LAST CHANCE to submit a comment to oppose taking hormones away from #trans people in Georgia prisons! Please take 5-10 minutes NOW to show up for our trans family inside.

An ARC member says: "Thanks to bullshit Trump and our Governor Kemp all transgenders in a GDC are to stop all hormone treatment immediately. So I been on HRT for 10 ½ years in GDC–cut off cold turkey. That’s not to mention 5+ years on the streets before I got locked up. I really been goin through it: my body, that is. I very depressed, I been going through cramping, I been going through hot flashes, I’ve been told I’m a Bitch from Hell. Normally I’m very strong for my LGBTQ and trans family, but for once you see me weak and struggling myself."

We need to #resist in every way we can. Comments received by regular mail by 3pm September 3 should be counted.

To submit, fill out our form--as much of it as you like--and we'll do the rest--but you have to get it in by 9:30am ET August 30! https://cryptpad.fr/form/#/2/form/view/j1PDP7KELDmE0D07IqOrmW7Ks4rvhGM9hzI6VqYEdUo/

Or, you can write Georgia Department of Corrections, Attn: Office of Legal Services, P.O. Box 1529, Forsyth, GA 31029 yourself. If you want inspiration, here's a template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ixJFX0ZybY42jaNr2t-D14lqJg0ae0sqCybftTTiZkc/edit?usp=sharing

Want more background? Check out these links.
https://ccrjustice.org/frequently-asked-questions-faq-regarding-sb185-and-georgia-s-ban-gender-dysphoria-treatment-state
https://gdc.georgia.gov/events/2025-08-06/notice

Let's show our family inside that they are not forgotten! Follow ARC to learn about more ways to act in #solidarity with those inside.

#Abolition #AbolitionFeminism #AbolitionAction #TransHealth #PrisonHealth #MentalHealth

📕 Chuffed to pick up hardcopy of new @springernature Scabies book. Includes my chapter on managing institutional #scabies outbreaks from care homes to refugee camps: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-26070-4_29. Abstract + more info➡️

Middleton et al. Scabies Management in Institutions

Abstract
Scabies is a particular problem in semi-closed institutions such as residential settings for elderly people, children and those with learning disabilities; refugee camps and other settings for displaced persons; prisons; schools; hospitals and hostels. What many of these diverse places have in common is a range of transmission drivers which enable scabies to reach very high prevalence including: high densities of potential hosts, social behaviours involving prolonged contact, bed and clothes sharing, manual handling, reduced access to laundry facilities and immunocompromise. We describe the epidemiology of institutional scabies outbreaks across settings, and based primarily on recent and longstanding evidence from adult health care, we draw out general strategic priorities for case management and outbreak control. The tools and information necessary to carry out an epidemiological assessment of an institutional scabies outbreak are provided, along with guidance on control measures. A summary checklist of the key steps to take in responding to an institutional outbreak concludes the chapter.

Thank you to @nihrresearch for funding support.

This is part of the first comprehensive book on scabies, written by experts from across the world. You can order the full 31 chapter ebook and hardback for your uni/clinical library here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26070-4

#NTDs #Scabies #Refugeehealth #carehomes #outbreakcontrol #epidemiology #publichealth #medicalacarology #acarology #prisonhealth #parisitology #globalhealth #parasites