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Letters From America's 3rd World Podcast

Letters From America's 3rd World Podcast

By Dev D'Ryan

The US incarcerates over 5x's more of its citizens than the rest of the world. Our criminal justice system is broken.

While the reformers are working to fix the system, what is the process for the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated to fix their lives?

Letters recounts the journey through prison and the process of healing and rebuilding through the prison journals of host Dev D'Ryan. Dev and guests discuss the importance of mental health, healing, and tools to get there, while commenting on the state of the system. Prepare to laugh, cry, learn and be inspired. Welcome to the third world.
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Letters From America's 3rd World PodcastJan 08, 2020

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ERASE Solitary: A Campaign to End Torture in Washington, D.C.

ERASE Solitary: A Campaign to End Torture in Washington, D.C.

This special episode of Letters from America's 3rd World Podcast features DC-based community advocates and returning citizens as they discuss how their lived experiences contribute to their support for the ERASE (Eliminating Restrictive and Segregating Enclosures) Solitary Confinement Act of 2023 - called the ERASE bill for short.

ERASE Solitary is the Washington, D.C. movement advocating for the passing of the ERASE Bill, started by Unlock the Box DC, the local affiliated coalition of the national Unlock the Box Campaign. Unlock the Box is a national network of local coalitions of organizations and individuals working together to end the use of prolonged solitary confinement in the United States. Working together, these coalitions of advocates, researchers, and people with lived experience of incarceration aim to bring the US in alignment with the United Nations' Standard Minimum Treatment of Prisoners, which identified isolation for longer than 15 days, 22 hours a day, as torture.

To learn more about the ERASE Act or how you can support this movement to end torture in the Washington, DC visit https://erasesolitary.com/. To learn about how to support this movement in other states, visit https://unlocktheboxcampaign.org/.

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