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Best wishes to all in the new year!
January 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Best wishes to all in the new year!
NRCAT is hosting a special webinar in honor of Human Rights Day tomorrow. Join us at 12 pm ET tomorrow 12/10!
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December 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
NRCAT is hosting a special webinar in honor of Human Rights Day tomorrow. Join us at 12 pm ET tomorrow 12/10!
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On #GivingTuesday, we’re calling on people of faith to stand up for human dignity. Torture - including solitary confinement - has no place in a just society.
Your support helps NRCAT mobilize congregations nationwide as we refuse to back down.
Give today: nrcat.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
Your support helps NRCAT mobilize congregations nationwide as we refuse to back down.
Give today: nrcat.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
We Refuse to Back Down - Supporting a Torture-Free Future
Join me in advancing a torture-free future: www.nrcat.org
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December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On #GivingTuesday, we’re calling on people of faith to stand up for human dignity. Torture - including solitary confinement - has no place in a just society.
Your support helps NRCAT mobilize congregations nationwide as we refuse to back down.
Give today: nrcat.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
Your support helps NRCAT mobilize congregations nationwide as we refuse to back down.
Give today: nrcat.salsalabs.org/givingtuesda...
Save-the-date for our special Human Rights Day Webinar: How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context. Join NRCAT staff for a discussion of how faith communities can collaborate and advocate in these trying times. Register here: bit.ly/Dec10-2025We...
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
We invite you to join the National Religious Campaign Against Torture on December 10th at noon ET/9am PT for “How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context: A NRCAT Human Rights Day Webinar.” We ...
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November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Save-the-date for our special Human Rights Day Webinar: How to Advance Human Rights in the Current Context. Join NRCAT staff for a discussion of how faith communities can collaborate and advocate in these trying times. Register here: bit.ly/Dec10-2025We...
The Strike - a documentary following survivors of solitary confinement who organized two powerful hunger strikes - just won an Anthem Award. 🏆
Congrats to all involved! And onward toward ending the torture of solitary confinement.
www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...
Congrats to all involved! And onward toward ending the torture of solitary confinement.
www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...
Anthem Winners Announced
Brought to you by The Webby Awards, The Anthem Awards honors the purpose & mission-driven work of people, companies, and organizations worldwide. By amplifying the voices that spark global change, we’...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The Strike - a documentary following survivors of solitary confinement who organized two powerful hunger strikes - just won an Anthem Award. 🏆
Congrats to all involved! And onward toward ending the torture of solitary confinement.
www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...
Congrats to all involved! And onward toward ending the torture of solitary confinement.
www.anthemawards.com/winners/list...
“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.”
Amid rising ICE detentions & reports of overcrowding, use of solitary confinement, & neglect, they call out conditions and lack of pastoral care.
Read more www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
Amid rising ICE detentions & reports of overcrowding, use of solitary confinement, & neglect, they call out conditions and lack of pastoral care.
Read more www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
U.S. Bishops Issue a “Special Message” on Immigration from Plenary Assembly in Baltimore
The bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time ...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“We feel compelled now in this environment to raise our voices in defense of God-given human dignity.”
Amid rising ICE detentions & reports of overcrowding, use of solitary confinement, & neglect, they call out conditions and lack of pastoral care.
Read more www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
Amid rising ICE detentions & reports of overcrowding, use of solitary confinement, & neglect, they call out conditions and lack of pastoral care.
Read more www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...
In DC tomorrow? Join us and our partners at the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce for a special Day of Action on the National Mall.
October 29, 2025 at 11:43 PM
In DC tomorrow? Join us and our partners at the Federal Anti-Solitary Taskforce for a special Day of Action on the National Mall.
Philly: the Journey to Justice Bus Tour is heading your way this weekend! The bus will be parked outside Eastern State Penitentiary on Saturday and Sunday.
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Philly: the Journey to Justice Bus Tour is heading your way this weekend! The bus will be parked outside Eastern State Penitentiary on Saturday and Sunday.
NYC folks: Join us TOMORROW, Thursday, October 23 in Harlem at the State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street. Press Conference and rally at 10 am and bus exhibit until 4 pm.
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
NYC folks: Join us TOMORROW, Thursday, October 23 in Harlem at the State Office Building, 163 West 125th Street. Press Conference and rally at 10 am and bus exhibit until 4 pm.
Attention East Coasters: the Journey to Justice Bus Tour, co-sponsored by NRCAT and brought to us by Unlock the Box Campaign and Look2Justice, is on its way! Check out the website and the list of stops to join in.
journeytojusticetour.com
journeytojusticetour.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Attention East Coasters: the Journey to Justice Bus Tour, co-sponsored by NRCAT and brought to us by Unlock the Box Campaign and Look2Justice, is on its way! Check out the website and the list of stops to join in.
journeytojusticetour.com
journeytojusticetour.com
Thanks to the Presbyterian Church USA for this piece on our recent Isaiah 61 Summit, held in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. It was a wonderful half-day together- watch for videos of the panels soon.
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Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and partners offer a summit on incarceration
LOUISVILLE — Last week, Presbyterian Peace Fellowship teamed with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture and Underground Ministries and its One Parish One Prisoner Program to hold a half-day...
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October 15, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Thanks to the Presbyterian Church USA for this piece on our recent Isaiah 61 Summit, held in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. It was a wonderful half-day together- watch for videos of the panels soon.
pcusa.org/news-storyte...
pcusa.org/news-storyte...
The Isaiah 61 Summit, presented by NRCAT in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, is TOMORROW, 10/1 at 12 pm ET. Register here for a day of education, connection, and inspiration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Isaiah 61 Summit, presented by NRCAT in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, is TOMORROW, 10/1 at 12 pm ET. Register here for a day of education, connection, and inspiration: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reminder to join us TOMORROW, 9/25 at 12 pm ET/ 11 am CT/ 9 am PT for How To Unlock the Box, the latest in our quarterly webinar series for faith advocates. We're excited to be joined by our partners at the Unlock the Box Campaign for this special event.
Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...
Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...
September 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Reminder to join us TOMORROW, 9/25 at 12 pm ET/ 11 am CT/ 9 am PT for How To Unlock the Box, the latest in our quarterly webinar series for faith advocates. We're excited to be joined by our partners at the Unlock the Box Campaign for this special event.
Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...
Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...
Join us this Thursday at 12 pm ET, 9 am PT for our webinar How to Unlock the Box. Jessica Sandoval and Anisah Sabor will tell you how you can plug in in your state, and give us updates on the Journey to Justice Bus Tour. Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...
September 22, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join us this Thursday at 12 pm ET, 9 am PT for our webinar How to Unlock the Box. Jessica Sandoval and Anisah Sabor will tell you how you can plug in in your state, and give us updates on the Journey to Justice Bus Tour. Register here: bit.ly/Sept25-2025W...
NRCAT, in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship invites you to REGISTER today for the Isaiah 61 Summit- now a free virtual, one-day event!
📆 Wednesday, October 1
⏰12pm-4pm ET/11am-3pm CT/9am-1pm PT
Register here: bit.ly/Isaiah61-Sum...
📆 Wednesday, October 1
⏰12pm-4pm ET/11am-3pm CT/9am-1pm PT
Register here: bit.ly/Isaiah61-Sum...
September 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
NRCAT, in partnership with the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship invites you to REGISTER today for the Isaiah 61 Summit- now a free virtual, one-day event!
📆 Wednesday, October 1
⏰12pm-4pm ET/11am-3pm CT/9am-1pm PT
Register here: bit.ly/Isaiah61-Sum...
📆 Wednesday, October 1
⏰12pm-4pm ET/11am-3pm CT/9am-1pm PT
Register here: bit.ly/Isaiah61-Sum...
The @UnlockTheBoxNow Journey to Justice Bus Tour kicks off today! Get tickets for the launch event in Berkeley, CA TONIGHT here: kpfa.org/event/ending...
Check out the full list of tour stops at journeytojusticetour.com/schedule/
Check out the full list of tour stops at journeytojusticetour.com/schedule/
September 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The @UnlockTheBoxNow Journey to Justice Bus Tour kicks off today! Get tickets for the launch event in Berkeley, CA TONIGHT here: kpfa.org/event/ending...
Check out the full list of tour stops at journeytojusticetour.com/schedule/
Check out the full list of tour stops at journeytojusticetour.com/schedule/
NRCAT staffer Rev. T.C. Morrow, who also serves as the volunteer Pastor for Public Witness and Ecumenical Connection at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., gave this prayer at a @freedcproject.bsky.social rally on August 11th.
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5.2K views · 402 reactions | "In the face of attacks on our freedom and true safety, we ask you to be with us this day as we seek dignity for our residents, to protect home rule, and for true safety f...
"In the face of attacks on our freedom and true safety, we ask you to be with us this day as we seek dignity for our residents, to protect home rule, and for true safety for our communities.
"Be...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
NRCAT staffer Rev. T.C. Morrow, who also serves as the volunteer Pastor for Public Witness and Ecumenical Connection at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., gave this prayer at a @freedcproject.bsky.social rally on August 11th.
www.facebook.com/reel/1431445...
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Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
August 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Our condolences to Billa’s family and friends. One life lost in custody is one too many. #sayhisname #ArditBilla
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
#jailsactioncoalition
#healthcare
#rikersisland
#rikers
#griefandloss
#HALTsolitary
#nyc
An unfolding constitutional crisis in MD: staff shortages that “have led to constant and indefinite lockdowns," with many facilities now operating "on a 23-and-1 schedule, limiting prisoners to just one hour outside their cells each day.”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
‘Indefinite lockdowns,’ extreme heat, prompt letter from Maryland prisoner advocacy group
The Prisoner Rights Information System of Maryland put the state on notice over constitutional violations it's attributing to "indefinite lockdowns" at state prisons.
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August 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
An unfolding constitutional crisis in MD: staff shortages that “have led to constant and indefinite lockdowns," with many facilities now operating "on a 23-and-1 schedule, limiting prisoners to just one hour outside their cells each day.”
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/cr...
Join us and our partners at the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship for the Isaiah 61 Summit in Chicago, October 1st-3rd. Info and registration here: bit.ly/ppfisaiah61
August 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Join us and our partners at the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship for the Isaiah 61 Summit in Chicago, October 1st-3rd. Info and registration here: bit.ly/ppfisaiah61
Check out this new video on the effects of solitary confinement by Dr. Terry Kupers, which reminds us that "we tend to get better together."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USW8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USW8...
What happens to your brain without any social contact? - Terry Kupers
YouTube video by TED-Ed
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July 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Check out this new video on the effects of solitary confinement by Dr. Terry Kupers, which reminds us that "we tend to get better together."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USW8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=USW8...
This fall, join us in Chicago for the Isaiah 61 Summit, a gathering of organizers, faith leaders, abolitionists, and community members committed to ending solitary confinement, abolishing the death penalty, and dismantling mass incarceration.
REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3p682xyc
REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3p682xyc
July 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This fall, join us in Chicago for the Isaiah 61 Summit, a gathering of organizers, faith leaders, abolitionists, and community members committed to ending solitary confinement, abolishing the death penalty, and dismantling mass incarceration.
REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3p682xyc
REGISTER HERE: tinyurl.com/3p682xyc
RIP Moya Atkinson, a longtime member representative with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and founder of Social Workers & Allies Against Solitary Confinement. You can read about her legacy here:
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A Tribute to Moya Atkinson
Remembering SWASC's Remarkable Founder
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July 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
RIP Moya Atkinson, a longtime member representative with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, and founder of Social Workers & Allies Against Solitary Confinement. You can read about her legacy here:
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Join our friends at the Multifaith Initiative for Deportation and the Carceral State: Summer of Sacred Resistance, a free 3-part virtual series rooted in education, relationship-building, and collective action. Register for the July 24th session here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-summer-o...
July 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Join our friends at the Multifaith Initiative for Deportation and the Carceral State: Summer of Sacred Resistance, a free 3-part virtual series rooted in education, relationship-building, and collective action. Register for the July 24th session here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-summer-o...
Rev. Laura Martin repped NRCAT at the United Church of Christ’s 35th General Synod in Kansas City this past weekend, leading a NRCAT workshop entitled “Equip Your Congregation to Build a Torture-Free Future: Ending Solitary Confinement with NRCAT.”
July 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Rev. Laura Martin repped NRCAT at the United Church of Christ’s 35th General Synod in Kansas City this past weekend, leading a NRCAT workshop entitled “Equip Your Congregation to Build a Torture-Free Future: Ending Solitary Confinement with NRCAT.”