Patch.com is reporting that plans to revive Lincoln Jail (on 110th Street between 5th and Lenox) a women’s “trauma informed” jail has run into opposition from local and national activists.

Most prominent among them is, perhaps, Angela Davis, who has signed a letter opposing the creation of a Lincoln Jail for Women as have hundreds of others. You can see the signatories here:

https://medium.com/@nonewwomensjailnyc/over-200-community-members-organizers-scholars-and-formerly-incarcerated-people-and-their-ce9218e021ba

and you can sign it yourself. Simply scroll down to the bottom, or try this link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNzfLT7rB7ujYkawyh1STE3ETMcmxJncc8jCM7htD5-3J7sQ/viewform

Claude McKay – Poet, Writer, Activist