Phone Zap to get Malik out of Solitary

https://www.abcf.net/blog/phone-zap-to-get-malik-out-of-solitary/

#FreeMalikMuhammad #PhoneZap #Solidarity #Solitary

#solitary : performed, passed, or endured alone

- French: solitaire

- German: solidarisch

- Italian: solitario

- Portuguese: solitário

- Spanish: solitario

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"He was jumped by four boys and had his hand broken by one of the guards."

"Georgia's youth legal system continues to mistreat and fail to protect incarcerated children, disproportionately affecting Black families."
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Author: Jadelynn Zhang
Publications: Prism & Inquest
March 12, 2026
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#Georgia #USA #Courts #Healthcare #Incarceration #Solitary #SexualViolence
https://prismreports.org/2026/03/12/georgia-juvenile-detention-black-children/

"Nadia Reed refused to work for two days."

She was "confined to her cell alone for 23 hours a day for 30 days."

A judge "banned the state from punishing work refusal with" extended solitary confinement.
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Author: Bryce Covert @brycecovert
Publication: Bolts @bolts
March 11, 2026
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#Colorado #USA #Incarceration #Solitary #Labour #Courts #Torture #Slavery #SexualViolence
https://boltsmag.org/colorado-ruling-forced-prison-labor/

"[T]ortured by the institution they exposed."

"[W]hile the Academy [..] deliberated, the three individuals who made the film possible sat in extreme solitary confinement."
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Authors: Seth Stern, Jeremy Busby, & Corinne Shanahan
Publication: Inquest
March 10, 2026
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#Alabama #Texas #USA #China #Media #Asylum #Incarceration #Solitary #Whistleblowing #Genocide #Torture
https://inquest.org/the-oscars-in-solitary-confinement/

On Half Litre Kettles and Tea Drinking

For years I thought, "I want a smaller kettle so I can boil enough for a cup of tea or to make coffee, without throwing out two thirds to three quarters of the water I boiled. For years I thought that getting a smaller kettle was a waste of money, as they are often more expensive than larger ones. That is, until a certain person was elected for a second time and that nation showed real hatred towards the entire world.

No Flies Attracted with Vinegar

It's at this point that I thought "Why should I get products from Country A when it arrests people for not being of the right nationality and punishes people from not buying locally. Let's remember that the world blindly uses phones, computers, operating systems, drinks, books, films and a lot more from that nation. If everyone was as xenophobic as that nation, then that nation would no longer be a world power, but that's a distraction.

The advantage of a small kettle is that you boil enough water for one cup of coffee or one tea. You barely waste any energy or water, so you're more likely to have a second cup, and then a third, and then a fourth. You're also saving on plastic waste and money. If you buy 50-100 bags for a few francs you're set for several weeks. In contrast with bottled drinks you're shopping at least every six days.

I found that with a larger kettle, when I boiled 800ml of water, and put that hot water into a flask, with tea, the volume was such that it took so long to cool that I didn't drink the tea I prepared. With the new system I do.

And finally

I made the switch once my new habit was stable, rather than before. Now I use a higher percentage of the water I boil.

"We can't do nothing for you until you overdose again."

Missouri DOC "[s]taff respond to overdoses with punishment and put up arbitrary barriers to drug treatment."

"The less medication they prescribe, the more money they save."
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Author: Ivy Scott
Publication: The Marshall Project @marshallproj
March 5, 2026
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#Missouri #USA #Drugs #Healthcare #Incarceration #Solitary #Suicide
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/03/05/st-louis-missouri-prison-opioid-addiction-lawsuit

"Iman told her that she and other women were outraged when an officer assaulted a 20-year-old woman."

"For the next 18 days, Iman and others at Perryville refused food. More than 200 women may have participated at its peak."
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Author: Victoria Law
Publication: The Appeal
March 4, 2026
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#Arizona #USA #Food #Protest #Healthcare #Incarceration #Suicide #Solitary
https://theappeal.org/arizona-perryville-prison-hunger-strike/

"The lights remained on constantly, day and night" in solitary confinement.

"Phone calls were limited to mere minutes each week."

"[D]enied reading materials. Showers were limited to three days a week. Proper hygiene supplies were scarce."
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Author: Rodney Reid
Publication: Solitary Watch
March 3, 2026
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#NewYork #USA #Media #Healthcare #Incarceration #Solitary
https://solitarywatch.org/2026/03/03/in-solitary-on-rikers-island/