Dear Friends,

To honor the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on June 26, NRCAT is releasing our latest installment of our Humans Out of Solitary series featuring NRCAT U.S. Prisons Program Advisory Council Member Marcus Lilly. Sentenced to 25 years in 2004, and now out of prison, Marcus shares his experience of the severe impacts of solitary confinement while incarcerated. Today, as a University of Baltimore graduate, mental health worker, and mentor to many, Marcus urges viewers to consider the moral implications of torture and work to end it.

“There’s a misconception in society that solitary confinement helps. It doesn’t. It hinders.”

I invite you to watch and share Marcus’ powerful story of resilience, and if you are able, please donate to NRCAT today to support our on-going work. Faith leaders, torture survivors, and many others are daily joining hands across the country to end torture without exception.

On June 26, 1987, the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect and the nations of the world took notice. Today, our moral call to end torture remains as relevant as it was then. The voices of torture survivors like Marcus are increasingly heard by decision-makers and amplified by each one of us. As people of faith and conscience, we will not stop until the inhumanity of these cages are replaced by therapeutic interventions.

Your donation to NRCAT today will allow us to amplify this call for compassion and action in the days and months to come!

Thank you for standing with us.

In community,

Rev. Ron Stief
Executive Director