⚠️ TOMORROW | Law Behind the Walls: The Ricky Wassenaar Murders He had 16 life sentences. He warned them. They didn't listen. 3 people are dead. Friday 2/20 @ 12PM AZ | Virtual CLE Webinar ⚖️ Attorneys: $50 | 1.5 CLE credits 🆓 General Public: FREE — promo code JUSTICE 🔗

I’m Proud to have been interviewed for this @Reuters' powerful piece on extreme heat in U.S. prisons. This issue needs urgent attention—lives are at stake. Check out the full story: https://t.co/YvwAlMXz0W #PrisonReform #ClimateJustice"

🚨 WE DID IT! SB 1507 PASSES! WE PASSED OVERSIGHT OF THE ADCRR for the first time in state history! 34,500 people in ADCRR custody—25,000 under direct 8th Amendment violations, 9,000 more who can be transferred back anytime—finally have a path to accountability. Bipartisan

🎉 WE DID IT! SB 1507 PASSES! 🏆Huge thanks to the legislators who made ADCRR oversight possible: 📋 Bill Sponsor: Sen. @ShawnnaLMBolick - thank you for your leadership and steadfast commitment to getting this into law! 📝 House Amendment Sponsor: Rep. @BlackmanForAZ - your

🎉 WE DID IT! ADCRR OVERSIGHT PASSES! 📊 SB 1507 VICTORY in Arizona Huge thanks to @LaurenKrisai and @JusticeActionNet for excellent leadership! & our coalition partners who made this happen: @FAMMorg @Dream_Org @ACUNolan @Arnold_Ventures ✅ Independent oversight established ✅

🚨 Act NOW: SB 1507 passed w/bipartisan support, but Governor Hobbs is moving to defund it—Arizona prisons need truly independent oversight! ✍️ Sign the petition: https://t.co/0T1bCS3LjL 📞 Call (602) 542‑4331—tell her to KEEP SB 1507 in the budget! #SB1507

Couldn’t ask for a better group of fellow panelists for the opening plenary @NACOLE_org focused on #prisonoversight in AZ! With @ck94117 @fab_john @theWaltBlackman @Karaeleese30

ATAC is deeply honored to be selected as the National Association of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement @NACOLE_org’s recognized organization and award honoree at the 2024 30th Anniversary Annual NACOLE Conference. Absolutely incredible day! Thank you NACOLE!

You talk to any serious, effective law enforcement officer, and they say, "My best tool is my voice." Words deescalate a situation. Chasing a disturbed person around a subway platform shouting and tasing them is just pathetic policing, even before shots were fired.

The @NAACP is urgently calling on Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of #MarcellusWilliams. In an open letter, they warned that executing Marcellus would be a “horrible miscarriage of justice” and a reflection of Missouri’s troubling racial past.

I grew up listening to Al when the Suns were the only team in town. Every time I turn on a game, I’ll remember how he helped make me a lifelong fan. My thoughts are with his loved ones and the entire Suns family.

An abhorrent piece of legislation that has caused unspeakable horrors, death, and misery.

This is huge, and needed. I hope states that haven’t already done so will follow suit.

As Executive Director of Arizonans for Transparency and Accountability in Corrections @AtacOrg, this victory is particularly inspiring. It reinforces the urgent need for independent oversight here in Arizona. Oversight is about more than just government accountability. It’s

The Federal Prison Oversight Act is now signed into law! Congratulations to everyone who worked so hard to make this law a reality. #prisonoversight

🧵 The Senate Judiciary committee hearings on the Bureau of Prisons tomorrow covering the DOJ OIG report on deaths in the @BureauOfPrisons

Created by @PJInnovationLab, the new National Resource Center for Correctional Oversight (NRCCO) provides research insights, #data, maps, profiles of oversight bodies, news updates, legislative developments and more. Access this comprehensive resource:

The NRCCO website offers research insights, state-specific data, interactive maps, detailed profiles of oversight bodies, background info, legislative developments, & news updates.

ANNOUNCEMENT: The @PJInnovationLab is thrilled to launch the Nat'l Resource Center for Correctional Oversight (NRCCO), an online clearinghouse and one-stop shop for all things related to prison and jail oversight. Check it out at https://t.co/3zDdxNggke! https://t.co/gZ12dbboS2

This is Incredible! Check out the new Prison and Jail Innovation Lab (PJIL) website - a first-of-its-kind resource for the best information and research on prison and jail oversight. https://t.co/yrWm1fsXR2 This is a game changer! Thank you, @mydeitch & @PJInnovationLab, for