Most jails and prisons in evacuation zones did not evacuate, and communication has been stopped. Help us find out what is going on. Call facilities affected by Milton, ask about conditions, and report back. Say, “I heard you all were affected by Milton. I’m concerned about folks there, and I’d be grateful if you could share whatever information you can. Could you tell me what sort of damage you have? Are there boil water advisories? Can families visit as usual? Is power on in the housing units? How are supply lines affected?” Share what you learn by DMing or emailing us (arcgenderjustice@gmail.com) and Fight Toxic Prisons (fighttoxicprisons@gmail.com).

These are some of the key facilities to contact:
Manatee County Jail (941)-747-3011 x 1549
Lee County Jail (239) 477-1350
Pinellas County Jail (727) 464-6415
Hardee Correctional Institution (863) 767-4500

Our family in Florida prisons is under attack. Call and write FDOC at (850) 488-5021, ricky.dixon@fdc.myflorida.com, or ricky.dixon@state.fl.us and Centurion at 703.749.4600, SWheeler@TeamCenturion.com, or swheeler@mhm-services.com. Say “I’m alarmed by reports that Centurion and DOC are threatening to withdraw all needed treatment from transgender people with gender dysphoria. I’m also very concerned about threats to use force to make trans women comply with male gender stereotypes. Whatever Florida policy may be, the Constitution requires that you provide all people in prison with the healthcare they need. And it’s the right thing to do. Please allow trans people to continue to receive treatment and be who they are.”

With a monthly donation of $25/month or more, you get a subscription to the Bolt Cutter: Transfeminist Tools Against the Fascist Creep. The Bolt Cutter is a monthly digital toolkit on how to do the work and show up in ways that matter. Exactly what’s in each issue will vary. But you can count on 3-5 “lightning actions” you can take in less than 5 minutes each. You’ll also find the next installment of suggested readings and discussion questions for a curriculum center in gender justice, prison abolition, and anti-fascism. And your donations sustain our work, letting us offer more commissary and reentry support, bring more incarcerated voices to outside movement spaces, and create and send more advocacy guides, newsletters, legal information, and political education inside.

ARC member, Andria Banks, is scheduled to be released from Bay Correctional Facility in Florida in October, 2024!!!! We are raising re-entry funds for Andria's basic needs - housing, healthcare, hygiene and cosmetics - as Andria says, "a girl’s got to have her makeup!"

Call (404) 656-4661, send an email through the GDC web form, and send a letter to Assistant Commissioner Randy Sauls, 300 Patrol Road, Forsyth, GA 31029. Say you are calling/writing about Ronnie Fuller, 1150199, and that you are asking for a response to his requests for gender-affirming top surgery right away.

Call 724-852-2902 and ask to speak to the superintendent, then write mzaken@pa.gov. Ask for Miley Fletcher (Eric Wolfgang BZ2211) to be transferred back to Block A, where she will be safer and less isolated.

Call (814) 756-5778 and ask to speak to the superintendent, then write ksuesser@pa.gov. Ask for investigation and action to stop the assault and harassment against Ms. Niara Garcia (Herman Burton #KU1265). Also ask them to make sure that her doctor helps her get to the bottom of what is going on with her hormones.

ARC has endorsed the March for Gaza on January 13 at 1pm at the National Mall in DC. Check out the info on buses, and email us if you need masks.

Rayne reports that she and other trans women at her facility are receiving medication that "grossly deviates from the dosage they were receiving in county jail and in the free world." The tiny dosages of estradiol they receive are not consistent with the standard of care and are woefully inadequate treatment. She's asking us to contact her facility and insist that trans women receive adequate hormone treatment consistent with the standard of care. Contact: CFRC.WardenOffice@fdc.myflorida.com, (407) 207-7777

ARC member Nadirah Ali has had to work hard to make sure that she and other Muslims–most of them Black women–can practice their faith in women’s prisons in Pennsylvania, often fighting restrictions on observing Ramadan or praying jummah. Right now she needs our help with donations to her facility’s religious library at SCI Muncy. It has almost no Islamic books aside from the Qur’an (and not even enough copies of that). We’ve teamed up with the Feminist Islamic Troublemakers of North America (FITNA) to create a wish list of emancipatory, woman-centered, and feminist Islamic books–please check it out and send whatever you can!

Divest from companies profiting from borders, occupations, or prisons–and tell them why you’re doing it.

Avoid buying from companies profiting from the occupation of Palestine