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Content Warning: solitary confinement, mental illness, incarceration

Solitary confinement doesn't just isolate — it makes people sicker. And for people with mental illness in prison, it makes symptoms worse and strips away their basic humanity. Being locked in a 6×9-foot cell for 23 or more hours a day, cut off from human contact and denied adequate care are civil rights violations hiding in plain sight.

The Oregon Justice Resource Center is fighting to end this practice and hosting a one-day symposium in that's worth your time.

Hear from disability rights advocates, policy experts, and people who survived solitary confinement in Oregon prisons — and leave knowing how to take action.

🗓 May 2 | Hoffmann Hall, Portland State University
🥐 Light breakfast + hearty lunch included

Tickets:
• General admission: $45
• Students: $25
• Formerly incarcerated: Free
• Oregon attorneys (CLE credits pending): $100
• Scholarships available

👉🏼 Register at ojrc.info/solitary-conference

🏛️ Tell Your Legislators—No Cuts to Disability Services!

Oregon lawmakers are facing a big budget shortfall. The state has fewer federal dollars coming in, and stakes are HIGH for people with disabilities. Parental Income Disregard (PID)—the policy that allows children with disabilities to access critical services—is one of the programs on the chopping block.

Before PID, hundreds of Oregon children with intellectual and developmental disabilities were institutionalized. This policy changed lives. Cutting it sends a message that our most vulnerable children are disposable.

🎥 Watch this powerful video from an Oregon mom fighting to keep services for her child: https://ow.ly/Vrwr50YawAz

👉 Then take 2 minutes to email your legislators using this form: https://ow.ly/uXo650YawAy >

Our message is simple: NO CUTS TO DISABLED CHILDREN'S SERVICES.