Is There Anything That Can Hold NJDOC Accountable?
I don’t know if there is a word for it. There was this shared realization in the room that a grave injustice was being done and lives were at stake but those in the room with the nominal authority to stop it lacked the tools to do so. In a sparsely populated lecture hall on […]
How New Jersey Department of Corrections Ignores Transgender Women Safety Concerns
Today there was a fight, yesterday a inmate stabbed another in the face, the day prior there was a fight. How do I feel? Scared as fuck! HOSTILE & SEXUALLY CHARGED ENVIRONMENT I want to share some thoughts with you just for a moment. The reality is that the hostile and sexually charged environment that […]
Garden State Sees Another Inmate Death
Just this weekend another inmate at Garden State Youth Correctional Facility lost his life on what is assumed to be an overdose, was a young 22 year old who struggle with personal issues related to being incarcerated. On Saturday as I was out side I could see the medical staff rushing to my unit, yet […]
Inmate Commits Suicide in Vulnerable Population Unit After Being Bullied and Denied Housing Change
Last week January 2, 2023 I witnessed a inmate hang himself from a bunk bed, I kicked my door and yelled for a officer yet no one came; I watched through the crack of my door the officers playing cards. As the inmate took his final breath I listened behind a cell door as he […]
Press Release: Trans Woman Removed from Female Prison Sent to All-Male Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Who: Demi Minor What: Trans Woman Removed from Female Prison and Sent to All-Male Prison On June 24, 2022, Demi Minor was forcefully removed from Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. She was released from solitary on Thursday June 23, 2022 and placed in a newly created segregated wing for trans women that is […]
Video from Demi
We received this video from Demi on July 24th. The day prior, after finishing her stint in the Orwellian-named restorative housing unit (RHU – a euphemism for solitary confinement), she was transferred to the unit in the video. This unit, formerly the reception unit, was emptied of inmates and turned into a segregated housing unit […]
Justice For Demi Statement on Pregnancies at Edna Mahan
Justice For Demi is a juvenile justice and LGBTQ rights organization founded by Demi Minor, a trans inmate currently housed at Edna Mahan Correctional Facility. About Demi Minor Demi is currently serving a 30 year sentence with a mandatory minimum of 25 for manslaughter from when she was 16 years old. During her time in prison, […]
New Pictures from Demi
Demi has been desperate to get the world to see her as she is, and finally she was able to send us some photos of her since she transitioned. Since being transferred to Edna Mahan, Demi has had no problem getting the gender affirming items she is […]
New Podcast Episode
Demi and Nestor have a new podcast episode up on the Patreon. They discuss the NJ Criminal Sentencing and Disposition Commission’s report and what it means for defendants and inmates in New Jersey prisons. Subscribers can listen today and non-subscribers will be able to listen starting next week. Listen and subscribe to our Patreon here.
Victory! South Woods Begins Closing COVID Units
VICTORY! South Woods responds to quarantanamo protest by closing COVID units.