National Religious Campaign Against Torture

10/15/2026

In Mark Rice’s latest opinion piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, he explores how incoming Wisconsin officials can utilize eight de-incarceration strategies to lower prison populations and divert funds to human-flourishing.

Learn about the eight strategies and how they might apply to your community: https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/wisconsin-squanders-millions-prisons-heres-100445026.html

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Wisconsin has perpetuated a humanitarian and fiscal crisis in its prison system. WISDOM has established a blueprint to safely end mass incarceration.

10/15/2026

As we celebrate 20 years of NRCAT’s work in the movement to end torture, we’re taking a moment to recognize the grassroots partners who have been by our side every step of the way.

Today, we’re spotlighting the Jesuit Social Research Institute, our long-time partner in Louisiana.

For nearly 20 years, JSRI has remained committed to ending systemic poverty and advancing racial equality through research, education, service, and advocacy.

Thank you JSRI for helping us in our fight for a torture-free future! 🎉

Learn more about JSRI: https://jsri.loyno.edu/

10/09/2026

Time to take action!

Help us commute Christa Pike’s death sentence and end her decades in solitary confinement, which recently led to a failed ex*****on attempt. Sign Death Penalty Action petition today!

After surviving years of neglect and child abuse, coupled with nearly 30 years in solitary and two failed lethal injections, Christa Pike’s torture must end.

Join us in calling on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to commute her sentence.

📝 Sign the petition today: https://tinyurl.com/ChristaPikePetition

📢 Support the movement: https://bit.ly/nrcat20

09/29/2026

🚨 Tomorrow!

Join NRCAT on Wednesday 9/30 at 1pm ET for “On the Same Page with Free Minds!” Expect poetry readings and the opportunity to read and discuss poetry submitted by incarcerated Free Minds members.

The event is free and open to all, but registration is required. Don’t miss this amazing poetry workshop!

🎫 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/poetryworkshopregistration

✊ Support more events like this: https://bit.ly/nrcat20

09/24/2026

🚨 One week to go!

Join NRCAT on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 1-2:30 p.m. ET for Healing Through Art: On the Same Page with Free Minds! Together, we’ll explore the healing role of poetry in navigating trauma during and beyond incarceration.

The event is free and open to all, but registration is required. Don’t miss this amazing poetry workshop!

🎫 Register now: https://tinyurl.com/poetryworkshopregistration

✊ Support more events like this: https://bit.ly/nrcat20

09/23/2026

Time to take action!

Help support free, safe, and fair elections this November 3 by joining our friends at Faiths United to Save Democracy (FUSD) for a Poll Chaplain/Peacekeeper training session on September 28 from 7–8:30 PM ET.

With concerns about voter intimidation this year at polling sites, the presence and visibility of faith leaders and community members committed to peace is more important than ever.

📝 Register for the training today: https://tinyurl.com/FUSDtrainingregistration

📢 Support the movement: https://bit.ly/nrcat20

09/16/2026

With the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric by elected officials and the threat of its normalization, NRCAT has joined other religious leaders and organizations in signing Shoulder to Shoulder Campaign’s recent statement titled “Anti-Muslim Bigotry from Elected Officials is Dangerous and Should Not Be Tolerated: For the Love of God—and of Our Neighbor—It Must End Now.”

Help us fight for a future free of anti-Muslim bigotry by adding your signature: https://tinyurl.com/S2Sstatement

Discover more ways to support Shoulder to Shoulder: https://www.shouldertoshouldercampaign.org/

09/11/2026

As we celebrate 20 years of NRCAT’s work in the movement to end torture, we’re taking a moment to recognize the grassroots partners who have been by our side every step of the way.

Today, we’re spotlighting Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace (ICUJP), our long-time partner in California, which is celebrating its 25 years of interfaith advocacy for justice and peace.

For 25 years, ICUJP has brought people together through 1,200+ Friday Forums, demonstrations, vigils, and other actions, including annual January 11 actions calling for the closure of the detention camp at Guantánamo Bay.

Happy 25th anniversary, ICUJP! 🎉

Learn more about ICUJP: www.icujp.org

09/10/2026

Join us for the next online event in our Healing Through Art series! On Wednesday, September 30, from 1–2:30 p.m. ET, we’re hosting our friends at Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop for an engaging poetry workshop and conversation exploring the power of writing to foster healing and connection.

This free Zoom event will feature readings from formerly incarcerated Free Minds Poet Ambassadors, as well as an opportunity for participants to read and respond to poetry submitted by incarcerated Free Minds members.

📎 Register now for “Healing Through Art: On the Same Page with Free Minds:” https://tinyurl.com/poetryworkshopregistration

09/09/2026

Congratulations to Cinquan Umar Muhammad and Sherren Moore, our co-first-place winners, and to Wallace “Shubaka” Kirby, our second-place winner!

The Voices Beyond the Walls Writing Contest uplifted the work of individuals who wrote about their experiences of solitary confinement.

Read their winning pieces at www.solitarywatch.org.