Launching from @penamerica.bsky.social, a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting free expression in the United States and worldwide through the defense of literature and human rights - a digital site supporting Incarcerated Writers. #voicesoftheincarcerated fmeproject.org/pen-america-...

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly all those incarcerated on federal death row at the end of his term in December 2024. Those death row prisoners granted clemency are bracing for retaliation from the new Presidential administration. bit.ly/4itLbmb

Jail death reporting inconsistencies include missing data, incomplete records, lack of standardized state & local reporting systems, and failure of US DOJ to provide oversight, leading to 1000s of undercounted deaths at the federal, state, & local level. bit.ly/49wJGRN

The Strike, a documentary featuring Californians who endured decades of solitary confinement in CA penal facilities, is among the winners of an Anthem Award in the Human & Civil Rights Documentary or Film Awareness category. #endsolitaryconfinement fmeproject.org/documentary-...

Despite decreases in over juvenile incarceration rates over the last 25 years, Indigenous and Black children are incarcerated at significantly higher rates than their white peers, and that disparity continues to grow. #CareNotCages fmeproject.org/youth-incarc...

A lawsuit filed in Kern County, California indicates seven ICE detainees are suing the California City ICE facility over the conditions inside. The complaint accuses ICE and DHS of failing to provide adequate medical care and other essential services. fmeproject.org/ice-detainee...

A @sentencingproject.bsky.social report shows US remains a leader in mass incarceration as 39 states increased prison populations despite record-low crime rates, locking up its citizens at a far higher rate than any other industrialized nation. #endmassincarceration fmeproject.org/39-states-in...

FMEP applauds the decision to commute the death sentence for Tremane Wood. Our vision of justice extends beyond the abolition of the death penalty to the end of all extreme sentences that deny people the chance to live and grow beyond their worst mistakes. fmeproject.org/fmep-stateme...

We have one day to save Tremane Wood's life and stop the State of Oklahoma from killing a man who did not kill anyone during the crime he was sentenced to die for. A letter from the Faith Leaders of Color Coalition Director details how we can help. #abolishthedeathpenalty ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/49QbP6p

Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Tremane Wood, currently on death row & scheduled to be executed next week. Now the decision lies with Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. Add your voice to the many urging Gov. Stitt to follow the board's recommendation. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/4nUknN8

John Oliver's @lastweektonight.com shed national light on felony murder laws, a major step for reform. We're honored our data and partners were featured, and thankful to CA legislators leading change while recognizing the fight for justice continues. #endfelonymurder fmeproject.org/john-oliver-...

"Behind the Walls" is written by @kwanetaharris.bsky.social an incarcerated journalist in Texas. She outlines how being incarcerated in Texas' largest state prison is vastly different for women & directly tied to a culture rooted in misogyny. #voicesoftheincarcerated fmeproject.org/behind-the-w...

Wrongfully convicted and unable to vote for 18 years, Fernando Bermudez also wanted his kids to know their right to vote matters. #exonerated #righttovote #wrongfullyconvicted fmeproject.org/why-the-righ...

FMEP would like to share a short video from the September Art and Faith in Action event, featuring Sister Helen Prejean @sisterhelen.org a leading advocate for the abolition of the death penalty. #ClemencyNOW #CommutetheRow #abolishthedeathpenalty fmeproject.org/september-ar...

FMEP asks supporters to help save Tremane Wood from Oklahoma's efforts to kill him for a crime he didn't commit. Wood, an African American, was condemned to die by a nearly all-white jury for a murder his co-defendant confessed to. #abolishthedeathpenalty #endfelonymurder bit.ly/3JKKlVb

ICYMI - In September, the Death by Incarceration is Torture Coalition presented the Abolish Death by Incarceration webinar, updating about international advocacy at the UN to end death-by-incarceration sentences, including LWOP (life without parole). #DropLWOP #sentencingreform bit.ly/49vfR3Z

A U.S. District Judge signaled that he will likely rule to weaken Virginia’s #felonydisenfranchisement law, which would restore voting rights to thousands of Virginians with felony convictions. #restorevotingrights bit.ly/4nq8M87

Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice hosts a Crime Survivors Parole Reform Research Project Focus Group Saturday November 1st in Compton CA from 2p-330p PT. Details, registration information ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/43319NP

FMEP asks supporters to help protect a New Mexico #SecondChances law from potential action that could see people paroled from life sentences for crimes committed as youth being called back to prison. Details on how you can prevent this injustice. ⬇️⬇️ ⬇️ bit.ly/43iIsWz

Documentary filmmaker Robe Imbriano is the director of a recent animated musical documentary short film titled "Criminal," which confronts the injustice of the cash-bail system and overcrowding at the Harris County Jail in Houston, Texas. fmeproject.org/documentary-...

The State of Alabama plans to execute Anthony Boyd using a controversial method of nitrogen suffocation on October 23, despite the conviction heavily relying on clashing eyewitness testimony during his trial. #abolishthedeathpenalty #wrongfullyconvicted fmeproject.org/alabama-plan...

Authorities bear a responsibility for people in prison in assuming duty of care. With mortality rates 50% higher for people in prison than people in the wider community, can the use of biometric devices prevent prison deaths? bit.ly/4hgnn4w

As part of the Drop LWOP Coalition, FMEP is excited to share the Drop LWOP Coalition Resentencing Guide with our supporters. The guide was created in collaboration with people sentenced to LWOP & the UC Berkeley School of Law Criminal Law & Justice Center. #dropLWOP #sentencingreform bit.ly/3W9utyf

Two years after the "Protect Arkansas Act" was passed in 2023 cloaked in "Tough on Crime" rhetoric, the resulting prison overcrowding & secretive state plans for added prison facilities is changing how many of the State's residents view #massincarceration bit.ly/4nbyLQD

On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law legislation that will significantly increase incarcerated firefighter pay. Previously, the state was paying $1 an hour to fight active wildfires, plus a daily rate ranging from $5.80 and $10.24. #PrisonLabor bit.ly/495YdUa

Recently released from prison in Minnesota, Andre Anderson crossed the finish line of the Twin Cities Marathon this Sunday. Anderson used his time incarcerated to train to be an ultra-marathoner and care for his mental health. fmeproject.org/recently-rel...

For #BannedBooksWeek we feature "Prison Book Ban Threatens Rehabilitation & Fuels Injustice" by Shakeil Price, an incarcerated writer in NJ, and appears on the Prison Writers website. fmeproject.org/prison-book-...

On Thursday, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered Robert Roberson be granted a stay of execution, set for a week from today. The case is remanded to county court to consider the validity of the case as related to the debunked theory of shaken baby syndrome. fmeproject.org/texas-appeal...

From the Council on Criminal Justice, the Women's Justice Commission's study "Stronger Families, Safer Communities" seeks to improve outcomes for front-end, system-impacted women. #womeninprison #strongerfamiliessafercommunities fmeproject.org/womens-justi...

This bill is so important that FMEP wants to remind our supporters why @gavinnewsom.bsky.social needs to sign AB 572; legislation to protect grieving families from coercive police interrogations. The petition has 879 signatures. Help us kick it over 1000 today. bit.ly/4gWtBX4

ACTION ALERT 📣📣📣 Felony Murder Elimination Project calls on our advocates and supporters to help us tell Governor Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Sign #AB572 to protect grieving families from coercive police interrogations. Details ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/46Xbdcf

ICE has had six detention centers in California, all of them privately-owned. Despite being granted the authority to do so, some California counites are failing to inspect federal ICE facilities located in their jurisdictions. fmeproject.org/california-c...

TAKE ACTION-Stop Robert Roberson's execution, scheduled for October 16th, the 1st time in the US where a person would be executed for a conviction based on the debunked shaken baby syndrome theory; a horrific miscarriage of justice. #abolishthedeathpenalty fmeproject.org/urge-the-sta...

This month marks the release of Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement. The book provides firsthand accounts of years spent in #solitaryconfinement & the damage inflicted through use of this barbaric practice. #abolishsolitaryconfinement bit.ly/3Kovm3n

FMEP asks supporters to push back against budget cuts to the LA County Public Defenders Office - a vital, constitutionally-mandated service - while DA, Sheriff, and Probation budgets are untouched. This is injustice by design. @lapubdefunion.bsky.social bit.ly/46pRvqA

Second Look policies reform California's approach to incarceration; the data shows low recidivism rates while reducing prison overcrowding. Don’t be fooled by fear-based rhetoric that states otherwise. #SecondChances #endmassincarceration bit.ly/3IDEEI9

People with mental illness are overrepresented in US prisons stressing the need for evidenced-based, consistent prison mental health services. From @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social - incarcerated journalist Lanae Tipton writes about the reality of prison mental health care. bit.ly/3W4Ubnh

A year and a half after the Minnesota Conviction Review Unit recommended 61-year-old Brian Pippitt be exonerated, he remains incarcerated. Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social - why? #wrongfullyconvicted bit.ly/4gFaQaH

FMEP asks supporters to urge @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sign AB 1261 (Bonta D-18) Legal Representation for Unaccompanied Minors, which expands access to counsel to immigrant youth in CA facing deportation. Toolkit w/ social media graphics and sample posts, sample letters inside ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/46K3kYB

ACTION ALERT 📣📣📣FMEP is asking our supporters and advocates to take action today and sign a petition seeking clemency for Joseph Navarette, incarcerated in California, who has served 31 years of a Death By Incarceration sentence. #DropLWOP #EndLWOP bit.ly/42u5l8M

Literacy levels, criminality and recidivism are deeply connected, but the barriers to learning to read in prison are more persistent than ever. fmeproject.org/barriers-to-...

California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation @cacorrections.bsky.social is testing cell cooling projects at three facilities with the goal to reduce cell temperatures to 78F. But don’t expect prisons to become air conditioned anytime soon. #climatejustice #cruelandunusual bit.ly/3VSgVH2

FMEP invites supporters to attend Abolish Death by Incarceration, a virtual panel discussion on Tuesday September 16th at 5pm PT/ 8pm ET #endLWOP #dropLWOP #sentencingreform details inside ⬇️⬇️⬇️ fmeproject.org/abolish-deat...

Sister Helen Prejean is in California this week advocating for Universal Clemency, and calls on @governor.ca.gov to commute all California death sentences. #clemencyNOW #commutetherow #abolishthedeathpenalty Want to do your part? ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/47yIJrc

A July 2025 report from the University of California - Riverside Medical School finds ICE raids inflict lasting trauma on children. #ICEoutofSchools #ICEoutofourCommunities fmeproject.org/uc-r-report-...

The public comment period for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) proposed regulations is now open until 12a PT October 21, 2025. FMEP strongly encourages our supporters and advocates to make their voices heard through this opportunity. fmeproject.org/cdcr-propose...

20 exonerees call on Texas authorities to prevent the wrongful execution of #RobertRoberson, convicted under discredited Shaken Baby Syndrome. @cifsjustice.org #endthedeathpenalty #wrongfullyconvicted fmeproject.org/exonerees-sp...

ACTION ALERT 📣📣 Felony Murder Elimination Project asks supporters to amplify a one-week Appreciation Campaign, thanking @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social Gavin Newsom for his August clemency actions. #clemencynow #endmassincarceration Details ⬇️⬇️⬇️ bit.ly/4g8y1cY

Two California Supreme Court rulings sided with incarcerated persons contesting past gang-related charges, a ruling that could affect ‘three strikes’ cases for potential resentencing. #sentencingreform #STEPForwardAct #CaliforniaSupremeCourt fmeproject.org/california-s...

"What Decades in Prison Have Taught Me About Resisting Incarceration" by Tony Vick, an incarcerated writer in Tennessee, is featured in @filtermag.bsky.social #voicesoftheincarcerated #endmassincarceration fmeproject.org/resisting-th...