Solitary Confinement Reform and Awareness.
Our more successful neighboring state of Minnesota (for prison reform) is in the news for seeking out reforms when it comes to solitary confinement.
In our neck of the woods, we are still holding awareness campaigns for people already aware of the issues. Also, our largest supporter of reforms is religious based communities rather than political, social, or departmental (as in DOC). Appleton will be hosting an evening of awareness in the basement of the public library on April 5th put on by ESTHER an the League of Women Voters (Meeting Room A, 6:30pm). Additionally, there will be a solitary confinement exhibit in De Pere beginning April 30th at First United Presbyterian Church in partnership with JOSHUA. Details at this link:
https://m.evensi.us/the-truth-about-solitary-confinement-first-united/204579063
If you are not aware, please attend one of these events to see how we are treating people in prison and the conditions in solitary confinement for people who can be locked away in a small room for 23 or 24 hours a day for weeks, months, years, and decades. How we treat others and how we allow ourselves to turn our backs and remain unaware of the truth that people live on a daily basis in this modern America, shows how we as a country elected our current political majority.
If you are already aware, please come up with ways to make others aware of the issues rather than attending these events alone and creating false numbers of how many individuals this information reaches in the general population.
