Dear Friends,

As NRCAT continues to honor Torture Awareness Month and Juneteenth, I invite you to join me today, June 23 at 1pm ET/ 10am PT for an engaging discussion with organizers featured in NRCAT’s new film, Torture in Our Name. These organizers are working tirelessly to end the torture of solitary confinement and the criminalization of communities of color that drive these practices. Register here.

We will be joined by:

• Kiana Calloway, Organizer and Consultant, Louisiana Stop Solitary Coalition
• Nafeesah Goldsmith, Senior Criminal Legal Fellow for Salvation and Social Justice, and Co-Chair for New Jersey Prison Justice Watch (NJPJW)
• Claire Deroche, Social Justice Coordinator, Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, and a member of the HALT Solitary Campaign/New York Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement

If you have not already done so, please register in advance for this Zoom meeting HERE.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

As we look to make change, it is important to remember how our collective history shapes our present realities. The U.S. incarcerates more of its people than any other nation in the world, disproportionately Black and brown communities. Together, we must write a new story of justice and freedom.

With my deepest gratitude and respect, 

Johnny Perez
Director, U.S. Prisons Program

P.S. We have only been able to make such significant progress because of the unwavering support from people of faith. Thanks to our June $30,000 challenge match, your support today will be doubled. Thank you for all the ways you support ending the torture of solitary confinement.