70% of inmates test positive for coronavirus at Lompoc federal prison
The number of inmates infected with the coronavirus at a federal prison in Lompoc, Calif., shot up to 792 this week, making it the largest federal penitentiary outbreak in the nation…
First class graduates from ex-prisoner firefighter training camp outside Camarillo
The first class of former prisoners to graduate from a firefighter training camp outside Camarillo was recognized in an online video meeting last month. The Anti-Recidivism Coalition partnered with the program to provide the participants with life skills and guidance re-entering society.
COVID-19 Dispatch #3: Gratitude + Grace + Giving
Our third dispatch, titled “Gratitude + Grace + Giving” focuses on the progress the Dignity for Incarcerated Women's campaign has had in the 2 years since its launch, the incredible work directly impacted women have been doing nationally, and celebrates the 5 year home anniversary of Topeka K. Sam.
Supporting Our Members During the COVID-19 Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the Free Minds family hard. Our members responded with their characteristic resilience and grit.
Free Minds COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund
In recent weeks, we've been deeply moved by the ways that our members and our community have been uplifting each other. Our member-led Planning Committee immediately pivoted to being a COVID-19 Response Team, that now meets weekly and checks in…
Our COVID-19 Response
Find information about Root & Rebound’s response to coronavirus (COVID-19) as it impacts formerly incarcerated, currently incarcerated, and justice-impacted people and their families.
PCAP’s Work in the COVID-19 Crisis
While we work to reschedule the 25th Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners, PCAP will forgo its normal prisoner art selection process. Instead, we are planning an artists’ engagement visit to every prison in the state as soon as we are safely able to do so.
PCAP’s programming during Covid-19 crisis
Much of PCAP’s regular programming takes place inside prisons. In the current moment, when volunteers are shut out of all prisons in Michigan due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are developing a series of pilot programs that can be conducted remotely.
PCAP Programming: how we support our communities
Prior to the pandemic, PCAP sent groups of volunteers to facilitate creative arts workshops in youth and adult facilities and in public housing communities in Ann Arbor and Detroit…
COVID-19 Dispatch #2: Faith Over Fear
In our second episode, Dream Corps #cut50’s National Organizer Louis L. Reed is joined by faith leaders Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Dr. Jamal Bryant, Jekalyn Carr, and Kelly Price, with our co-founder, Van Jones as our moderator…
COVID-19 Dispatch #1: Stopping a Prison Pandemic
In April, #cut50 launched the COVID-19 Dispatch, a series of conversations about how COVID-19 is impacting people in the criminal justice system, what we can do now to protect this vulnerable population, and how we can make sure this never happens again.
Madonna Teams With Reform Alliance to Donate 100,000 Masks to Jails & Prisons
Reform Alliance team up with @Madonna, @PairofThieves, @bailproject and @cut_50 to secure another 100k masks for people behind bars. #NoPrisonPandemic
Celebrity-backed criminal justice reform group donates 100,000 masks to prisons in wake of coronavirus
The celebrity-backed organization, Reform Alliance, partnered with Shaka Senghor who was able to find an anonymous donor so 100,000 masks could be distributed across the federal prison system.
Join us 5/28 for Voices for Justice: An Evening of Art, Hope & Resilience
Our partner Root & Rebound is hosting its first virtual fundraising event, Voices for Justice: An Evening of Art, Hope, and Resilience, on May 28th from 6-8 pm PST.
Felicia Horowitz GLIDE Fundraiser: COVID-19
Long time volunteer at GLIDE Memorial Church in San Francisco, Felicia Horowitz will match all donations 10:1 to support the most vulnerable people in our society, our homeless population.