Raven Rakia@aintacrow

live tweeting from the Board of Corrections meeting - theyre voting on whether to implement the new Enhanced Security Housing (ESH) @ Rikers

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:06:02

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555002835637903361

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:06:02

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

Some of the signs in the crowd:  https://twitter.com/JailsAction/status/555003695008874497 …

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:14:11

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555004888766484480

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:14:11

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

Meeting has started. Discussing changes to the ESH proposal since the last public hearing.

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:17:19

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555005678063206400

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:17:19

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

Important to note @ last public hearing the overwhelming majority of advocates, activists, lawyers & experts who spoke were against ESH unit

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:19:29

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555006221305274369

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:19:29

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

ESH unit has min. 17hr lock in (time person remains in cell a day). punitive segregation unit (solitary) has min 20hr lock in. very similar

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:27:28

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555008232088145920

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:27:28

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

some changes like anyone under 18 excluded from both ESH and punitive segregation units due to public hearing in December

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:32:40

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555009539758911489

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:32:40

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

due process hearing required before someone is placed in punitive segregation unless they are deemed "too dangerous"

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:37:50

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555010839758241792

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:37:50

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

inmate who serves 30 days will get a 7 day break before they can be placed in punitive seg. 60 day limit w/in 6 month period 1 exception...

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:38:41

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555011051821858816

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:38:41

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

exception is if inmate is "so incredibly dangerous".

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:39:47

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555011332471529474

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:39:47

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

people with serious mental health illness (determined by clinicians) also excluded from both punitive segregation and ESH unit

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:42:25

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555011993342861312

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:42:25

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

board will be voting on three different things today 1. house 18-21 year olds together alone -- for first time away from 16-17 year olds +

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:44:09

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555012427927289856

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:44:09

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

2. implementation of The Enhanced Security Housing Unit 3. changes to standards and rules to the Punitive Segregation Unit (aka solitary)

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:44:56

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555012626816987137

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:44:56

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

3 amendments were proposed to the rule by Judge Hamill. One of them is no 18-21 year olds in punitive segregation or ESH by 2016.

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:51:17

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555014224653856768

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:51:17

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

...provided "sufficient funding" is available for "alternative programming" for this age group

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:53:31

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555014786493464576

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:53:31

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

another amendment proposed is no inmate can be sentenced to punitive segregation for more than 30 days for any one infraction.

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:54:49

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555015114546745344

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:54:49

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

"The only way we're going to decrease violence in Rikers is to realize that violence is caused by Rikers that's what Dept of Health" says

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:57:16

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555015732279656448

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:57:16

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

"Violence on Rikers island is caused by conditions on Rikers island" -board member Bobby Cohen

Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:58:30

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555016040795897856

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 14:58:30

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

"ESH unit is punitive bc were keeping ppl in cells for mandatory 7 more hours a day" -Bobby Cohen

Tue, Jan 13 2015 15:00:27

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555016531223252992

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 15:00:27

Raven Rakia@aintacrow

Board member Robert (Bobby) Cohen had a two-slide powerpoint on statistics of race in Rikers Island titled "Black and Hispanic Lives Matter"

Tue, Jan 13 2015 15:05:22

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http://twitter.com/aintacrow/status/555017769000132608

— Raven Rakia (@aintacrow)Tue, Jan 13 2015 15:05:22