Was so honored to contribute to this letter & so proud that our representatives are recognizing the ways Black disabled girls are being criminalized and incarcerated. Thank you @AyannaPressley & all! Let's #FreeGrace & #AbolishYouthPrisons #AbolishPrisons. https://pressley.house.gov/sites/pressley.house.gov/files/2020%2007%2029%20Grace%20Michigan%20Letter%20ED%20DOJ%20v7%20vF.pdf …
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#FreeGrace and how her case reflects the patterns of criminalization and incarceration of Black disabled girls:https://twitter.com/DrSubini/status/1283025025675608065 …Septima P. Snark added,
Septima P. Snark @DrSubiniMy research agenda focuses on Black girls with disabilities caught up in the school-prison nexus. Grace's story is why. Her story is not unique but so disturbing & common-We criminalized Black disabled girls daily#DisCrit#DisabilitySolidarity#BlackLivesMatter
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This work is vitally important in arguing to #AbolishYouthPrisons. So glad to see many including @chesaboudin calling for this! Some of us who study youth prisons know they do not work, they target the most marginalized. #FreeGrace and #FreeThemAllhttps://chronicleofsocialchange.org/news-2/prosecutors-corrections-close-all-youth-prisons/45685 …
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