John, 

Any day now, we could witness the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in the history of the United States.

4,000+ people - the majority of whom are elderly and immunocompromised - will be sent back to prison when the pandemic is declared over, despite living successfully and safely on home confinement with their families and communities for the past year. 

John, this is what we need to do to protect 4,000 people:

Congress members Cori Bush, Pramila Jayapal, David Trone, and Bonnie Watson Coleman are leading the call to action with a sign-on letter demanding Biden grant clemency for all those on home confinement.

urge your congressperson to sign on for clemency today 

We have been working hard to move Biden toward granting clemency over the past few months, and are making great progress. 

In fact, the Administration has signaled willingness to grant clemency for non-violent drug offenders on home confinement. 

But John, ALL of the individuals on home confinement need clemency now. Everyone in the program was already rigorously vetted by the Bureau of Prisons in order to be on home confinement in the first place. And almost everyone released has since been thriving at home by reconnecting with their friends, families, and communities, and engaging in civic and professional life. 

We can’t let Biden pick and choose who deserves to be at home with their families and who deserves to be locked up in a cage based on historically racist criteria. 

If Biden is going to make a meaningful impact towards ending racialized mass incarceration, he needs to grant clemency to the 4,000+ people living on home confinement today. 

make your voice heard: send a letter to your congressperson 

Time is of the essence: Each day that Biden doesn’t take action is another day that leaves families in purgatory, impeding them from making meaningful investments in their families, employment or education - all necessary steps to fully reintegrate into their communities. 

John, your Congressperson is currently out of D.C. and in YOUR district. That’s why it’s so important we send them a letter now and let them know that the people they represent care about this issue.

lets keep people home & out of cages

Biden wants to push Congress to come up with a fix, but we can’t let him pass the buck. A congressional fix could take months or maybe years to pass. 

We can’t wait that long. We need to take care of our community now. 

And Biden has the power to do just that.

we need clemency now!

We can prevent this troubling growth of the prison population, John, but we need all hands on deck to move Biden - including Congress.

 send a letter today 

Until Justice is Real,

Scott, Erika, Rashad, Arisha, Malachi, Megan, Ernie, Palika, Ariel, Madison, Trevor, Erick, Ana, Kristiana, McKayla and the Color Of Change team