24 Hour Speak In Celebrates Defeat of the Silencing Act and Demands an End to all Forms of Silencing Prisoners

Just after midnight on May 5th, a group of activists with Decarcerate PA sat together on the steps of the Capitol building in Harrisburg. A full moon shone overhead as we read excerpts from numerous books by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people. These works represented the vital contributions to our movements, cultures, and communities of those most impacted by mass incarceration. Had the Silencing Act been allowed to stand, such works could have been repressed and their authors could have faced legal consequences.