The Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition (MPRC), led by the Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign, is a group of formerly incarcerated people, families with loved-ones in prison, advocacy organizations, and concerned residents demanding that the state of Mississippi immediately #reduce the prison population, #remove harmful conditions, policies and practices, and #restore humanity. MPRC coalition membership includes but is not limited to:
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Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign
Mississippi Rising Coalition
People’s Advocacy Institute
One Voice, MS
FWD.us
Mississippi Center for Justice
MS Southern Poverty Law Center
Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy
Black With No Chaser
MS Conference of the NAACP
Central Mississippi Anti-Fund
Color of Change
Center for Constitutional Rights
Until Freedom
WHAT WE WANT:
As formerly incarcerated people, family members with loved-ones in prison, advocates and concerned residents of Mississippi, we are demanding Mississippi’s Governor, elected officials and the Department of Justice take the following steps to immediately #reduce the prison population, #remove harmful conditions, policies and practices, and #restore humanity:
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Move all of the incarcerated people to a more humane facility and ensuring that all incarcerated persons have access to food, clean water, suitable sleeping conditions, and adequate medical care;
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Immediately inform family members of their incarcerated loved one's well-being and location.
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Begin a formal process to reduce incarceration in Mississippi and shut down Parchman Prison for good.
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Conduct a full and independent investigation into the deaths of the several incarcerated people, including any officers or prison personnel who may have been involved.
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Implement rehabilitative, restorative programs, education programs, recreation and spiritual support in all #MDOC prisons.
For more information, please contact us:
Phone: (601) 272-8419
Email: mprcoalition@gmail.com
Facebook: Mississippi Prison Reform Coalition
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Hashtags:
#MSPrisonReformNow #ReduceRemoveRestore
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