Sorry this update has taken so long but was busy advocating for my daughter and prison reform.
Last October Sadie got moved to Gadsden Correctional Facility in Quincy, FL. This is a private prison and what a difference! She got booted from Lowell because I was a pest : ). Thank goodness. Gadsden has tons of programs, an excellent rec program with a track. Barbecues every once in awhile for the women. Sadie has never seen anyone pepper sprayed or excessive use of force. Guards are still guards-no respect for other human beings but this prison is light years ahead of Lowell.
It took awhile for Sadie to adjust because she was so institutionalized at Lowell and paranoid all the time.
She is in the service dog training program and teaches yoga. I NEVER worry about her at Gadsden. I can finally relax and sleep at night.
But things are getting worse at Lowell. 4 guards just broke a woman's neck and she is paralyzed from the neck down. She was a disabled 51 year old woman. She now has a lawyer. The guards have, as of yet, not been charged. We'll see. Former inmates and families did a silent protest outside of Lowell a couple of weeks ago and another is planned. They were on the news.
Lots is happening. Lot of the abuse is being talked about in news articles and several representatives and some senators are pushing for criminal justice reform. Baby steps.
Criminal justice reform is happening all around the country because the way we treat our brothers and sisters who are incarcerated is inhumane and unconscionable and as a nation and humans we should be better than that.
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