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  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
March 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Join NRCAT’s Women’s History Month Webinar on March 13th

Empowering Voices – Women Leading the Fight Against Solitary Confinement & Injustice ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
February 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM

Urge Congress to Oppose the Immoral Expansion of Immigrant Detention

Dear Friends, Alarmingly, President Trump has recently announced plans to triple the size of the U.S. immigration detention system from a capacity for 40,000 people to 120,000. This expanded capacity would include 30,000 people to b…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
February 26, 2025 at 9:12 PM

Court Blocks Trump's Indefinite Refugee Ban

Tell Congress that You Stand with Refugees ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
February 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Join NRCAT on Feb 6 for a Webinar on Ending Prison Heat

Invitation to 85 to Stay Alive webinar ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
February 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM

The Strike Documentary Premieres on PBS Today

Feature-length documentary on solitary confinement protests ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 5:42 PM

NRCAT Denounces Expansion of Immigration Detention at Guantanamo

Guantanamo remains a symbol of torture the world over ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
January 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM

Host a Screening with NRCAT of The Strike on PBS

New documentary on solitary confinement protests ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
January 7, 2025 at 7:46 PM

11 Men Transferred from Guantanamo

15 Men Remain as the Prison Marks 23 Years of Operation This Week ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
January 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Gratitude for You as We Look Ahead to 2025

Dear Friends,  You’ve done it again! Thanks to you, NRCAT met our challenge match in our year-end goal to raise $30,000! We surpassed our goal with the generous support of allies like you across the country. While 2025 brings with it a gr…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 31, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Last Chance to Double Your Gift to NRCAT

Dear Friends,  Just a few hours remain in our year-end matching gift campaign. If you can give before midnight tonight, your tax-deductible gift doubles in value. Please give generously and help us reach our $30,000 challenge match. At NR…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 30, 2024 at 3:30 PM

Two Days Left to Double Your Gift to NRCAT

Dear Friends,  With just two days left in our year-end fundraising campaign, will you be able to make a financial contribution to affirm that your faith “says ‘no’ to torture” by supporting NRCAT's education, outreach, and advocacy in 2025?…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM

NRCAT Takes on Forced Labor and Torture

Dear Friends,  As we look back at important moments in our work in 2024, NRCAT’s collaboration with Ben & Jerry’s Into the Mix podcast for an episode spotlighting the atrocities of torture and forced labor in prisons was particularly po…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 18, 2024 at 7:04 PM

3 Men Transferred from Guantanamo

27 Men Remain, 15 Cleared for Transfer ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 17, 2024 at 1:25 PM

Uplift the Voices of Torture Survivors

Dear Friends, This season of light, join us in affirming that your faith “says ‘no’ to torture” by saying “yes” to supporting survivors of solitary confinement with a donation to NRCAT. People in the U.S. who have survived the torture of so…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 10, 2024 at 6:37 PM

Honor Human Rights Day with NRCAT

Dear Friends, Today, December 10, marks the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, commemorating the first time the international community agreed on a set of common values affirming that rights are inherent to every sing…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 6, 2024 at 7:34 PM

A Path Forward to End Torture

Dear Friends, As we launch our year-end fundraising campaign, “My Faith Says ‘No’ To Torture,” I am writing to invite you to donate to NRCAT to support our work to end the torture of solitary confinement and close Guantanamo prison. Each do…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 3, 2024 at 1:35 PM

Donate to NRCAT on GivingTuesday!

Dear Friends, Today NRCAT is pleased to participate in GivingTuesday, a day created by a simple idea that one day each year should be set aside to encourage people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Thanks to our gen…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
November 26, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Support NRCAT on Giving Tuesday!

Dear Friends, The National Religious Campaign Against Torture is participating in Giving Tuesday on December 3 and we invite you to support us with a donation if you are able. Thanks to generous donors, we have secured a $30,000 …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
November 20, 2024 at 8:31 PM

Take Action on Guantanamo: Biden Must Transfer Men Cleared to Leave

Dear Friends, President Biden has said in the past that he wants to close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay. In his last days in office, of the 30 men detained, he can transfer the 16 men who are already cleared for transfer…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
November 7, 2024 at 8:54 PM

Our Mission is Clear

A Post-Election Note ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
September 20, 2024 at 7:00 PM

Why I Signed the Statement on Christian Faith and Democracy

A note from NRCAT's Executive Director, Rev. Ron Stief ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
September 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Advocating for Solitary Survivors Like Me

Dear Friends, Earlier this year, I joined NRCAT as a full-time staff member, serving as the Coordinator of NRCAT’s National Network of Solitary Survivors. Since then, I have had full, rewarding days supporting solitary survivors,…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
August 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM

RSVP for the Freedom Summer Conversation: Prison Labor and Prison Conditions

Dear Friends, NRCAT invites you to join us on Thursday, August 22 for a virtual panel discussion, Freedom Summer Conversation: Prison Labor and Prison Conditions, hosted by the Multifaith Initiative (MFI) to End Mass Incarceratio…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
August 13, 2024 at 9:12 PM

NRCAT’s Summer of Faith Community Engagement

Pictured: (Left) NRCAT's Michael Saavedra speaks at the Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration conference in Dallas in June. (Right) Senator Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock looks on as NRCAT's Johnny Perez speaks during the confe…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
July 30, 2024 at 6:00 PM

Help Add More Co-Sponsors - One Year Anniversary of the End Solitary Confinement Act

Dear Friends, A year ago this week, the national conversation around solitary confinement was transformed by the introduction of the End Solitary Confinement Act (ESCA) in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Cori Bush and 1…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
July 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Join NRCAT to Protect the Election on Nov. 5

Pictured: Rev. Ron Stief serving as a Poll Chaplain in Jacksonville, FL for the 2020 Presidential election. Dear Friends, Each election year, NRCAT partners with Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD) to he…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
July 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Your Gift to NRCAT Made the Difference

Dear Friends, We have wonderful news to share! NRCAT exceeded our goal of raising $30,000 during Torture Awareness Month and met our Challenge Match. Your generosity made this possible. Thanks to those of you who have sent cont…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM

We're almost there!

Dear Friends, Today is the last day to double the impact of your contribution to NRCAT! Give before midnight tonight and your gift is matched dollar-for-dollar toward our Torture Awareness Month Challenge Match goal, up to a tota…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 29, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Two Days Left to Give to NRCAT’s Challenge Match!

Dear Friends, With only two days left in June, we are in the final days for NRCAT to meet our Challenge Match giving goal! During this Torture Awareness Month, we have taken you along with NRCAT staff on our travels to support …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 26, 2024 at 1:52 PM

Stand with NRCAT this June 26 to Honor Victims of Torture

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. Se…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM

Support the Moral Call to Close Guantanamo

  Pictured: NRCAT 's Rev. T.C. Morrow (right) and faith community members join a vigil outside the White House on January 11th, 2024, the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay detention center. …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 1:30 PM

NRCAT Featured at South by Southwest (SXSW)

  Pictured: NRCAT U.S. Prisons Program Director Johnny Perez speaks at the SXSW "Branding Movements: Advertising for Impact" session, which drew a diverse mix of advertising executives, writers, filmmakers, and community org…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Growing NRCAT’s National Network of Solitary Survivors

  Pictured: NRCAT's newest staffer, Michael Saavedra, speaks to participants at NRCAT's booth at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago in August 2023. Dear Friends, In 2013, Michael Saav…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 5, 2024 at 3:31 PM

Advancing Federal Legislation to End Solitary Confinement

  Pictured: Solitary survivors, faith community advocates, and NRCAT partners in the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce (FAST) gathered for a press conference on the steps of The United Methodist Building in Washington, DC on A…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
June 1, 2024 at 2:00 PM

An Invitation to Contribute from NRCAT’s Executive Director

  Pictured: Rev. Ron Stief speaking at the Wisconsin State Capitol in April with members of NRCAT's statewide faith partner WISDOM. Dear Friends, Every June during Torture Awareness Month, the Nation…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
May 16, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Join Today’s Day of Action to End Solitary Confinement

  Dear Friends,  Today’s the day – the National Day of Action to End Solitary Confinement! I’m looking forward to leading a delegation of people from the state where I live, New Jersey, as we lobby our members of Congress …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
May 13, 2024 at 8:55 PM

National Day of Action to End Solitary Almost Here!

Join on May 16th ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
May 9, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Join Us for a Virtual Day of Action to End Solitary

Dear Friends,  I invite you to join NRCAT in a VIRTUAL Day of Action to End Solitary next Thursday, May 16. Sign-up here to join online lobby meetings with the offices of Members of Congress who are being asked to support and spo…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 5:52 PM

Join the National Day of Action to End Solitary on May 16

Dear Friends, Earlier this week the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on solitary confinement in a decade – you can watch the hearing here. Prior to the hearing, NRCAT and our partners with the Federal Anti-S…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Solitary Confinement Today

Dear Friends, For the first time in a decade, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on solitary confinement today, April 16. You can tune in here to the 10am ET hearing, "Legacy of Harm: Eliminating the Abuse of Solitary Confin…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
April 3, 2024 at 7:53 PM

Join NRCAT in Dallas June 24-26 to “Let My People Go”

Dear Friends, You are invited to join NRCAT, the Multifaith Initiative to End Mass Incarceration (EMI), and advocates from across the U.S. in Dallas this June for a national conference focused on training, inspiration, network building, and mobil…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 7:10 AM

NRCAT Honored to Receive Gift from Yield Giving

Dear NRCAT supporters, NRCAT is excited to share that we’ve been selected to receive a $1 million gift as an awardee of the Yield Giving Open Call. The Open Call is supporting organizations that "advance the voices and opportunities of individual…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 2:30 PM

Breaking Barriers for Incarcerated Women

Join NRCAT for a Women's History Month webinar ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 7:13 PM

Join NRCAT May 17-19 in DC for Ecumenical Advocacy Days

Dear Friends, You are invited to join advocates from across the U.S. for the Ecumenical Advocacy Days’ summit "Faith in Action: Advancing Human Rights and Peace for All" in Washington, D.C from May 17-19. This year EAD is in-pers…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 2:39 PM

Prison and Jail Deaths Spark Efforts to End Solitary

Dear Friends, It took the deaths of 19 people in New York City jails in 2022 before the New York City Council made history by passing a law that ends solitary confinement in city jails (except in cases where individuals pose a threat due to…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Time to Stop Torturing Detained Immigrants

Dear Friends, A recent report on solitary confinement in immigration detention, by experts from Physicians for Human Rights(PHR), Harvard Law School and Harvard Medical School, is making the rounds in Congress. I believe it is the first tim…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
January 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM

22 Years Too Long – Close Guantanamo

Dear Friends, Twenty-two years ago today, the first detainees were sent to the Guantánamo Bay prison. Ultimately 780 Muslim men and boys were detained there. The U.S. tortured some of them and held most of them in i…
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
January 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM

Gratitude for You and New Opportunities Ahead

Dear Friends, You’ve done it again! Thanks to you, NRCAT met our challenge match in our year-end matching gift campaign, Rising Together for Human Rights goal to raise $40,000. We surpassed our goal with the generous support of allies like …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 2:15 PM

Last Chance to Double Your Gift to NRCAT

Dear Friends, Just a few hours remain in NRCAT’s year-end matching gift campaign, Rising Together for Human Rights. If you are able to give before midnight tonight, your tax-deductible gift doubles in value. Please give generously and help …
  National Religious Campaign Against Torture · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Two Days Left to Double Your Gift

Dear Friends, With just two days left in NRCAT’s year-end matching gift campaign, Rising Together for Human Rights, will you make a financial contribution to support our vital interfaith, survivor-led education, outreach, and advocacy? Be…