NO NEW WOMEN’S PRISON. Now or ever.
We are Families for Justice as Healing and The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. Our mission is to end the incarceration of women and girls.
Our 2025-26 policy priorities are the Prison Moratorium, Elder and Medical Parole, Decriminalizing drugs, and the MA Survivors Act. Read more here.
★WAYS TO GET INVOLVED: bit.ly/nonewprisonvolunteer
★CONTACT: mhanora@justiceashealing.org
TAKE ACTION:
- Write testimony in support of Elder and Medical Parole
- Email the Governor’s office
- Contact your legislators
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★WRITE TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF MEDICAL AND ELDER PAROLE
The hearing for “An Act Relative to Elder and Medical Parole” will be held on Wednesday October 15th at 1pm at the State House. This bill would help reduce the number of aging and sick people in prison by improving access to medical parole and creating new parole eligibility for people older than 55 who have served at least 15 years. Elder and Medical Parole is one of the top priorities of incarcerated people.
We are asking everyone to attend as well as submit written testimony!This bill is a critical policy solution to stop the $360 million women’s prison.
Our testimony toolkit is here: tinyurl.com/ElderToolkit
Sign up to attend the hearing here.
Join our Testimony prep party Monday October 6 at 6pm on zoom.
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Make sure that the Governor knows her constituents support the leadership and vision of formerly incarcerated women who know from firsthand experience we DO NOT NEED a $360 million women’s prison complex!
Email: constituent.services@mass.gov
Example script: “Dear Governor Healey, my name is ________________, and I live in ______________________. I am reaching out because I want you to know that your plan to build a $360 million women’s prison is out of touch with what your constituents need. I’m aware that women inside MCI-Framingham and women who have come home from Framingham do not support your plan, and neither do I. I do not want you to use my tax dollars to fund prison construction.
I oppose your plan because…
Instead of spending $360 million on a women’s prison complex, we need to invest in…
I am also asking you to use your clemency powers to release incarcerated women as one more solution to reduce the population at MCI-Framingham - including Ms. Nancy Netto. Thank you.”
Legislators could pause the $360 million women’s prison project by passing the Jail and Prison Construction Moratorium. Make sure your legislators read the letter written by women who served time inside MCI-Framingham and ask them to pass the Prison Moratorium ASAP!
Find out who your legislators are here.
Example script: “Hello my name is _______________, and I am a constituent. I am reaching out to share a letter written by women who survived time inside MCI-Framingham. You can read it here: bit.ly/FraminghamSurvivorsLetter
Formerly incarcerated women are deeply aware of the conditions inside Framingham and still oppose the governor’s plan to build a $360 million women’s prison. I also oppose moving forward with this plan right now because ____________________. Please pass the Jail and Prison Construction Moratorium as soon as possible to pause this expensive and misguided plan.
Before using my tax dollars to fund a massive prison project, I want our state to focus on practical steps to release more women from prison and invest in alternatives and reentry support. People in our district need _____________________not new prison buildings. Thank you.”