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These women share their real life stories about rebuilding their lives after leaving prison (via KJZZ Phoenix )

These women share real life stories about rebuilding their lives after leaving prison in Arizona KJZZ explores the barriers and risks incarcerated women face as they prepare to leave prison and start their lives over again.

People in prison are routinely denied something essential to human health: sleep.

A new report from Prison and Jail Innovation Lab documents how constant noise, lighting, nighttime disruptions, and unsafe sleeping conditions lead to chronic sleep deprivation—fueling illness, anxiety, and even violence behind bars.
The good news? These harms are not inevitable. They are policy choices—and they can be fixed.

🔗 Full report: https://pulse.ly/tzrbeynqwj

Want to make your advocacy more effective but aren't sure where to start? Learning how to connect with the people shaping policy is a great first step.

Please join us for our next FAMMily Zoom Call, Advocacy Training: Building Relationships with Your Lawmakers, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, 6:00- 7:00 p.m. EST, via Zoom.

In this session, we will focus on practical ways to engage with your lawmakers, including in-district visits, communicating with legislative staff, and using social media to amplify your message to push your advocacy forward.

Here is how to register: https://pulse.ly/curemisfol

Virginia Prisons Get Ready for Summer Heat
(via Eastern Shore Undercover)
https://pulse.ly/vybdhmcarx

Virginia Prisons Get Ready for Summer Heat State of VA - As temperatures start climbing across Virginia, the state's Department of Corrections is making sure its facilities are prepared, both f

Wisconsin's prison population is heading toward a record high
(via PBS Wisconsin)

Wisconsin's prison population is heading toward a record high This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. As Wisconsin's prison population nears a record high, the state's already-full prisons are getting even more ...

Covering the Cost: The cost of incarceration and Hawaii’s prison system
(via Hawaii News Now)

Covering the Cost: The cost of incarceration and Hawaii’s prison system Hawaii spends about $112,000 a year, more than $300 a day, to lock up one person, more per inmate than nearly any other state in the nation. Nearly half of those released are back behind bars within three years.

📢 Second Degree Murder Day of Action
📍 Where: Main Rotunda - PA State Capitol, 501 N 3rd St, Harrisburg
📅 Date: June 8, 2026
🕘 Time: Lobbying 9:30 AM – 3 PM; Press Conference 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

On March 26, 2026, the PA Supreme Court unanimously ruled mandatory life without parole for second degree murder unconstitutional. Over 1,000 people are serving an unjust sentence. The General Assembly has 120 days to act. We must mobilize NOW to demand meaningful legislation like HB 443!

Join us to make your voice heard. Together, we can fight for justice!
Register here to attend https://pulse.ly/mzkznmzlt5

Lockdowns have turned USP Thompson into a place of silence—no calls, visits, or programs. Families like these are devastated, and their mental health has significantly declined. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Text JOIN to 40419 and support FAMM’s campaign for real change.

Free prison calls are improving lives and saving families millions
(via MindSite News )

Free prison calls are improving lives and saving families millions – MindSite News Advocates want to see more state and municipal free-calling mandates so families can reconnect while saving money.

Supreme Court limits what federal prisons count for compassionate release (via NPR)

Supreme Court limits what federal prisons count for compassionate release The Supreme Court has narrowed the ways people in federal prison can apply for early release.