Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. This was very eye-opening and much appreciated - I'm slowly but surely working my way through all the letters that need transcriptions, so I'm sure to read many more of your posts, and I'll write responses when I can and when I have something of interest to converse about (undoubtedly I will). Stay strong brother, and best wishes.
Thanks for writing! I finished the transcription for your post. Very eloquently put and excellent ideas put forth - best of luck with the issue you raised, and if I can find a way to help, I will do what I can.
I work with a national newsletter called Prison Health News, and we are looking for more writers who are currently incarcerated. I'm wondering if you would be willing to write for us about health issues at some point. All all of our articles are written for people in prison, meaning that they are intended to be most useful to people inside (the articles are not about telling people on the outside what it's like inside.) We are looking for 3 types of articles:
1) basic health info about particular conditions like hep c, HIV, asthma, etc, what are the treatments, how to prevent it, etc.
2) how to successfully advocate for yourself and others to get the medical care and mental health care that you need
3) political campaigns that fight for change that will affect a lot of people in prison and their access to good health care or the improvement of their health more broadly.
Please write to me at
Prison Health News c/o Philadelphia FIGHT 1233 Locust Street, 5th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107
If you address your letter to me by name, I'll be sure to get it, otherwise someone who is staff there will respond to you.
I forgot to say that we are a newsletter for people in prison. So all of our articles are written for people in prison, meaning that they are intended to be most useful to people inside. They're not about telling people on the outside what it's like inside, but more about giving information to people in prison about how to advocate for their health care. In solidarity, Suzy Subways
Hi Teze, I finally found this current writing on your blog. I am impressed with your writing and focus on issues. I admit ignorance of the phone costs for prisoners and the profits you mention in your blog. I plan to investigate the process here. I expect this varies state to state. I will let you know. I am certain I don't need to say this but I will...keep writing. Interesting. Allie
Thank you for the opportunity to read your thoughts and ideas concerning Mass Incarceration.
I definitely understand your statement on limiting the power of prosecutors and how they increase charges to harm indigent and minority defendants. Unfortunately, I know someone facing a similar situation and his court appointed attorney seems to be doing everything she can be help him be found guilty. Yes, Public Defenders should be a separate entity.
Will continue my response a little later, in a workshop learning to use this system.
Again, thank you for be so open and allowing me to become better informed.
Thank you for the great points you make in your letter. I am a participant in the Allied Media Conference and want you to know I am taking your ideas to heart.
Later today I will be meeting with the group I work with as an ally, All of Us or None, an organization working for the civil rights of formerly incarcerated people.
We will be discussing the launch of a national newsletter, and I will be bringing your ideas into the conversation.
I am a writer and an artist and will also be looking for opportunities to write and create art about the prison realities you talk about. Art is a powerful way to influence public opinion.
Im sitting here with another participant at the AMC and we have really appreciated reading this blog post. I particularly liked what you had to say about strategy and emotion. I think we could challenge ourselves on the outside to think about and support the leadership of folks on the inside and do media work that supports y'all.
I'm going to come back to this blog post and write to you more. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am grateful.
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I work with a national newsletter called Prison Health News, and we are looking for more writers who are currently incarcerated. I'm wondering if you would be willing to write for us about health issues at some point. All all of our articles are written for people in prison, meaning that they are intended to be most useful to people inside (the articles are not about telling people on the outside what it's like inside.) We are looking for 3 types of articles:
1) basic health info about particular conditions like hep c, HIV, asthma, etc, what are the treatments, how to prevent it, etc.
2) how to successfully advocate for yourself and others to get the medical care and mental health care that you need
3) political campaigns that fight for change that will affect a lot of people in prison and their access to good health care or the improvement of their health more broadly.
Please write to me at
Prison Health News
c/o Philadelphia FIGHT
1233 Locust Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
If you address your letter to me by name, I'll be sure to get it, otherwise someone who is staff there will respond to you.
Keep up the fight, and take care.
In solidarity,
Suzy Subways
In solidarity,
Suzy Subways
I finally found this current writing on your blog. I am impressed with your writing and focus on issues. I admit ignorance of the phone costs for prisoners and the profits you mention in your blog. I plan to investigate the process here. I expect this varies state to state. I will let you know. I am certain I don't need to say this but I will...keep writing. Interesting.
Allie
You brought up a lot of issues I wasn't aware of and I think would be great to be covered by journalists, videographers, and other media makers.
Thank you for the opportunity to read your thoughts and ideas concerning Mass Incarceration.
I definitely understand your statement on limiting the power of prosecutors and how they increase charges to harm indigent and minority defendants. Unfortunately, I know someone facing a similar situation and his court appointed attorney seems to be doing everything she can be help him be found guilty. Yes, Public Defenders should be a separate entity.
Will continue my response a little later, in a workshop learning to use this system.
Again, thank you for be so open and allowing me to become better informed.
Peace & Blessings,
Jacquelyn
Thank you for the great points you make in your letter. I am a participant in the Allied Media Conference and want you to know I am taking your ideas to heart.
Later today I will be meeting with the group I work with as an ally, All of Us or None, an organization working for the civil rights of formerly incarcerated people.
We will be discussing the launch of a national newsletter, and I will be bringing your ideas into the conversation.
I am a writer and an artist and will also be looking for opportunities to write and create art about the prison realities you talk about. Art is a powerful way to influence public opinion.
Stay strong,
Denise
Im sitting here with another participant at the AMC and we have really appreciated reading this blog post. I particularly liked what you had to say about strategy and emotion. I think we could challenge ourselves on the outside to think about and support the leadership of folks on the inside and do media work that supports y'all.
I'm going to come back to this blog post and write to you more. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am grateful.
-dn