Birrell is sworn in.

Final remarks of outgoing @nacdl.org President Chris Wellborn.

Trump DHS links data for new citizenship tracking tool www.npr.org/2025/06/29/n...

“Rights only become meaningful through due process. You can’t do anything about an arrest unless you can challenge it.” @nacdl.org Vice President C. Missy Owens www.msn.com/en-us/news/c...

Montana became the first state to pass the Fourth Amendment is Not For Sale Act, which requires the government to get a warrant before buying our data from data brokers. This is a huge win for our right to privacy and we're urging Congress to follow Montana's lead.

Time for another musical digital security PSA. This one is for the 90s kids who need to make their passwords stronger

[email protected] Pres. Chris Wellborn in NYT: "American democracy 'rests upon the independence of the judiciary.' 'Retaliatory action from the executive branch that appears to undermine this foundation demands our unwavering scrutiny and a resounding response,' he added." www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/u...

I was both trained through these programs and had the privilege to train others through these programs. This is such a huge loss for states like Idaho that don't have the resources to provide the broad training necessary. Our criminal justice system is weaker for this loss.

Locking down your phone, being mindful of what you're wearing, and coming up with plans to communicate with others are all key steps to take before attending a protest.

1/4 Check out the amici brief filed by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (@NACDLorg) and the New York Council of Defense Lawyers in Perkins Coie v. DOJ. It's a powerful statement in support of Perkins Coie's motion for summary judgment. www.nacdl.org/brief/Perkin...

🧵 The New York City Bar Association (@NYCBarAssociation.bsky.social), along with several other bar associations, including the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (@NACDL.org), have issued a joint statement defending the rule of law and the independence of the legal profession. (1/5)

Trans and nonbinary people are essential to the movement for sexual and reproductive health and rights. They should be free to live authentically — with dignity and respect. Trans and nonbinary communities deserve that and more. 💞🏳️‍⚧️ #TransDayofVisibility #TDOV #ImForPP 🎨: @liberaljane.bsky.social

Incarceration has a wide-reaching and long-lasting effect on families. People with incarcerated immediate family members are less likely to report good physical and mental health and less likely to rate as “thriving” in terms of overall well-being. buff.ly/7T8ZguW

Thank you McColl Center for hosting @nacdl.org and 2025 Midwinter Seminar attendees. It was a wonderful talk from Balam Bartolomé.

Attending a protest? Check out EFF's protest safety tips.

Monday's ceremony in Poland is regarded as the likely last major observance of Auschwitz's liberation that any notable number of survivors will be able to attend, due to their advanced ages.

Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is important to remember the past, even the worst parts....especially the worst parts. www.ushmm.org/remember/int...

President Trump has signed 9* separate executive orders that herald sweeping changes to the immigration system and to communities inside the US. We broke down: - What they do - What's happened already - What's to come - What this all means. Follow with me for a thread on what you need to know 🧵