Community Hotline for Incarcerated People - CHIP

08/15/2025

PLEASE SHARE!

Our friend, Tarnette, mother of incarcerated Bending the Bars artist, Ciara, is facing imminent eviction. This is a particularly difficult time for Tarnette, having tragically lost one daughter, Ciara’s sister, and still constantly battling for Ciara’s freedom.

Let’s keep Tarnette HOUSED!

Gofund.me/e8bb1c32

05/21/2025

Ciara’s family is dealing with a terrible tragedy. Last week, her little sister, Alexis Warren, died in a hospital in South Florida.

Alexis was only 26 years old and had just gotten her real estate license and became a notary. She was into fashion and opened a boutique to do lashes. She had breast cancer, and when it got to stage 4, it became aggressive. It’s so heartbreaking!

Especially for her mother, Tarnette, who has to grieve the loss of her daughter to cancer while her other daughter is locked in jail by a cruel system. Now, she needs to figure out how to pay for the funeral and burial costs alone while working a low-wage job.

Please share!

https://gofund.me/2e4dc5cc

04/23/2025

Urgent phone zap for Steven Passmore! Steven Passmore was supposed to be moved to a halfway house in 2024 -
SO WHY IS HE STILL IN FEDERAL PRISON?

Steven Passmore is long past his Second Chance Act community transition date and a month past his First Step Act community transition date.

He has been given several dates to leave Yazoo City, including Jan. 20 and Feb. 28, creating a burden of uncertainty upon his family, friends, and himself.

The ACLU has brought a class action lawsuit with persons like Mr. Passmore, who have been over- incarcerated past their FSA release date. Call The Federal Correctional Complex, Yazoo City

And ask why he has not been transferred to a halfway house or home confinement!

The numbers we are trying are: (662) 751-4800 and (202) 307-3198

Say you are calling to speak with the warden or associate warden to ask why Steven Passmore has not yet been transferred out of prison!

*We don’t yet know the best number to call, so please comment to let us know if you get through!

03/26/2025

PHONE ZAP

Maury Correctional Institute is at it again!
Family members of people incarcerated at Maury say their loved ones have NO access to running water, limited access to outside communication, and have been on constant lockdown for FIVE WEEKS.

CALL Maury Correctional Institute
and demand confirmation that people there have readily available water and communication methods!

CALL: (252) 747-1400
SAY: We need confirmation that people incarcerated at Maury have access to safe running water, and that they are able to contact the outside world
by phone or tablet!

Let us know if you get through!

02/14/2025

CHIP will have TWO different presentations at the Florida Abolitionist Gathering () ! Our first presentation will be on STARTING A JAIL HOTLINE - which will be on FRIDAY 2/28 at 10am! Our second presentation will be on Bending the Bars , the album that CHIP has been creating in collaboration with incarcerated musicians - SUNDAY 3/2 at 12pm! Come check us out! Say hi! Learn about our work and sign up to volunteer! See you there!

10/07/2024

Call (813) 247-8000 - Option 5 - demand that HCSO takes necessary steps to evacuate those in their custody. Do not allow them to gamble with human lives! Comment any response you receive!

Pls tag the other collaborators for me !

09/15/2024

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Miami is under constant severe heat warnings yet the AC at South Florida Reception Center
has NOT been repaired!
Call South Florida Reception Center and demand an end to the unsafe living conditions!
Family members of the people incarcerated at South Florida Reception Center
have reported that their loved ones are suffering from the intense Florida summer heat in crowded conditions withNO AC FOR MONTHS AT A TIME!

CALL: Main Number
305-592-9567

SAY: We demand that you address
the broken AC and stop putting
people at risk of heat
related illness!

Let us know in the comments if you get through and what the reaction was like - we find that different people get widely varying results.

09/05/2024

PLEASE SHARE

Our friend and CHIP volunteer Ciara, is facing LIFE IN PRISON for a technical violation and the public defender is not cutting it.

Ciara desperately needs legal support ASAP.

We found a lawyer willing to take her case at a discounted rate of $1,500 - we are asking for your generous support to raise this money and get her a lawyer - NOW.

06/21/2024

We have received multiple complaints from people incarcerated inside Palm Beach County’s main jail (Gunclub), and people who have just been released, telling us that the AC IS OUT and guards are not responding to legitimate health complaints! This is extremely dangerous in the Florida summer.

CALL OR EMAIL PBSO and tell them this is inhumane and unacceptable!
CALL : 561-688-4431
EMAIL: [email protected]

Script:
I am calling/writing to formally file a complaint regarding the inhumane conditions at the Palm Beach County Main Jail. It has come to my attention that the jail has been experiencing persistent issues with its air conditioning system. Given the extreme heat, this situation poses a severe health risk to those incarcerated within the facility.
It is unacceptable that the people inside are subjected to such hazardous conditions. Moreover, I have been informed that they face retaliation when they voice complaints or seek assistance regarding this matter.
I urge the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office to address this issue with the seriousness and urgency it demands. Ensuring that the air conditioning system is promptly repaired and maintained should be a top priority of health and safety.
I look forward to your prompt response and to seeing swift action taken to rectify this situation.
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05/13/2024

CHIP emergency funding drive! KEEP THE HOTLINE RUNNING! CHIP is funded by small grants and YOUR donations! Jail calls are expensive, and we collect donations to make sure we can provide free calls to our callers inside Broward County jails. Please help us keep the lines OPEN! Donate links on last slide, or in our bio! DM us to volunteer!

01/31/2024

https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2024-01-30/national-civil-rights-group-naacp-federal-investigation-broward-county-jails-deaths

Since 2021, 21 people have died in Broward County jails. Now organizations are calling for outside oversight.