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New blog by @jjjordynjensen.bsky.social on why police and carceral systems remain central to mental health crisis response, and how power, funding, and geography shape who gets care and who is routed toward confinement.

Read the full blog at: nlawcrdj.medium.com/the-landscap...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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The LA fires exposed a major breakdown in government accountability. Even with protections in place, aid was slow, coordination stalled, & the response relied on prison labor & international crews—revealing the gap between law on paper versus reality. [1/7]

crdjustice.org/inclusive-disaster-relief
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November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Check out our fall newsletter!!
crdjustice.bsky.social Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · Nov 13
Our Fall 2025 Newsletter is here! 🍂🦔

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November 13, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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DisCrit examines how racism & ableism intersect to shape systems of power that marginalize disabled people of color. It challenges “normalcy” & calls for collective action toward justice. Check out the video, one-pager, & other resources at crdjustice.org. Created by summer intern Mary Yoon. [1/13]
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October 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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🚨 Trump’s EO expands civil commitment, guts housing & harm reduction, and ties funding to policing unhoused people. It targets disabled, unsheltered, Black & Brown, LGBTQ+, and multiply marginalized folks. We need housing & support—not punishment & institutionalization. More: crdjustice.org (1/8)
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July 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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"Without the federal Protection and Advocacy program, there is no federally mandated, independent oversight of abuse...in psychiatric settings. Cutting its funding would leave those in the most dangerous environments unprotected." thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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May 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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🚨 Important new op-ed in @thehill.com by @jjjordynjensen.bsky.social & @viscidula.bsky.social

As political leaders push forced psychiatric confinement, the federal government moves to dismantle PAIMI—one of the only safeguards against abuse in psych settings.

Read at thehill.com/opinion/heal...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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crdjustice.bsky.social Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · Apr 30
100 days in, the alarms are blaring. From mass surveillance to dismantled protections, authoritarian power is rising—and it’s targeting disabled people of color.

Our guide breaks it down.
🔗 docs.google.com/document/u/1...
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April 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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A new executive order stops short of martial law—but barely. It pushes military assets into local policing, guts reforms, shields officer misconduct, and targets DEI as criminal. This is how democracy erodes: not with a bang, but with a memo.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Strengthening and Unleashing America's Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:Section 1.  Purpose and
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April 29, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen
The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen
From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the US is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassion
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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The U.S. is bringing back psychiatric incarceration under the guise of "care." It’s carceral, not compassionate. We need real community support, not forced confinement.

Read more of our own Jordyn Jensen's words for @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
April 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Huge admiration for the incredible Jordyn Jensen and the whole team from @crdjustice.bsky.social for all their work, including highlighting the increasing threats around psychiatric incarceration. Read this now.
The United States is witnessing the return of psychiatric imprisonment | Jordyn Jensen
From ‘wellness farms’ to expanded involuntary commitment policies, the US is embracing psychiatric incarceration under the guise of compassion
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Happy Spring! 🌷 Our March Newsletter is out, with everything we've been up to lately. Access our newest trackers, toolkits, and recent blogs on racial and disability justice. Plus, a CRDJams drop with our Cripsistance playlist!

Make sure to subscribe to receive our future newsletters!
CRDJ March 2025 Newsletter
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March 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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After the devastating fires in LA, particularly in Altadena, disabled residents—especially BIPOC community members—faced major barriers to safety & services.

Proud to share this guide, created by myself & @dimitri.design, to help build inclusive, accessible disaster recovery frameworks!
crdjustice.bsky.social Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · Mar 14
Disabled people are often left behind in disaster recovery. CRDJ's Building Inclusive Disaster Relief guide offers actionable strategies to center disability justice, ensure equity, & build community-driven solutions.

Learn more: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

#DisabilityJustice #DisasterRecovery
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March 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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Grateful for @kcaldwell.bsky.social’s leadership on this critical resource.

Check out CRDJ’s First 100 Days Guide to understand what’s at stake & how communities are resisting. Let’s keep pushing back!

#DisabilityJustice #RacialJustice #Advocacy #Resistance #HumanRights
crdjustice.bsky.social Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · Feb 24
One month in, the attacks on racial & disability justice are escalating. CRDJ’s 100 Days Guide now covers:

⚡ Cabinet & budget shakeups
⚡ Courts as a battleground
⚡ Watchdogs silenced
⚡ Attacks on research, elections, education & healthcare

Stay informed. Stay ready. docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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February 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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#KnowYourRights when dealing with ICE, Chicago.
Stay warm, stay safe.
A gradient orange and yellow background is overlaid by black text that describes a number of know your rights points when interacting with ICE, organized by bullet points. This first graphic describes what to do if ICE raids your home, including what a signed warrant looks like, the right to refuse ICE entry, and ensuring ICE has a judicial warrant with the correct information. A gradient orange and yellow background is overlaid by black text that describes behavioral suggestions when interacting with ICE, organized by bullet points. These includes not signing documents that are confusing, never carrying false documents that can lead to more charges, sharing ICE agent identification numbers that begin with #A, and using the right to a lawyer. A gradient orange and yellow background is overlaid by a white shape, where black text describes what to do when police stop you on the street or in your car. The bullet points suggest things like not consenting to a search if the officer does not have probable cause, saying that you choose to remain silent without an attorney present, and not revealing your immigration status or country of origin. A gradient orange and yellow background is overlaid by black text describing the Do's and Don't's of an ICE raid at the workplace. These includes not running from the workplace, not carrying false documents, and not sharing information about your immigration status or country of origin. At the bottom, black icons of a person working at their desk and a construction worker wearing a safety vest are shown.
January 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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[NEW BLOG] From the historical trauma of forced sterilization to the ongoing struggle for reproductive rights, Black disabled women face systemic discrimination that affects their health outcomes.

Our own Kyanda Bailey elaborates on these challenges: nlawcrdj.medium.com/breaking-the...
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January 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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More death than dignity: Our MAiD Report reveals the reality behind Medical Assistance in Dying—a system that prioritizes death over support for living.

Disabled people of color are disproportionately harmed, caught in a web of ableism, racism, and inadequate safeguards masking as "choice."
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January 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Organized by the mandate's chapters and themes, users can submit their own resources to contribute to the knowledge base using the embedded form.

We invite everyone to use, share, add to, and preserve this information!
November 13, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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CRDJ is sharing a co-generated Race & Disability Syllabus containing articles, policy assessments, and resources that analyze the impact of Project 2025 on issues of racial and disability justice.

Find it here! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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November 13, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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November 19, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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This #GivingTuesday, stand for #JusticeInAction and support CRDJ’s essential costs of our administrative work, staffing, and vital program initiatives!

Now, more than ever, our efforts are critical to advancing justice and equity.

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#JusticeInAction | CRDJ Giving Tuesday
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November 19, 2024 at 5:18 PM
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CRDJ, run by Professor Jamelia Morgan and based at Northwestern Law, is here!
crdjustice.bsky.social Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · Nov 19
Grateful to see so many of members of the disability community successfully transition from that other app 🤗

Let us know who else in the disability justice, racial justice, intersectional, and abolitionist spaces we should connect with and where to find them on Bluesky!
November 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
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Our fabulous @kcaldwell.bsky.social has updated the Syllabus with more resources, including several that you've submitted to CRDJ! 🙏🙏

Help us continue building out this archive with the critical perspectives, policies, and data we should all protect.
crdjustice.bsky.social Center for Racial and Disability Justice @crdjustice.bsky.social · Nov 13
CRDJ is sharing a co-generated Race & Disability Syllabus containing articles, policy assessments, and resources that analyze the impact of Project 2025 on issues of racial and disability justice.

Find it here! docs.google.com/document/d/e...
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November 21, 2024 at 3:54 PM