JusticeWithJean
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Novel Debut: SOUNDS LIKE TROUBLE TO ME, May 12, 2026. Running Wild Pub. Prof.& Prison Activist, Author/ed 8 books including SHAKESPEARE BEHIND BARS (St. Martins), BOY WITH A KNIFE (IGpublishing). Truthout, BINJreports, BostonMag--https://jeantrounstine.com
Check out @binjreports.bsky.social with Chris Faraone-- more about parole and how poorly reported it is in the media!
Check our new feature on the media's inaccurate coverage of #parole in #massachusetts at BINJ.news
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February 19, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Check out @binjreports.bsky.social with Chris Faraone-- more about parole and how poorly reported it is in the media!
Parole is so little understood and paid attention to that misinformation is rampant.
Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.
Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising
State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—am...
binj.news
February 19, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Parole is so little understood and paid attention to that misinformation is rampant.
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Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.
Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising
State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—am...
binj.news
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.
Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.
Correcting The Record: Mass Parole Rates For Lifers Are Not Really Rising
State officials and news outlets recently reported that parole rates are on the rise, but data reveals that for Massachusetts lifers, the numbers are actually trending downward under new leadership—am...
binj.news
February 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Please read and share my newest on parole rates in MA--misinformation abounds! Shows the lack of real concern people have for parole.
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Even as Rev. Jesse Jackson has died, his afterlife has begun through us. Through our undying struggle against racism. Through our eternal organizing of rainbow coalitions against resurgent ethnostates. Through our everlasting striving to “Keep Hope Alive!” Rest peacefully, Rev. Jackson. 🕊️💔
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Even as Rev. Jesse Jackson has died, his afterlife has begun through us. Through our undying struggle against racism. Through our eternal organizing of rainbow coalitions against resurgent ethnostates. Through our everlasting striving to “Keep Hope Alive!” Rest peacefully, Rev. Jackson. 🕊️💔
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Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
Colbert Doesn’t Give an FCC About Calling Out CBS
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Stephen Colbert said that the FCC and CBS - which is in no way a compromised or complicit organization - wouldn’t allow him to broadcast an interview with Democratic State Rep James Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...
PRESIDENT'S DAY GIFT says @maddow.bsky.social
Slavery can't be erased you idiot. PHILLY gets its history restored.
Slavery can't be erased you idiot. PHILLY gets its history restored.
Slavery exhibits must be restored at President's House Site in Philadelphia, judge orders
The National Park Service and federal officials must restore the slavery exhibits to the President's House Site in Philadelphia, a judge orders.
www.cbsnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:07 AM
PRESIDENT'S DAY GIFT says @maddow.bsky.social
Slavery can't be erased you idiot. PHILLY gets its history restored.
Slavery can't be erased you idiot. PHILLY gets its history restored.
There is no performance that touched me more than #RobertDuvall in To Kill a Mockingbird. Blessings that he lived such a long and creative life
Robert Duvall Remembered by Mary Badham, ‘Scout’ to His ‘Boo’ in ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ (Exclusive)
The legendary actor, who died Sunday at 95, made his film debut in the 1962 classic.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
There is no performance that touched me more than #RobertDuvall in To Kill a Mockingbird. Blessings that he lived such a long and creative life
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Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
February 12, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Overall, we have tallied 4x more protests through Jan 31, 2026 than we had through Jan 31, 2018
Looks like a fascinating read about public defending in US
"Eight years in, this work has eliminated almost 9,000 years of potential incarceration" by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social
"Eight years in, this work has eliminated almost 9,000 years of potential incarceration" by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social
A Public Defender’s Blueprint For How To Fix Our Criminal Justice System | KQED
We talk to Emily Galvin-Almanza about what criminal justice reform should like and her new book, “The Price of Mercy: Unfair Trials, a Violent System, and a Public Defender’s Search for Justice in Ame...
www.kqed.org
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Looks like a fascinating read about public defending in US
"Eight years in, this work has eliminated almost 9,000 years of potential incarceration" by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social
"Eight years in, this work has eliminated almost 9,000 years of potential incarceration" by @galvinalmanza.bsky.social
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Probably won't come up at today's hearing, but it should:
Bondi shattering norms by reversing dozens of Biden-era DOJ decisions not to seek the death penalty. The reversals jeopardize the due process rights of defendants, and are angering federal district court judges.
Bondi shattering norms by reversing dozens of Biden-era DOJ decisions not to seek the death penalty. The reversals jeopardize the due process rights of defendants, and are angering federal district court judges.
Pam Bondi Is Pushing Death Sentences for People Spared By Her Predecessor
Trump’s AG is ramping up death penalty prosecutions, targeting defendants previously told they wouldn’t face execution.
theintercept.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Probably won't come up at today's hearing, but it should:
Bondi shattering norms by reversing dozens of Biden-era DOJ decisions not to seek the death penalty. The reversals jeopardize the due process rights of defendants, and are angering federal district court judges.
Bondi shattering norms by reversing dozens of Biden-era DOJ decisions not to seek the death penalty. The reversals jeopardize the due process rights of defendants, and are angering federal district court judges.
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This is incredibly hopeful! A 17-yr-old led her fellow students to walk out of school as a protest against ICE. This article has their reasons in their own words. @theguardian.com
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is incredibly hopeful! A 17-yr-old led her fellow students to walk out of school as a protest against ICE. This article has their reasons in their own words. @theguardian.com
This is incredibly hopeful! A 17-yr-old led her fellow students to walk out of school as a protest against ICE. This article has their reasons in their own words. @theguardian.com
These are the high schoolers taking a stand against ICE: ‘You can’t let despair take over’
Thousands of students across the US have been walking out of their schools to protest ICE in their communities
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is incredibly hopeful! A 17-yr-old led her fellow students to walk out of school as a protest against ICE. This article has their reasons in their own words. @theguardian.com
There are peaceful ICE OUT protests at this horrible facility in Burlington every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. focusing on supporting immigrants and opposing federal actions.
Now is the time to say NO to these horrible conditions and inhumane seizures
Now is the time to say NO to these horrible conditions and inhumane seizures
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
There are peaceful ICE OUT protests at this horrible facility in Burlington every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. focusing on supporting immigrants and opposing federal actions.
Now is the time to say NO to these horrible conditions and inhumane seizures
Now is the time to say NO to these horrible conditions and inhumane seizures
Read my friend Caroline's new beautiful essay is @psychologytoday.com
I Tried, but I Couldn't Save My Friend From Mental Illness
My best friend and I would have done anything for each other. But I couldn't save her from mental illness.
www.psychologytoday.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Read my friend Caroline's new beautiful essay is @psychologytoday.com
This article is free to read. Just fantastic @thenation.com --so glad to see this:
THE NATION NOMINATES MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
THE NATION NOMINATES MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize
With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”
www.thenation.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
This article is free to read. Just fantastic @thenation.com --so glad to see this:
THE NATION NOMINATES MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
THE NATION NOMINATES MINNEAPOLIS FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE
Historical story but still relevant because it shows the importance of the prisoners making decisions vs. guards.
@gqmagazine.bsky.social
@gqmagazine.bsky.social
It Was the Most Violent Prison in America. Then the Guards Went on Strike
What happens when a group of incarcerated men are left to self govern? In Walpole State Prison in 1973, “peace reigned”—until the guards were sent back in.
www.gq.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Historical story but still relevant because it shows the importance of the prisoners making decisions vs. guards.
@gqmagazine.bsky.social
@gqmagazine.bsky.social
yes, incarcerated mothers are the heroes we rarely read about, protecting, loving, caring for their kids from behind bars. @inquest.bsky.social
“One Minute Remaining” - Shebri Dillon - Inquest
As an incarcerated mother, I have fought to remain in my children’s lives. I’ve done everything I could—and it still wasn’t enough.
inquest.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
yes, incarcerated mothers are the heroes we rarely read about, protecting, loving, caring for their kids from behind bars. @inquest.bsky.social
@truthout.org nails it again, by @jonathanstegall.bsky.social and @annekosseffjones.bsky.social
"The collective enemy we are protecting our neighbors from is state violence"
"The collective enemy we are protecting our neighbors from is state violence"
Minneapolis’s 2020 Uprising Laid an Abolitionist Groundwork for ICE Resistance
The George Floyd uprising laid foundations for the politicized networks of care that are organizing against ICE now.
truthout.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 PM
@truthout.org nails it again, by @jonathanstegall.bsky.social and @annekosseffjones.bsky.social
"The collective enemy we are protecting our neighbors from is state violence"
"The collective enemy we are protecting our neighbors from is state violence"
Really good op-ed for your #NewJersey
"I'm a Jew and N.J.’s antisemitism bill threatens free speech in the name of protecting me." by Steven Shalom
cc: @peterbeinart.bsky.social
"I'm a Jew and N.J.’s antisemitism bill threatens free speech in the name of protecting me." by Steven Shalom
cc: @peterbeinart.bsky.social
I’m a Jew, and N.J.’s antisemitism bill threatens free speech in the name of protecting me.
The IHRA definition declares it antisemitic to call Israel’s actions genocidal or apartheid, putting the state in direct conflict with findings from Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Isra...
www.nj.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Really good op-ed for your #NewJersey
"I'm a Jew and N.J.’s antisemitism bill threatens free speech in the name of protecting me." by Steven Shalom
cc: @peterbeinart.bsky.social
"I'm a Jew and N.J.’s antisemitism bill threatens free speech in the name of protecting me." by Steven Shalom
cc: @peterbeinart.bsky.social
Fantastic! A formerly incarcerated leader to run NYC jails
"Stanley Richards, right, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this month. Mr. Richards most recently served as the chief executive of the Fortune Society, a prisoner advocacy nonprofit" Gift article
"Stanley Richards, right, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this month. Mr. Richards most recently served as the chief executive of the Fortune Society, a prisoner advocacy nonprofit" Gift article
Mamdani Names Nonprofit Leader and Ex-Rikers Inmate to Run N.Y.C. Jails
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Fantastic! A formerly incarcerated leader to run NYC jails
"Stanley Richards, right, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this month. Mr. Richards most recently served as the chief executive of the Fortune Society, a prisoner advocacy nonprofit" Gift article
"Stanley Richards, right, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani earlier this month. Mr. Richards most recently served as the chief executive of the Fortune Society, a prisoner advocacy nonprofit" Gift article
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More than a thousand people braved the cold at Boston Common on Saturday to demonstrate against Trump's immigration policy. buff.ly/gZobYsB
January 31, 2026 at 7:39 PM
More than a thousand people braved the cold at Boston Common on Saturday to demonstrate against Trump's immigration policy. buff.ly/gZobYsB
Thankfully. But never should have come to this.
"US district judge Fred Biery said in his ruling on Saturday that 'the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'"
"US district judge Fred Biery said in his ruling on Saturday that 'the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'"
Judge orders release of five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and father from ICE detention
Same judge previously ordered pair not removed from US, after preschooler detained with father on 20 January
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Thankfully. But never should have come to this.
"US district judge Fred Biery said in his ruling on Saturday that 'the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'"
"US district judge Fred Biery said in his ruling on Saturday that 'the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.'"
Worth a watch. #Pretti #Minnesota
‘We all have to be brave’: Meet the woman whose video of Alex Pretti’s killing contradicted the administration’s claims | CNN
Stella Carlson had no way of knowing Saturday that she would soon watch a man die — or that her video of that fatal incident would serve as a crucial counter to the Trump administration’s initial effo...
www.cnn.com
January 31, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Worth a watch. #Pretti #Minnesota