reclaimholloway

@reclaimholloway

Support, don’t criminalise! A coalition of groups & local people fighting for an independent women’s building to be built on the former site of HMP Holloway

Holloway, London
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Joined November 2016
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    Aug 10

    This is a thread on our new book 'TERF Wars: Feminism and the fight for transgender futures', where I'll say a bit about the context behind it, the format (for those who might not know the weird details of academic publishing), and the contents.

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    Aug 10

    The loss of UK prisoners' rights is the forgotten injustice of the Covid-19 crisis | Meanwhile the Government ploughs on with plans to build more prisons - digging deeper into the prisons crisis as our broken criminal justice system lays in tatters.

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    Aug 3

    THREAD: It has been 132 days since prison visits were suspended. Last week, lawyers acting on behalf of children with a parent in prison sent a formal letter before claim to government concerning their failure to ensure meaningful contact between children + their parent inside.

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    Aug 4

    If you’re looking for formerly incarcerated prison abolition activists then get and on your panels for the UK context. And pay them too! Any other suggestions?

    How are you gonna talk about histories of prison abolition and not have any prisoners on your panel and a paywall ?
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  5. Jul 31

    Please take action through these initiatives below to address the overheating in prisons - it will take 5mins, might make a big difference. Make the impact on prisoners visible

    🚨 URGENT ACTION 🚨 Right now, prisons in the UK are dangerously hot. People are locked in cells with no ventilation and no fans for 22-24 hours a day. We know people in a number of prisons who report feeling unwell and unable to sleep.
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    Jul 31

    🚨 URGENT ACTION 🚨 Right now, prisons in the UK are dangerously hot. People are locked in cells with no ventilation and no fans for 22-24 hours a day. We know people in a number of prisons who report feeling unwell and unable to sleep.

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    Jul 31

    To end the harm inflicted by our prison system on pregnant women and mothers and babies on Mother & Baby Units, the government must take immediate action to end the imprisonment of women. Failure to do so will mean more tragedies like the stillbirth and death of a baby in prison.

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    Jul 31

    More training & tweaks to the current system do not address the fundamental question of why pregnant women and babies are in prison in the first place. Our response to the government's announcement on changes to care of pregnant women & mothers in prison:

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    We’re making changes to the way pregnant women and mothers of young children are cared for in custody. This includes perinatal training for prison officers as well as a resident mother and baby specialist in every female prison.
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    Jul 31

    It’s too hot in prisons right now, in humane & combined with the defacto solitary confinement unbelievably disproportionate punishment. We can’t, as a society, sanction the locking up of people in these conditions. For what, our imagined safety? No thanks, take action now

    🚨 URGENT ACTION 🚨 Right now, prisons in the UK are dangerously hot. People are locked in cells with no ventilation and no fans for 22-24 hours a day. We know people in a number of prisons who report feeling unwell and unable to sleep.
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  10. Jul 31

    This is so heartbreaking.

    BREAKING: New statistics on deaths and self-harm expose perilous state of prisons. Every five days a person in prison takes their life. For the seventh consecutive year self-harm has reached record levels.
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    Jul 30

    Have you spent time in prison while pregnant? Researchers at Coventry University are doing vital work to understand why pregnant women are sent to prison. I f you are interested in taking part visit: for more info

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  12. Jul 31

    Mainstream the abolition 😎 but beware the expansion of control in the community! "British prisons are inhumane and do not prevent crime – most of them should go" | Simon Jenkins

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    Jul 29

    Are you a member of a housing assoc Tenant and Resident Association? If so, tell us about it! We are building our network of TRAs, campaign groups, and activists. We'd love to hear from you about what your group does. Via shac.action@gmail.com.

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    Jul 28

    The government should have followed in the footsteps of other countries by releasing women from prison. Instead, they created an unworkable release scheme & implemented 15-weeks of solitary confinement which has caused untold harm to women & their families. 1/

    We have published our report on the impact of on prisons. We thank and for their response to the crisis but we are concerned that current restrictions to prison regimes are not sustainable in the long term. Read it here 👇
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  15. Jul 23

    Envisioning the Women's Building on the former site of Holloway Prison 🌺🌹🕯️🌷

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    Jul 22

    Welcome closure but we need to see an end to immigration detention and closure of all immigration detention centres.

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  17. Jul 21

    For those wondering what an inclusive, transformative Women's Building might look like on the site of Holloway prison

    What might a be? Good question! Here is our Vision Document that outlines our hopes for an inclusive and truly revolutionary space, championing social justice - we need a positive legacy to
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    Jul 19

    Thanks - our Vision Document has been drawn up by local residents, activist groups and women's service providers. They've reviewed the council's draft brief and we'll be sending out their thoughts on it in our next eBulletin - sign up here

    Replying to @LucyFacer @IslingtonBC @Islington_SEP
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  19. Jul 21

    Now is a crucial time to have your say on the Women's Building! Read an update here 🏰🌻🕯️

    See our latest eBulletin here for news about the Holloway and how to help at this crucial stage in its development.
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    Jul 8

    The history of Holloway Prison is the history of the struggle for social justice. We need a Women's Building that honours this legacy. That's why have published a draft development brief. Take part here:

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