We are living in a time of global mass incarceration. Prisons are overflowing, imprisonment rates are skyrocketing and prison costs are spiraling out of control.

Despite these trends, prisons have failed to make our communities safer. Prisons have failed to protect our neighbourhoods and have failed to stop violence against women, migrants, people of colour, poor communities, queer and trans people, children, youth and people with disabilities and mental health issues. Prisons have instead fostered more violence and oppression. With the government currently embarking on a massive prison building spree, which will see the creation of 20,000 new prison spaces by 2014 (at a cost of £3.2-4.6 billion!) the failure of imprisonment is only going to get worse. The time to act is now.

We are calling on everyone with an interest in stopping violence and building towards social, economic and racial justice to join in the movement to stop prison expansion in Britain.

Come to our next meeting:

Bent Bars Project Letter Writing Night - third Thursday of each month

CoRe Meeting Saturday November 14, 2009