Yesterday, the Senate passed Tona’s Law, Bill S-205.
This bill is the result of decades of work to uphold human rights for those most marginalized and to ensure that what happens behind prison walls is never beyond accountability. 1/4
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #HumanRights #Cdnpoli
This bill is the result of decades of work to uphold human rights for those most marginalized and to ensure that what happens behind prison walls is never beyond accountability. 1/4
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #HumanRights #Cdnpoli
April 29, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Yesterday, the Senate passed Tona’s Law, Bill S-205.
This bill is the result of decades of work to uphold human rights for those most marginalized and to ensure that what happens behind prison walls is never beyond accountability. 1/4
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #HumanRights #Cdnpoli
This bill is the result of decades of work to uphold human rights for those most marginalized and to ensure that what happens behind prison walls is never beyond accountability. 1/4
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #HumanRights #Cdnpoli
Today the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee supported Tona’s Law (Bill S-205) — an important step toward eliminating solitary confinement in federal prisons.
#TonasLaw #BillS205 #EndSolitary #HumanRights #PrisonReform #SenCA #CdnPoli
#TonasLaw #BillS205 #EndSolitary #HumanRights #PrisonReform #SenCA #CdnPoli
March 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Today the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee supported Tona’s Law (Bill S-205) — an important step toward eliminating solitary confinement in federal prisons.
#TonasLaw #BillS205 #EndSolitary #HumanRights #PrisonReform #SenCA #CdnPoli
#TonasLaw #BillS205 #EndSolitary #HumanRights #PrisonReform #SenCA #CdnPoli
Incarcerated journalist Kevin D. Sawyer reflects on the legacy of Black August at San Quentin. Read more on the enduring legacy of freedom fighters within the carceral system here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2024/08/30/v...
#BlackAugust #EndSolitary
#BlackAugust #EndSolitary
August 19, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Incarcerated journalist Kevin D. Sawyer reflects on the legacy of Black August at San Quentin. Read more on the enduring legacy of freedom fighters within the carceral system here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2024/08/30/v...
#BlackAugust #EndSolitary
#BlackAugust #EndSolitary
As Tona’s Law moves from the Senate to the next stage of study in the House, I’m so grateful to House Sponsor MP @leahgazan.bsky.social and NDP Leader @avilewis.ca
for championing this bill. 1/3
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #SenCA #CdnPoli
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
for championing this bill. 1/3
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #SenCA #CdnPoli
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
NDP MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate Hold a News Conference – April 30, 2026
NDP MP Leah Gazan and Senator Kim Pate hold a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to discuss the next steps for Tona’s Law, Bill S-205, now that it has passed in the Senate. The bill aims to ...
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May 2, 2026 at 11:55 AM
As Tona’s Law moves from the Senate to the next stage of study in the House, I’m so grateful to House Sponsor MP @leahgazan.bsky.social and NDP Leader @avilewis.ca
for championing this bill. 1/3
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #SenCA #CdnPoli
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
for championing this bill. 1/3
#TonasLaw #EndSolitary #SenCA #CdnPoli
www.cpac.ca/headline-pol...
Hunger strikes at two state prisons expose brutal conditions. Changes to solitary guidelines for Texas Death Row give people hope. People detained in Florida ICE detention center are subjected to horrible conditions.
Read more here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2025/07/23/h...
#EndSolitary
Read more here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2025/07/23/h...
#EndSolitary
July 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Hunger strikes at two state prisons expose brutal conditions. Changes to solitary guidelines for Texas Death Row give people hope. People detained in Florida ICE detention center are subjected to horrible conditions.
Read more here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2025/07/23/h...
#EndSolitary
Read more here 🔗: solitarywatch.org/2025/07/23/h...
#EndSolitary
Solitary confinement is still used on kids in detention—and it's putting their lives at risk. No child should face isolation that leads to lasting trauma or worse. This practice demands public scrutiny. #ProtectYouth #EndSolitary
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc4py5u3
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc4py5u3
May 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Solitary confinement is still used on kids in detention—and it's putting their lives at risk. No child should face isolation that leads to lasting trauma or worse. This practice demands public scrutiny. #ProtectYouth #EndSolitary
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc4py5u3
Learn more: tinyurl.com/yc4py5u3
This Thursday, Sept 4: KPFA presents Ending Isolation—a public conversation on solitary confinement hosted by Cat Brooks, with Dorsey Nunn, Dr. Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), and Angela Davis (remote).
Info: kpfa.org/events • #EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #ShowUp
Info: kpfa.org/events • #EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #ShowUp
August 31, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This Thursday, Sept 4: KPFA presents Ending Isolation—a public conversation on solitary confinement hosted by Cat Brooks, with Dorsey Nunn, Dr. Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), and Angela Davis (remote).
Info: kpfa.org/events • #EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #ShowUp
Info: kpfa.org/events • #EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #ShowUp
Detention centers are operating just as our carceral facilities do. amp.fresnobee.com/news/califor...
#EndSolitary #solitaryconfinement
#EndSolitary #solitaryconfinement
Immigrants protest solitary confinement, abuse at CA’s largest ICE detention center
One detainee said officers threatened to place him in solitary confinement his first day at the California City Immigration Processing Center.
amp.fresnobee.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Detention centers are operating just as our carceral facilities do. amp.fresnobee.com/news/califor...
#EndSolitary #solitaryconfinement
#EndSolitary #solitaryconfinement
Capturing the most common sounds found in a death row solitary cell, Francis depicts how the perpetual sadness and pain of isolation can turn into anger and resentment. The flute is no longer sad, but it still haunts. #NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzpknwp
Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzpknwp
April 14, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Capturing the most common sounds found in a death row solitary cell, Francis depicts how the perpetual sadness and pain of isolation can turn into anger and resentment. The flute is no longer sad, but it still haunts. #NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzpknwp
Read more: tinyurl.com/4jzpknwp
Solitary is being used as punishment for nonviolent acts, not safety. As recognized by the UN this is torture, not justice.
#EndSolitary
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5xp5c68y
#EndSolitary
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5xp5c68y
June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Solitary is being used as punishment for nonviolent acts, not safety. As recognized by the UN this is torture, not justice.
#EndSolitary
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5xp5c68y
#EndSolitary
Learn more here: tinyurl.com/5xp5c68y
Solitary doesn’t just isolate — it coerces. Jacob shares how it pushed him to adopt a "convict" identity to survive. A system that dehumanizes instead of rehabilitates.
#EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/p74mefmx
#EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/p74mefmx
May 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Solitary doesn’t just isolate — it coerces. Jacob shares how it pushed him to adopt a "convict" identity to survive. A system that dehumanizes instead of rehabilitates.
#EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/p74mefmx
#EndSolitary
Read more: tinyurl.com/p74mefmx
Trans people in solitary aren't just isolated — they're erased. This raw testimony from Lexy, who spent 2.5 years inside demands attention. #EndSolitary #TransRights #Pride2025
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4sr94nxn
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4sr94nxn
June 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trans people in solitary aren't just isolated — they're erased. This raw testimony from Lexy, who spent 2.5 years inside demands attention. #EndSolitary #TransRights #Pride2025
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4sr94nxn
Read more here: tinyurl.com/4sr94nxn
Thank you to everyone who came out for Ending Isolation. A powerful, sobering, and necessary conversation on ending solitary confinement. Community showed up—and that’s how movements grow.
#KPFA #EndSolitary #ThankYou #Community #Justice #DorseyNunn #AngelaDavis
#KPFA #EndSolitary #ThankYou #Community #Justice #DorseyNunn #AngelaDavis
September 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thank you to everyone who came out for Ending Isolation. A powerful, sobering, and necessary conversation on ending solitary confinement. Community showed up—and that’s how movements grow.
#KPFA #EndSolitary #ThankYou #Community #Justice #DorseyNunn #AngelaDavis
#KPFA #EndSolitary #ThankYou #Community #Justice #DorseyNunn #AngelaDavis
📖 Book Launch “Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement” hosted by @jewishcurrents.bsky.social and co-sponsored by @cunylaw.bsky.social
🔗 Want to register and purchase the book? Check the links in bio!
#ChrisBlackwell #EndingIsolation #EndSolitary #StopSolitary
🔗 Want to register and purchase the book? Check the links in bio!
#ChrisBlackwell #EndingIsolation #EndSolitary #StopSolitary
April 21, 2025 at 11:00 PM
📖 Book Launch “Ending Isolation: The Case Against Solitary Confinement” hosted by @jewishcurrents.bsky.social and co-sponsored by @cunylaw.bsky.social
🔗 Want to register and purchase the book? Check the links in bio!
#ChrisBlackwell #EndingIsolation #EndSolitary #StopSolitary
🔗 Want to register and purchase the book? Check the links in bio!
#ChrisBlackwell #EndingIsolation #EndSolitary #StopSolitary
Today at 6PM: KPFA’s Ending Isolation—a public conversation on ending solitary confinement. Hosted by Cat Brooks with Dorsey Nunn, Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), + Angela Davis (remote).
Info: kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #AngelaDavis #PrisonReform
#FOMO
Info: kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #AngelaDavis #PrisonReform
#FOMO
September 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Today at 6PM: KPFA’s Ending Isolation—a public conversation on ending solitary confinement. Hosted by Cat Brooks with Dorsey Nunn, Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), + Angela Davis (remote).
Info: kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #AngelaDavis #PrisonReform
#FOMO
Info: kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #AngelaDavis #PrisonReform
#FOMO
The effects of solitary don't end once you exit it. As R.T. reminds us, re-entering the "outside" world can be so overwhelming that it can drive folks to substance abuse.
To hear more #voicesfromsolitary, visit tinyurl.com/voicesfromso...
#endsolitary #substanceabuseawareness
#torture
To hear more #voicesfromsolitary, visit tinyurl.com/voicesfromso...
#endsolitary #substanceabuseawareness
#torture
January 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The effects of solitary don't end once you exit it. As R.T. reminds us, re-entering the "outside" world can be so overwhelming that it can drive folks to substance abuse.
To hear more #voicesfromsolitary, visit tinyurl.com/voicesfromso...
#endsolitary #substanceabuseawareness
#torture
To hear more #voicesfromsolitary, visit tinyurl.com/voicesfromso...
#endsolitary #substanceabuseawareness
#torture
Disguised under the label of "rehabilitation," solitary confinement is a testament to our nation's lack of interest in reform. Weaver lists out these abuses, drawing attention to the lives of "the slaves of the state."
#NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read here: tinyurl.com/53abupfn
#NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read here: tinyurl.com/53abupfn
April 28, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Disguised under the label of "rehabilitation," solitary confinement is a testament to our nation's lack of interest in reform. Weaver lists out these abuses, drawing attention to the lives of "the slaves of the state."
#NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read here: tinyurl.com/53abupfn
#NationalPoetryMonth #EndSolitary
Read here: tinyurl.com/53abupfn
Powerful testimony at the Virginia House of Delegates: Solitary confinement is torture. It is time for Virginia to lead by ending this practice. People do not heal in cages. #EndSolitary #Virginia #HumanRights
September 8, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Powerful testimony at the Virginia House of Delegates: Solitary confinement is torture. It is time for Virginia to lead by ending this practice. People do not heal in cages. #EndSolitary #Virginia #HumanRights
Solitary confinement is torture. Period🛑
Still, 30% of incarcerated youth report lengthy stints in isolation, in shocking and degrading conditions, often in violation of their state’s own policies. Young people deserve safety and dignity, even while incarcerated. #EndSolitary #TortureAwarenessMonth
Still, 30% of incarcerated youth report lengthy stints in isolation, in shocking and degrading conditions, often in violation of their state’s own policies. Young people deserve safety and dignity, even while incarcerated. #EndSolitary #TortureAwarenessMonth
July 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Solitary confinement is torture. Period🛑
Still, 30% of incarcerated youth report lengthy stints in isolation, in shocking and degrading conditions, often in violation of their state’s own policies. Young people deserve safety and dignity, even while incarcerated. #EndSolitary #TortureAwarenessMonth
Still, 30% of incarcerated youth report lengthy stints in isolation, in shocking and degrading conditions, often in violation of their state’s own policies. Young people deserve safety and dignity, even while incarcerated. #EndSolitary #TortureAwarenessMonth
3/3 Relational safety means rebuilding trust in a world that is proven unsafe. It's about reclaiming a voice and a sense of self. We need to prioritise relational safety in all aspects of support. It's not just a "nice to have," it's a fundamental need. #EndSolitary #HumanRights
June 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
3/3 Relational safety means rebuilding trust in a world that is proven unsafe. It's about reclaiming a voice and a sense of self. We need to prioritise relational safety in all aspects of support. It's not just a "nice to have," it's a fundamental need. #EndSolitary #HumanRights
💔 A children’s hospital chaplain — jailed by Trump’s ICE — thrown into solitary confinement. A man known for comforting dying kids, now tortured in isolation. This is cruelty, not justice.
👉 Full story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#HumanRights #Justice #EndSolitary
👉 Full story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#HumanRights #Justice #EndSolitary
Jailed by Trump's ICE, Children's Hospital Chaplain Was Thrown Into 'Solitary'
Ayman Soliman, a former chaplain at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, was put in "solitary confinement" after being jailed by Donald Trump's ICE.
www.rollingstone.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:45 AM
💔 A children’s hospital chaplain — jailed by Trump’s ICE — thrown into solitary confinement. A man known for comforting dying kids, now tortured in isolation. This is cruelty, not justice.
👉 Full story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#HumanRights #Justice #EndSolitary
👉 Full story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
#HumanRights #Justice #EndSolitary
September 4: KPFA hosts a public conversation on ending solitary confinement. With Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), Dorsey Nunn + Angela Davis (remote). Hosted by Cat Brooks.
Details: www.kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #SundayMotivation #CalBerkeley
Details: www.kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #SundayMotivation #CalBerkeley
August 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
September 4: KPFA hosts a public conversation on ending solitary confinement. With Terry Kupers, Deborah Zalesne, Christopher Blackwell (from prison), Dorsey Nunn + Angela Davis (remote). Hosted by Cat Brooks.
Details: www.kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #SundayMotivation #CalBerkeley
Details: www.kpfa.org/events
#EndSolitary #KPFA #BayArea #SundayMotivation #CalBerkeley
Seattle! 🚍✨ The Journey to Justice Tour is coming to Town Hall on Sept 13 (5–9PM) for the Seattle Storytelling Edition of Road Map to Ending Torture.
An evening of stories + visioning to end solitary confinement. RSVP here: journeytojusticeseattle.eventbrite.com
#JourneyToJustice #EndSolitary
An evening of stories + visioning to end solitary confinement. RSVP here: journeytojusticeseattle.eventbrite.com
#JourneyToJustice #EndSolitary
September 6, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Seattle! 🚍✨ The Journey to Justice Tour is coming to Town Hall on Sept 13 (5–9PM) for the Seattle Storytelling Edition of Road Map to Ending Torture.
An evening of stories + visioning to end solitary confinement. RSVP here: journeytojusticeseattle.eventbrite.com
#JourneyToJustice #EndSolitary
An evening of stories + visioning to end solitary confinement. RSVP here: journeytojusticeseattle.eventbrite.com
#JourneyToJustice #EndSolitary
Tacoma 📣 Join us Sept 12 for a screening of The Strike at The Grand Cinema (6:30–9PM). Film + panel on resisting solitary confinement featuring folks from the film + more.
RSVP 🎟➡️ thestriketacoma.eventbrite.com
#TheStrikeFilm #EndSolitary #JourneyToJustice
RSVP 🎟➡️ thestriketacoma.eventbrite.com
#TheStrikeFilm #EndSolitary #JourneyToJustice
September 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Tacoma 📣 Join us Sept 12 for a screening of The Strike at The Grand Cinema (6:30–9PM). Film + panel on resisting solitary confinement featuring folks from the film + more.
RSVP 🎟➡️ thestriketacoma.eventbrite.com
#TheStrikeFilm #EndSolitary #JourneyToJustice
RSVP 🎟➡️ thestriketacoma.eventbrite.com
#TheStrikeFilm #EndSolitary #JourneyToJustice
🔥 We’re taking the fight to end solitary confinement on the road. 🚍 This fall, 17 cities will feel the power of the #JourneyToJustice Tour.
📅 Sept 4–Oct 31, 2025 — see if we’re coming to your city: journeytojusticetour.com
#EndSolitary #AbolitionInAction
📅 Sept 4–Oct 31, 2025 — see if we’re coming to your city: journeytojusticetour.com
#EndSolitary #AbolitionInAction
August 21, 2025 at 4:05 AM
🔥 We’re taking the fight to end solitary confinement on the road. 🚍 This fall, 17 cities will feel the power of the #JourneyToJustice Tour.
📅 Sept 4–Oct 31, 2025 — see if we’re coming to your city: journeytojusticetour.com
#EndSolitary #AbolitionInAction
📅 Sept 4–Oct 31, 2025 — see if we’re coming to your city: journeytojusticetour.com
#EndSolitary #AbolitionInAction