Jails Action Coalition - JAC formed in December 2011

Jails Action Coalition - JAC formed in December 2011

@jailsaction-jac.bsky.social

The New York City Jails Action Coalition (JAC) is a grassroots alliance that includes the formerly incarcerated, as well as other community members working to promote human rights, dignity, & safety for all people in NYC jails. www.jailsactioncoalition.com

80 Followers 92 Following 22 Posts Joined Dec 2024
4 months ago
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Solitary confinement is torture. It causes psychosis, heart disease, self-harm, & death. It worsens safety.

NYS & NYC must implement the HALT Solitary Law & Local Law 42. #HALTsolitary #jailsactioncoalition #rikers

Stop the torture.

#Westchester 10/22| #NYC 10/23

RSVP: bit.ly/NYJourney2Ju...

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6 months ago
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Join us and @haltsolitary.bsky.social Today at 12PM for our #NoMoreDeaths Rally prior to the 1PM Board of Correction meeting.

Why are our community members dying in DOC?

For Grief & Loss Support Email:
info@jailsactioncoalition.com

#rikers
#saytheirnames
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition

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6 months ago
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Join us for a virtual vigil to honor the life’s of Ardit Billa, Jimmy Avila, Musa Cetin and Christopher Nieves.

When: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Time: 1pm

RSVP:
bit.ly/Sep3rd1pm

#ArditBilla
#JimmyAvila
#MusaCetin
#ChristopherNieves
#rikers
#mentalhealth
#HALTsolitary
#jailsactioncoalition

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6 months ago
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Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc

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7 months ago
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Tuesday meet us AT CITY HALL!

Time:10 AM.

Please join us to honor Christian Collado, and demand NY officials release people, stop sending people to deadly jails, and protect the human rights of all New Yorkers.

#ChristianCollado
#jailsactioncoalition #rikers #HALTsolitary #healthcare #nyc

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8 months ago
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Our condolences to his family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #saytheirnames #christiancollado
#benjaminkelly
#jamesmaldonado
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#heat
#nyc

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8 months ago
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Today, a judge threw out the Mayor’s illegal orders blocking Local Law 42’s ban on solitary confinement. Gratitude to the City Council, Public Advocate & fellow amici. The Mayor & DOC must now fully implement the law to stop torture, save lives, and improve safety for everyone. #rikers #HALTsolitary

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8 months ago
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Our condolences to their family and friends. #saytheirnames Benjamin Kelly & James Maldonado. One life lost in custody is one too many.
#benjaminkelly
#jamesmaldonado
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#heat
#nyc

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9 months ago
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Commemorating Kalief: A Day Of Remembrance And Unity With His Family.
We Demand NYC Uphold Local Law 42 And Abolish All Forms Of Solitary Confinement. 10 years of missing Kalief!

Join us & @haltsolitary.bsky.social
June 6th at 9AM
60 Centre Street
#kaliefbrowder
#jailsactioncoalition
#HALTsolitary

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10 months ago
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Tuesday, May 13th is the NYC Board of Correction meeting. As many of you know the Jails Action Coalition has made it a priority to consistently show up and rally prior to a BOC meeting whether it is two or twenty people. #rikers #jailsactioncoalition #HALTsolitary

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10 months ago
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We are doing another workshop on the Council’s charter revision commission. Please help us spread the word. The flyer is attached, and the registration link is bit.ly/JACHALTMay8.
#jailsactioncoalition

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10 months ago
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A virtual workshop by us & @haltsolitary.bsky.social
Participants will explore strategies to bolster the Board’s power & independence through the NYC Commission to Strengthen Local Democracy.

When:Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Time:12pm - 1pm

Register:
bit.ly/JACHALTApr30

#rikers
#criminaljustice

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11 months ago
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TODAY!
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Since 2011, we have raised the names of the lives lost in NYC DOC #rikers while making change! Together w/ @haltsolitary.bsky.social, we will continue to call for accountability & demand that judges stop sending people to die in NYC deadly jails! #jailsactioncoalition #SAYTHEIRNAMES

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11 months ago
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Thursday, April 3, 11 am outside the Broadway entrance to City Hall (Broadway&Murray). Join us to lift up Ariel Quidone, Sonia Reyes & Soso Ramishvili, and to demand that state & city officials release people, stop sending people to deadly jails,& protect the human rights of all New Yorkers. #rikers

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11 months ago
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We send our condolences to the family and loved ones at this time. The fight for accountability, humane conditions, and access to medical personnel at all times continues.

New York does not have the death penalty! #rikers #jailsactioncoalition #haltsolitary

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1 year ago

Updated: BOC now claims it will be uploaded by Saturday 3/15/25.

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1 year ago

To those who have reached out regarding 3/11/25 Board of Correction meeting video. The BOC is working on uploading the actual video now. It should be online today. #rikers #rikersisland

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1 year ago
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There is so much occurring within our city & state correctional facilitiles. We ask that you support where you can. Submit written testimony if you can! Join us and @haltsolitary.bsky.social on March 11 @ 12pm before the BOC meeting to raise the names of the deceased & demand Accountabilty! #rikers

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1 year ago
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At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down

At Rikers Commissary, Prices Exceed Those at Local Stores Despite Pledge to Bring Costs Down www.thecity.nyc/2025/02/26/r...

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1 year ago
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Please join us, @NYCAIC and others, as we raise the names of the lives recently lost while in NYC DOC custody.
When: Thursday @ 11:30 AM
Where: Virtual Rally
Register at:
bit.ly/SAVELIVESINDOC
#rikers #HumanRights #nyc #mentalhealth #MedicalEmergency #jailsactioncoalition #HALT

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1 year ago

Today at 12 pm, we're joining @maketheroadny.bsky.social , @jfrejnyc.bsky.social , @nywfp.bsky.social, and others at City Hall in NYC to oppose the illegal and immoral moves by Mayor Adams to target New Yorkers. We reject Adams's & Trump's authoritarian agenda! #ShutRikers

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1 year ago
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Virtual Rally for Charizma Jones
Monday, Jan. 13, 12:30 pm

LINK IN BIO!

Please RSVP to join the #JailsActionCoalition & #HALTsolitary for a virtual rally this Monday, Jan. 13, at 12:30 pm to demand justice for Charizma Jones.
bit.ly/Justice4CharizmaJones

#rikers #sayhername #CharizmaJones

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1 year ago
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Pull up in #nyc or #albany today to demand #justice4robertbrooks #justiceforrobertbrooks

Write this on your arm with a marker, remember anything can occur while legally protesting. If you’re arrested 1-833-3-GOODCALL (1-833-346-6322). They assist you until you have an assigned attorney.

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1 year ago
BREAKING NEWS
NYC Council, Public Advocate File Joint Lawsuit with the Supreme Court of NY Seeking to Invalidate Mayor Adams' Emergency Executive Orders Suspending Law that Banned Solitary Confinement in Jails.

Today, the Council and @nycpublicadvocate.bsky.social filed a joint lawsuit to invalidate the Mayor's emergency executive orders that suspended parts of the law which bans solitary confinement in city jails.

Read more: council.nyc.gov/press/2024/1...

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