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How Decriminalizing Sex Work Became a 2020 Campaign Issue
Reposted from Mother Jones July 5, 2019 Matt Cohen How Decriminalizing Sex Work Became a 2020 Campaign Issue Behind the grassroots...
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Jul 5, 20192 min read
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Philadelphia In April: Rising Tide. Maternity Care Coalition.
A Rising Tide: Maternity Care Coalition. The public face of over-incarceration is overwhelmingly male. However, between 1980 and 2016,...
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Mar 14, 20191 min read
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A Letter to Florida Senators about Massage Parlor Raid by Juniper Police Department
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Mar 5, 20193 min read
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Pennsylvania prisons to stop copying inmates’ legal mail – The Morning Call
Pennsylvania prisons to stop copying inmates’ legal mail – The Morning Call — Read on www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws...
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Feb 24, 20192 min read
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Guide to Writing Letters to People Behind Bars
Currently & formerly incarcerated survivors have stated again and again how important letters of support are to their well-being. Letters...
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Feb 14, 20191 min read
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Plagued by Misconduct Claims, Will Columbus’s Vice Unit Be Held Accountable?
Alex Andrews, co-founder of SWOP Behind Bars, which advocates for the human rights of incarcerated sex workers, wrote to Truthout in a...
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Jan 19, 20191 min read
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Tennessee Department of Corrections
With the supporters and opponents of Cyntoia Brown watching closely, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam commuted the sentences of 11 prisoners...
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Dec 25, 20182 min read
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SBB Applauds PA DoC
Under pressure, Pa. prisons repeal restrictive book policy Samantha Melamed DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer The Pennsylvania...
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Nov 4, 20183 min read
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FAMM: Get interactive with the HBO documentary “The Sentence”
FAMM is having a “Watch Party Week” 10/15-10/19, and challenging people to host a few friends and family members to watch the film at...
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Oct 11, 20183 min read
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Pennsylvania prisons on lockdown as mystery illnesses probed
PITTSBURGH — A type of synthetic marijuana could be causing the widespread staff sicknesses that have prompted a lockdown at all state...
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Aug 30, 20182 min read
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In Appreciation of Volunteers from Behind Bars
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Aug 11, 20182 min read
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ACTION ALERT: Oakland CA
ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! ACTION ALERT! Stop legislation that negatively impacts sex workers in Oakland. Going after clients violates...
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Aug 3, 20183 min read
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MoveOn Petitions – PA Proclamation Addressing Stigma & Violence Against Sex Workers
https://petitions.moveon.org/sign/pa-proclamation-addressing
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Jul 23, 20181 min read
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Submit Your Story
SWOP Behind Bars is accepting submissions! We want to hear and share your sex work related arrest, incarceration and re/entry...
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Jul 23, 20181 min read
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Allegheny County PA halts criminalizing of condoms in prostitution cases
Allegheny County halts criminalizing of condoms in prostitution cases Megan Guza Allegheny County police officers will no longer...
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Jun 21, 20182 min read
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Media Links: Criminalization of Condom Possession in Pittsburgh
Media Links: Criminalization of Condom Possession in Pittsburgh 6.18.18 LaTasha Mayors. “New Voices Staunchly Opposes Criminalization of...
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Jun 19, 20182 min read
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Action Alert: SWOP Pittsburgh to D.A. Zappala
Date: 6/18/2018 Hon. Stephen A. Zappala, Jr. Allegheny County District Attorney Courthouse, Room 303 436 Grant Street Pittsburgh, PA...
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Jun 19, 20184 min read
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PA Press Release: Lackawanna County Prison Guard Charged with Sexual Offenses is Held for Trial
2/23/2018 HARRISBURG — Following last week’s arrests of seven current and former Lackawanna County prison guards for their roles in a...
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Feb 26, 20181 min read
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Spotlight On: Philadelphia’s De/Incarceration Effort
Did you know that: a $3.5 million grant from the MacArthur Foundation was awarded to the city [of Philadelphia] in 2016 aimed at...
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Feb 26, 20181 min read
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Understanding FOSTA & SESTA
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Feb 26, 20181 min read
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