Share Your Story
In partnership with one of our sibling organizations, the Jails Action Coalition (JAC), SRLP is helping to gather stories of transgender, gender non-conforming, and intersex (TGNCI) people who would like to visit loved ones in the NYC jails but encounter difficulties when trying to visit. Even if you have never visited because you are worried about the experience, that is also something we want to hear about!
If you are a TGNCI person or if you are trying to visit a TGNCI person, we would love to share your story to help improve visitation. You can reach out to Mik Kinkead, SRLP’s Director of the Prisoner Justice Project at mik@srlp.org or call him at 212-337-8550, ext. 302. You can also reach out to Kymare Hutchinson at khutchinson@urbanjustice.org or by calling 646-923-8340.
Know Your Rights
If you have been turned away from a visit, we urge you to report the matter and appeal it with the Board of Correction. Learn how to report concerns and appeals here.
You can learn more about visiting by checking out this great guide to visiting created by JAC. Our friends at the Legal Aid Society also have an FAQ on visiting the NYC jails.
An amazing report recently published by the Jails Action Coalition provides vital insight into the conditions that visitors face. You can download the report here. This heartbreaking report also includes recommendations to the Board of Correction on what steps to take to improve visitation and make it more accessible and respectful.
Read Up on the Trends
If you want to learn more about visitation restrictions and appeals, please read the reports issued by the Board of Correction analyzing trends for each month. The Board of Correction also chairs a visitation committee which reports almost monthly on their efforts to improve visits. You can view past reports by watching the videos of the meetings.
News from the Prisoner Justice Project!
- SRLP Testimonies on NYS and NYC healthcare: TGNC People in Prisons and Jails Should Not Be Left out of the Healthcare Conversation (12/12/2018)
- Voices from the THU: Brooke’s Essay on the Brooklyn Detention Center (10/17/2018)
- SRLP PAC Member Isabella Adler Shares Her Tips For Surviving In Prison as a Trans Woman (8/30/2018)
- Visiting Attica: SRLP attempts to break barriers for our incarcerated loved ones (8/14/2018)
- A Life on the Inside (7/17/2018)
- Continuing the Fight for Trans Liberation (7/4/2018)
- Mother’s Day (6/26/2018)
- Strength and Pride? (6/26/2018)
- SRLP Continues to Resist Against Violent Prison Conditions (5/4/2018)
- Our Member’s Thoughts From Solitary (3/29/2018)
