[RestorativeJustice] Fwd: Notes and follow up from Friday with asks etc--read:)

Tue Jan 11 13:50:54 CST 2022

This appalling, outrageous.  I am glad to see Sen. Irwin and Sen Geiss are
involved.  But, these conditions need to change immediately and the
oversight committee established.

Mary Ann

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 8:42 AM Mary Lynn Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu> wrote:

> Hi All -- This is the email from Natalie that I promised you, with
> attached notes from the organizing meeting she led last Friday afternoon.
> You don't need to plow through the whole thread, but *I recommend you
> read N's follow-up email immediately below, and the notes attached. *It
> will give you a really good view of what's happening, both why the advocacy
> is needed and what's underway/in planning, so you can join/support.  I'm
> open to questions, and/or I can refer them to Natalie.
>
> Thanks and love --ML
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Natalie Holbrook <NHolbrook at afsc.org>
> Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 11:12 PM
> Subject: Notes and follow up from Friday with asks etc--read:)
> To: Slient Cry <shawanna at silentcryinc.org>, Trische' Duckworth <
> survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com>, Chuck Warpehoski <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>
> Cc: Adrianna Duchene <aduchene at mi-cemi.org>, Anna Lemler <
> anna.lemler at gmail.com>, Ashley Goldon <ashley.nationoutside at gmail.com>,
> Audrey <audreya479 at gmail.com>, Danny Jones <dfjones564 at gmail.com>, Darryl
> Woods <darrylwoodssr at gmail.com>, Demetrius Titus <DTitus at afsc.org>,
> Desirae Simmons <desirae at icpj.org>, Earl Burton <earl at miliberation.org>,
> Elisheva Johnson <elisheva at emjustice.org>, Hoai An Pham <
> phamh1996 at gmail.com>, Jennifer Beach <j at jbeach.org>, Kay Perry <
> kayperry at aol.com>, Kim Woodson <Kim at miliberation.org>, Maria Thomas <
> mariaman at gmail.com>, Mary Lynn Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu>, Najanava
> Harvey-Quinn <nharveyquinn at gmail.com>, Natasha Abner <nabner at gmail.com>,
> Nora Krinitsky <norakrinitsky at gmail.com>, Peter Martel <pmartel at umich.edu>,
> Philip Mayor <pmayor at aclumich.org>, Ramis Wadood <rwadood at aclumich.org>,
> Siwatu-salama Ra <siwatu.salama at gmail.com>, ill invincible <
> invincible at emergencemedia.org>, jsacks at sado.org <JSacks at sado.org>,
> lawandahollister at gmail.com <lawandahollister at gmail.com>, z starks <
> zstarks20 at gmail.com>, gougeonjs at gmail.com <gougeonjs at gmail.com>, Glover,
> Mary <mheinen at umich.edu>, Emergent Justice <deb at emergentjustice.org>,
> JENNIFER BAKER <JBAKER at drmich.org>, jayjustnatural at gmail.com <
> jayjustnatural at gmail.com>, deanalyza at gmail.com <deanalyza at gmail.com>
>
>
> Dear all.
> Thank you for a good meeting on Friday. I appreciate you all so much.
> Notes are attached to this email.
>
> You've all seen the flier for the demo on Sunday. Please continue to
> circulate. I have some language to use in the body of this email below when
> you are reaching out to people if you want to use for context.
>
> The reaching out to Irwin to ask for an unannounced visit crew is emailing
> back and forth. I hope we can send an email to him and Felicia Brabec (and
> Eli Savit) by Wednesday morning.
>
> Shawanna and Trisché, please resend flier with any new logos when you can.
> AFSC is on it as a ghost (ha) but will promote (this is political posturing
> on our part fyi). Also, do you want to meet before Sunday to touch base and
> have folks carry loads-- there are many hands on deck here!!!?
>
> Language for invite to potential partners in organizations (esp. public
> health). It is long so cut and tweak away!!!
>
> For the demo, there is a good letter to the head medical person for the
> state circulating we may want to direct folks to it. It is at the bottom of
> this email for your review. I will also set up a google drive with all of
> the historical documents that I have on overcrowding etc. at the women's
> prison...
>
> Dear....
>
> *Conditions at Michigan's one prison for women have been problematic for
> years, before COVID. Overcrowding, lack of access to mental health and
> adequate medical services, lack of programming, major staffing shortages
> which lead to fatigue and outright abuse, antiquated buildings, sewage &
> heating and cooling systems, and more have plagued Women's Huron Valley for
> years. *
>
> *COVID 19 has exacerbated existing problems at the Valley. Women are
> forced to live in overcrowded conditions that lead to excessive exposure to
> COVID 19. The MDOC has provided thin cotton masks that are ill fitting
> throughout the pandemic. Further staff who work in crowded areas like chow
> halls and program buildings have not been mandated to be vaccinated or to
> be tested daily, every two days, or even weekly. This has led to an immense
> surge. The latest outbreak at the Valley came in through civilian chow hall
> staff. *
>
> *Throughout the last two years, the women have had little access to big
> yard or the field house--they must choose one option just one time a week
> (except for people who have cross cohort jobs--they get big yard twice).
> There are 23 seats in a dayroom and there are between 155 and 180 women in
> each unit (on the westside). Women on the west side are double bunked in 10
> by 10 spaces with a toilet and sink in the room and one desk and one chair.
> There is no room for movement. These cells were built as single cells. They
> should not be double bunked during non-pandemic times, let alone in
> pandemic times.*
>
> *The MDOC and the governor's office will continue to blame staffing
> shortages and the lack of control of who they are forced to cage as the
> main problems contributing to this current crisis. *
>
> *We argue that the governor could do more than she is doing to relieve the
> overcrowded conditions at the Valley. She could listen to social science,
> public health, and criminology research--the majority of women in prison
> have been subjected to serious traumas in their histories and, after
> serving long periods of time, pose NO risk to the community. In all
> actuality, these women could serve as mentors to struggling communities and
> young people. Their mitigating circumstances are profoundly unique and
> immense, and the governor should call in experts, outside of the MDOC
> talking heads, to explore ways forward to address the chronically inhumane
> conditions and gender specific problems & realities of WHV. She should be
> looking towards reducing the women's prison population by half and
> eventually relying on alternatives to imprisonment for the harms caused by
> women in our communities. *
>
> *A group of outraged and invested community members, loved ones, and
> formerly incarcerated people call on you to join us in the work to raise
> awareness on the horrific conditions at the Valley and to work to get our
> governor and the institutions beholden to her authority, MDOC and MDHHS, to
> comprehensively address the problems that we are raising through more
> avenues to freedom and return to safe families and communities of love and
> care.*
>
> Peace and love,
> Natalie
>
>
>
>
> Natalie Holbrook, Program Director
> American Friends Service Committee
> Michigan Criminal Justice Program
> O:734.761.8283
> C:734.330.0555
> nholbrook at afsc.org
>
>
>
> <http://www.prisoneradvocacy.org>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Slient Cry <shawanna at silentcryinc.org>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 10, 2022 11:10 AM
> *To:* Trische' Duckworth <survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com>; Chuck
> Warpehoski <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>
> *Cc:* Adrianna Duchene <aduchene at mi-cemi.org>; Anna Lemler <
> anna.lemler at gmail.com>; Ashley Goldon <ashley.nationoutside at gmail.com>;
> Audrey <audreya479 at gmail.com>; Danny Jones <dfjones564 at gmail.com>; Darryl
> Woods <darrylwoodssr at gmail.com>; Demetrius Titus <DTitus at afsc.org>;
> Desirae Simmons <desirae at icpj.org>; Earl Burton <earl at miliberation.org>;
> Elisheva Johnson <elisheva at emjustice.org>; Hoai An Pham <
> phamh1996 at gmail.com>; Jennifer Beach <j at jbeach.org>; Kay Perry <
> kayperry at aol.com>; Kim Woodson <Kim at miliberation.org>; Maria Thomas <
> mariaman at gmail.com>; Mary Lynn Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu>; Najanava
> Harvey-Quinn <nharveyquinn at gmail.com>; Natalie Holbrook <
> NHolbrook at afsc.org>; Natasha Abner <nabner at gmail.com>; Nora Krinitsky <
> norakrinitsky at gmail.com>; Peter Martel <pmartel at umich.edu>; Philip Mayor <
> pmayor at aclumich.org>; Ramis Wadood <rwadood at aclumich.org>; Siwatu-salama
> Ra <siwatu.salama at gmail.com>; ill invincible <
> invincible at emergencemedia.org>; jsacks at sado.org <JSacks at sado.org>;
> lawandahollister at gmail.com <lawandahollister at gmail.com>; z starks <
> zstarks20 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: zoom info for Valley meeting. January 7 at 5:00
>
> Send the logos and my media person will take care of it
>
> Shawanna Vaughn
> 718-200-2720
> SilentCryInc
> Cry with an agenda to make change. Shawanna at silentcryinc.org
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Trische' Duckworth <survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, January 10, 2022 9:55:39 AM
> *To:* Chuck Warpehoski <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>
> *Cc:* Adrianna Duchene <aduchene at mi-cemi.org>; Anna Lemler <
> anna.lemler at gmail.com>; Ashley Goldon <ashley.nationoutside at gmail.com>;
> Audrey <audreya479 at gmail.com>; Danny Jones <dfjones564 at gmail.com>; Darryl
> Woods <darrylwoodssr at gmail.com>; Demetrius Titus <DTitus at afsc.org>;
> Desirae Simmons <desirae at icpj.org>; Earl Burton <earl at miliberation.org>;
> Elisheva Johnson <elisheva at emjustice.org>; Hoai An Pham <
> phamh1996 at gmail.com>; Jennifer Beach <j at jbeach.org>; Kay Perry <
> kayperry at aol.com>; Kim Woodson <Kim at miliberation.org>; Maria Thomas <
> mariaman at gmail.com>; Mary Lynn Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu>; Najanava
> Harvey-Quinn <nharveyquinn at gmail.com>; Natalie Holbrook <
> NHolbrook at afsc.org>; Natasha Abner <nabner at gmail.com>; Nora Krinitsky <
> norakrinitsky at gmail.com>; Peter Martel <pmartel at umich.edu>; Philip Mayor <
> pmayor at aclumich.org>; Ramis Wadood <rwadood at aclumich.org>; Siwatu-salama
> Ra <siwatu.salama at gmail.com>; Slient Cry <shawanna at silentcryinc.org>; ill
> invincible <invincible at emergencemedia.org>; jsacks at sado.org <
> JSacks at sado.org>; lawandahollister at gmail.com <lawandahollister at gmail.com>;
> z starks <zstarks20 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: zoom info for Valley meeting. January 7 at 5:00
>
> I will try to make an additional flyer this week, adding the new logos.
> Swamped this week. Thanks for sending them over.
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 9:30 AM Trische' Duckworth <
> survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Happy Monday! Hope everyone is well. The flyer went out Saturday. My
> apologies.
>
> Trische
>
> On Mon, Jan 10, 2022 at 9:28 AM Chuck Warpehoski <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>
> wrote:
>
> And the MI-CEMI logo
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/18Y_KcHIVlzopKx54bIKB9WcvsWS5nlSb/view?usp=sharing
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>
> On Sun, Jan 9, 2022 at 11:26 AM Elisheva Johnson <elisheva at emjustice.org>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> *Please add our Emergent Justice logo *
>
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1g1FyUmLds343kS0mtZ-ngYDJVIL3KY8E/view?usp=drivesdk
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>
>
> Elisheva T Johnson
> Executive Director
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022, 11:22 PM Trische' Duckworth <
> survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Sounds good! I sent to Adreanne Waller and Adam Paberzs.
>
> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:09 PM Natalie Holbrook <NHolbrook at afsc.org>
> wrote:
>
> Trische!
> Thank you and all thank you for today. Notes coming Monday.
> I’m wondering if we can work on a list of public officials and public
> employees (I.e. washtenaw county health folks other state health experts)
> to forward your all’s flier to in invitation? I know you all have good
> lists and if anyone on here has county health or university public health
> or other gov positions send along, please.
> Peace and good rest to all of you:)
> Natalie
>
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Trische' Duckworth <survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, January 7, 2022 9:35:29 PM
> *To:* Natalie Holbrook <NHolbrook at afsc.org>
> *Cc:* Adrianna Duchene <aduchene at mi-cemi.org>; Anna Lemler <
> anna.lemler at gmail.com>; Ashley Goldon <ashley.nationoutside at gmail.com>;
> Audrey <audreya479 at gmail.com>; Danny Jones <dfjones564 at gmail.com>;
> Demetrius Titus <DTitus at afsc.org>; Desirae Simmons <desirae at icpj.org>;
> Earl Burton <earl at miliberation.org>; Elisheva Johnson <
> elisheva at emjustice.org>; Hoai An Pham <phamh1996 at gmail.com>; Jennifer
> Beach <j at jbeach.org>; Kay Perry <kayperry at aol.com>; Kim at miliberation.org <
> Kim at miliberation.org>; Maria Thomas <mariaman at gmail.com>; Mary Lynn
> Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu>; Najanava Harvey-Quinn <nharveyquinn at gmail.com>;
> Natasha Abner <nabner at gmail.com>; Nora Krinitsky <norakrinitsky at gmail.com>;
> Peter Martel <pmartel at umich.edu>; Ramis Wadood <rwadood at aclumich.org>;
> Shawanna at silentcryinc.org <Shawanna at silentcryinc.org>; Siwatu-salama Ra <
> siwatu.salama at gmail.com>; chuckw at mi-cemi.org <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>;
> darrylwoodssr at gmail.com <darrylwoodssr at gmail.com>; ill invincible <
> invincible at emergencemedia.org>; jsacks at sado.org <JSacks at sado.org>;
> lawandahollister at gmail.com <lawandahollister at gmail.com>;
> pmayor at aclumich.org <pmayor at aclumich.org>; z starks <zstarks20 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: zoom info for Valley meeting. January 7 at 5:00
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 6:23 PM Natalie Holbrook <NHolbrook at afsc.org>
> wrote:
>
> Thank you all for your responses and support to move forward together. I
> realize some folks on this thread might be paying respects to our dear
> brother, Pat, earlier in the day and have other memorials, too. also, many
> of you said you could do the later time or any time. I am setting the
> meeting at the five o'clock time.
>
> The meeting will be tomorrow, January 7 at 5:00.
> Zoom :
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84542447308?pwd=ZjFncHl6VTV6dko1cnpQL05DaU9lUT09
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>
> I'll send a draft agenda before the meeting.
>
> Natalie Holbrook is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
>
> Topic: The Valley & COVID & conditions
> Time: Jan 6, 2022 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
>
> Join Zoom Meeting
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> peace and love,
> natalie
> Natalie Holbrook, Program Director
> American Friends Service Committee
> Michigan Criminal Justice Program
> O:734.761.8283
> C:734.330.0555
> nholbrook at afsc.org
>
>
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> ------------------------------
> *From:* Natalie Holbrook
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 5, 2022 6:55 PM
> *To:* Jennifer Beach <j at jbeach.org>; Natasha Abner <nabner at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Ashley Goldon <ashley.nationoutside at gmail.com>;
> Shawanna at silentcryinc.org <Shawanna at silentcryinc.org>;
> lawandahollister at gmail.com <lawandahollister at gmail.com>;
> chuckw at mi-cemi.org <chuckw at mi-cemi.org>; Danny Jones <dfjones564 at gmail.com>;
> Elisheva Johnson <elisheva at emjustice.org>; Earl Burton <
> earl at miliberation.org>; Audrey <audreya479 at gmail.com>; Desirae Simmons <
> desirae at icpj.org>; survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com <
> survivorsspeakest2018 at gmail.com>; jsacks at sado.org <JSacks at sado.org>; Mary
> Lynn Stevens <malyhe at umich.edu>; Kim at miliberation.org <
> Kim at miliberation.org>; darrylwoodssr at gmail.com <darrylwoodssr at gmail.com>;
> z starks <zstarks20 at gmail.com>; Peter Martel <pmartel at umich.edu>;
> Demetrius Titus <DTitus at afsc.org>; Siwatu-salama Ra <
> siwatu.salama at gmail.com>; ill invincible <invincible at emergencemedia.org>;
> Maria Thomas <mariaman at gmail.com>; Anna Lemler <anna.lemler at gmail.com>;
> Hoai An Pham <phamh1996 at gmail.com>; Adrianna Duchene <aduchene at mi-cemi.org>;
> Nora Krinitsky <norakrinitsky at gmail.com>; Najanava Harvey-Quinn <
> nharveyquinn at gmail.com>; Ramis Wadood <rwadood at aclumich.org>;
> pmayor at aclumich.org <pmayor at aclumich.org>
> *Subject:* Organizing around the Valley together!!
>
> Dear Jennifer. Thanks for reaching out. Happy New Year to everyone on
> this thread:)
> I'm copying lots of folks who I know are in the work already or who are
> interested in it. Hi everyone. Please loop in others if they are missing.
>
> After talking to many of you on this email individually over the last few
> days, it made good sense to try to gather us together. And, then Jennifer
> sent out the prison radio email... So, this is a call for all of us to get
> on the horn/zoom together with a solid agenda and move forward as soon as
> we can and share the workload to help the people we love and fight for at
> the Valley. *If you are interested in organizing around this all more,
> please let me know what time works best on Friday, January 7
> 3:00est/4:00est/5:00est; I'll send a zoom link or more days/ times if none
> of these work.*
>
> We have been receiving many complaints from WHV and been working
> diligently to get issues like lack of hot water in quarantine resolved
> quickly. We've been in regular contact with many legislators and folks who
> can get things fixed quickly in MDOC....(not perfect, but damage and chaos
> control--even though they had two years to get their game in order).
>
> I think you are aware that some folks held a demonstration at the prison
> on Sunday. Throughout the pandemic there have been various demos at the
> valley to try to raise awareness and join in solidarity with the people
> trapped there.
>
>
> https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/05/michigan-department-corrections-senate-oversight/9103643002/
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>
> Senator Irwin got Senator McBroom to hold an oversight committee hearing
> specifically on the women's prison next Thursday and we are hopeful that
> this will pressure the director and the governor to do better. And get more
> press.  The staffing shortage issue existed before COVID and this and so
> much more are reasons why we must be creative about messaging and
> strategies to address these problems long term. Let people go--and
> eventually close the valley.
>
> I am hopeful that we can all work together to hear from women inside about
> what they need and want in terms of actions to move forward and develop
> cohesive demands (some of these have already been developed and continually
> made) that are part of larger strategies to get people free in MI.
>
> Also, Senator Geiss has been working to get a community oversight
> committee at the women's prison for three years now. It is SB 487; it is
> active and needs a hearing in Senate Judiciary. This committee would have
> power to go inside the valley, bring intel back out, and make
> recommendations for change while holding the MDOC accountable...
>
> AFSC is also working on a community demand sign on letter to governor
> Whitmer that I am hopeful can get a lot of traction among orgs and
> individuals--this is not Valley specific but will highlight the Valley. It
> is a depopulation focused letter--the governor needs to let more people
> out, period. We did this at the beginning of the pandemic and had nearly
> 1,500 sign ons and 100 orgs; plus there was individual pressure from orgs
> like SADO and the ACLU and DJC... and she listened on jails a little, but
> not prisons.
>
> Peace and love,
> Natalie
>
>
> Natalie Holbrook, Program Director
> American Friends Service Committee
> Michigan Criminal Justice Program
> O:734.761.8283
> C:734.330.0555
> nholbrook at afsc.org
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> Michigan Collaborative to End Mass Incarceration
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> *Mary Lynn Stevens*
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